Dr Hui Xie

Movement Strategies (GHD)

Dr. Hui Xie is an advisor at Movement Strategies (a GHD company). He has recently worked on several research and consulting projects, ranging from building fire safety, large-scale disasters (wildfires) to human behaviour at major events. Before he joined the GHD Advisory Consulting team in 2021,  he worked as a researcher at the Fire Safety Engineering Group of the University of Greenwich. He has 10 years of experience in evacuation modelling and human behaviour study. He has worked on a variety of large-scale research projects and industrial projects. His activities include designing and conducting experimental trials, data collection and analysis, and modelling to better understand human behaviour in evacuation in built environment. His PhD addressed wayfinding behaviour in an emergency situation and the design of smart signage systems. He has over 15 peer-reviewed publications.