Speakers

Justin Leonard is a retired Mechanical Engineer who has dedicated his 33-year research career with CSIRO to the understanding of how bushfire risk to life and infrastructure can be managed.  This research combines learnings from bushfire exposure experiments with post bushfire survey investigations and computer modelling of bushfire interactions with infrastructure.

His most recent activities include:

• Development of the National Bushfire Intelligence Capability platform for the creation of national bushfire planning risk maps and systems
• Supported bushfire fighter vehicle defence system development and validation testing
• Development of a comprehensive life or house loss database for Australia
• Development of accreditation course on bushfire risk assessment with Melbourne University
• Development of a bushfire risk assessment framework for Victorian Schools
• Assisting various individuals and industry groups develop novel building design solutions and related building standards that are adopted in the National Construction Code.