Asim Siddiqui

Dr Asim Siddiqui BSc (Hons), MRes, PhD, MBCS, FHEA

Research Fellow

Dr Asim Siddiqui is a member of the Fire Safety Engineering Group (FSEG), which is now a Centre for Safety, Resilience and Protective Security (CSRPS) in the School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences. With a background in Computer Science and nearly 25 years of experience, he has applied his technical skills particularly in Databases and Programming across research, enterprise, and teaching.

He has authored more than 20 interdisciplinary publications in the field of Fire Safety Engineering (FSE) and has worked on several projects, such as Innovate UK and EPSRC funded Lessons In Fire & Evacuation Behaviour In Dwellings (LIFEBID), EU FP7 funded Behaviour, Security, Culture (BeSeCu), EPSRC funded World Trade Center (WTC) Evacuation Study, and UK Civil Aviation Authority funded Accident Statistics and Knowledge (AASK) Database. His current research focuses on Building Information Modelling (BIM) enabled digital workflows within the FSE domain.

Recently, he completed an international collaboration project, which he co-led, about openBIM enabled workflows for Occupant Movement Analysis in buildings. This project was administered by buildingSMART International, the global authority on openBIM. A follow-up project about openBIM in fire modelling has recently started and is co-led by him. Asim is also exploring the use of openBIM in infrastructure and digital twins to support smart city development.

Asim is also responsible for the design and maintenance of FSEG’s customer licensing database, FSEG website, and the technical support for FSEG’s short courses. Furthermore, he is currently working as a Module Leader, Module Tutor, MSc Project supervisor, and PhD Supervisor.

Engineering

Responsibilities within the university

In addition to his research and enterprise activities, Asim’s contribution to teaching activities is mentioned below:

  • Module leader
    • COSK1003 - Essential Professional and Academic Skills for Masters Students (2022-Present).
  • Tutor
    • Software Tools for Academic Practice (2021-Present).
    • Systems Modelling – Level 7 (2022-2024).
    • Enterprise Software Engineering Development (2022-2023).
    • Essential Professional and Academic Skills for Masters Students (2021-2022).
  • Moderator (2023-Present).
  • PhD Supervisor (2023-Present).
  • Project Supervisor for postgraduate students (2006-2013) and (2021-Present).
  • Project Supervisor for undergraduate students (2006-2013) and (2020-2022).
  • Tutor for several Undergraduate and Postgraduate modules (1999-2007)

Awards
  • As part of FSEG, shortlisted for the Team of the Year UoG Staff Award in 2022.
  • Nominated for the Unsung Hero of the Year UoG Staff Award in 2022.

Recognition
  • Member of British Computer Society (MBCS)
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
  • Member of the International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS)
  • Reviewer for Journals: Journal of Building Engineering, Fire Technology Journal, Infrastructures, etc
  • Member of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) working group on Digitalization, Artificial Intelligence, & Cybersecurity

Research / Scholarly interests

Asim’s interest is in fire safety research, particularly focusing on Building Information Modelling (BIM). He has experience in working on several research projects involving databases and programming within the Fire Safety Engineering (FSE) domain. For instance, Innovate UK and EPSRC funded Lessons In Fire & Evacuation Behaviour In Dwellings (LIFEBID), EU FP7 funded Behaviour, Security, Culture (BeSeCu), EPSRC funded World Trade Center (WTC) Evacuation Study, and UK Civil Aviation Authority funded Accident Statistics and Knowledge (AASK) Database. In 2024, he completed an international collaboration project, which he co-led, about openBIM enabled workflows for Occupant Movement Analysis in buildings. This project was administered by buildingSMART International, the global authority on openBIM. A follow-up project about openBIM in fire modelling started in 2025 and is co-led by him. He is also interested in exploring the use of openBIM in infrastructure and digital twins to support smart city development.

Key funded projects

  • LIFEBID (Lessons In Fire & Evacuation Behaviour In Dwellings) - May 2013 to April 2016. The project was funded by Innovate UK (Technology Strategy Board, TSB) and the Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
  • BeSeCu (Behaviour, Security, Culture) - January 2008 to January 2011. The project was funded (€2.1 million) under the EU Framework 7 Security Programme.
  • High-rise Evacuation Evaluation Database (HEED) – World Trade Center (WTC) Evacuation Study. September 2004 to April 2008. The project was funded (£1.6 million) by the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
  • Aircraft Accident Statistics and Knowledge (AASK) Database. 2001 to 2003. The project was funded by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).

Recent publications

Article

Siddiqui, Asim , Thompson, Peter, Lawrence, Peter, Kneidl, Angelika , Könnecke, Rainer , Geraerts, Roland , Brunner, Simon (2024), The birth of a new BIM Standard: from PED 2018 to 2023, new parameters and workflows "Going Live" for everyone. Forschungszentrum Jülich. In: , , , Collective Dynamics. Forschungszentrum Jülich, Collective Dynamics, 9 (160) . pp. 1-7 2366-8539 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.17815/CD.2024.160).

Yakhou, Nazim , Thompson, Peter, Siddiqui, Asim Ahmed, Abualdenian, Jimmy , Ronchi, Enrico (2023), The integration of building information modelling and fire evacuation models. Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Journal of Building Engineering, 63: 105557 (Part B) . pp. 1-19 2352-7102 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2022.105557).

Siddiqui, Asim A. , Ewer, John A., Lawrence, Peter J., Galea, Edwin R. , Frost, Ian R. (2021), Building information modelling for performance-based fire safety engineering analysis – a strategy for data sharing. Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Journal of Building Engineering, 42: 102794 2352-7102 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2021.102794).

Conference item

Siddiqui, Asim Ahmed and , (2025), Enhanced data sharing through openBIM enabled digital workflows for evacuation modelling. University of Greenwich. In: "Pint of Science Festival", 18th - 20th May, 2025, University of Greenwich, London , . University of Greenwich, Greenwich, London (doi: https://pintofscience.co.uk/event/improving-safety-in-emergency-situations).

Conference proceedings

Siddiqui, Asim Ahmed , Chanthan, Chan Sorayudh, Lawrence, Peter, Spearpoint, Michael (2025), Digital workflows through openBIM for Fire Safety Engineering. Interscience Communications Ltd.. In: , , In: Vytenis Babrauskas, Sergey Dorofeev, Steve Grayson, Sean Gregory, Matthew Hoehler, Anja Hofmann, Marc Janssens, Chris Jelenewicz, Birgitte Messerschmidt, Robert Jansson McNamee (eds.), INTERFLAM 2025: 16th International Fire Science and Engineering Conference. Interscience Communications Ltd., Royal Holloway, University of London, UK , 2 . pp. 1801-1810 (doi: https://www.interflam.co.uk/) NB Item availability restricted.

Monograph

Siddiqui, Asim Ahmed , Lawrence, Peter, Kneidl, Angelika, Abualdenien, Jimmy , Thompson, Peter , Könnecke, Rainer (2023), OpenBIM for Occupant Movement Analysis industry report: a perspective from the Building Room. buildingSMART International Ltd.. In: , , , . buildingSMART International Ltd., Hertfordshire (1st) (doi: https://app.box.com/s/3ehxb7yhqa0p0m46p4mtev4rww44t4k2).

Thesis

Siddiqui, Asim Ahmed and , (2019), An investigation into data sharing between building information modelling and fire safety engineering, with potential applications to smart buildings. In: , , , . , (doi: ).

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