Brief BiographyPhD, University of Science & Technology of China (2001)Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Statistics and Finance, University of Science & Technology of China (2001-2003)Associate Prof., University of Science & Technology of China (2003-2010)Guest Researcher, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA (2006-2007)Professor, University of Science & Technology of China (2010-)Research AreasPedestrian and evacuation dynamicsSelf-organized criticality of fire systemPerformance-based fire protection design of buildingsFire monitoring with remote sensingProfessional ActivitiesMember of International Association of Fire Safety Science(IAFSS)Member of China Association of Public Safety Science and Technology (2012-)Member of Anhui Association of Work Safety and Health (2012-)Fire Protection Expert of Work Safety Expert Group in Anhui Province(2005-2008)Communication Member of National Technical Committee on Fire Protection of Standardization Administration of China(2004-2008)Communication Expert of National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaReviewer of Risk Analysis，Physica A，Building and Environment，Ecological Modelling，IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems，International Journal of Remote Sensing etc.AchievementsProf. Song has mainly focused on the study of pedestrian and evacuation dynamics, and the complexity of fire system. In recent years, Prof. Song has presided over three projects supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, three projects supported by the National Key Technologies R & D Program of China, one project supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, and one project supported by the Ministry of Education of China. Moreover, Prof. Song has participated in many research projects supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (also known as the “973” Program), and the National Key Technologies R & D Program of China in his capacity as a key researcher. Prof. Song entered the list of recipients supported by the “New Century Talents Supporting Program” of the Ministry of Education in 2008. Prof. Song has authored over 60 research papers, published one book, and owned copyrights of four computer softwares.Honors and AwardsHuaxia Construction Award for Science and Technology, First-class Award (2010)Lu Jia Xi Youth Excellence Prize of Chinese Academy of Sciences (2009)National Liangxi Forestry Science and Technology Progress Award, Second-class Award (2007)National Science and Technology Progress Award, Second-class Award (2006)Excellence Award of Chinese Academy of Sciences President Award (2001)Selected PublicationsSelected Publications of SONG WeiguoSONG WeiguoAddress:Jinzhai Road 96, State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, China University of Science and Technology, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, P. R. ChinaProfessional Title:PH.D.; ProfessorTelephone:(+86)551 63606415E-mail:wgsong@ustc.edu.cn