Dr Aoife Hunt MBE

Movement Strategies (GHD)

Aoife is a leading specialist in people movement and emergency planning. She has 14 years’ experience in simulating human behaviour and pedestrian dynamics and completed an award-winning PhD in evacuation modelling. Leading on high profile projects across sectors, Aoife advises on the movements of people and materials in buildings, hospitals, stadia and events, the public realm, and transport systems across the world. She leads research projects to advance the safety and security of crowded places, specialising in human behaviour in emergencies and pedestrian movement through security overlays. She has delivered more than 50 projects in pedestrian planning and drives innovative technical solutions to address complex safety and security requirements. Aoife is regularly consulted on national guidance documents. She is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Maryland.