Faraz Hedayati, PhD
Lead Research Engineer
After several years of developing heat transfer models for various engineering applications, Faraz shifted his focus to wildland-urban interface fires during his Ph.D. studies in Mechanical Engineering between 2014 and 2018, collaborating with IBHS on experiments analyzing firebrand generation from different fuels and their impact on building components. In 2018, he joined IBHS full-time and now leads research on vulnerabilities of structures to fire. His recent work quantifies the risk of wind-driven building-to-building fire spread, particularly from secondary structures. His research interests include developing heat transfer models and integrating them with physics-based risk modeling, conducting post-fire field investigations, and applying machine learning/vision to assess wildfire risks to communities. Faraz also serves on the editorial board of Fire Journal.
