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Email

alexander.filkov@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Principal Fire Behaviour Research Fellow
School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences
Education
PhD
Tomsk State University
Masters (Research)
Tomsk State University
ORCID

0000-0001-5927-9083

A/Prof Alex Filkov

Principal Fire Behaviour Research Fellow
School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences

85 Scholarly works
8 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    The effect of fuel structure and wind speed on ignition behaviour and fire spread of wildland fuels under firebrand exposure
    DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2026.104692
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Fifty shades of “great”: User-informed principles for wildfire simulator development and utilisation
    DOI: 10.1016/j.pyro.2025.100001
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Improving fire resistance of data monitoring equipment in wildland and wildland-urban interface fires
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jnlssr.2025.100224
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Evaluating the thermal response of large-scale decking assemblies exposed to firebrand piles
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jaecs.2026.100463
  • 2024

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    RFS4 Research Into Building Performance During Bush Fires
  • 2023

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Bushfire Reconstructions: Developing a Data Solution to Support Simulator Evaluation
  • 2023

    Research grants (other domestic)

    What Makes a Good Fire Simulator
Alex Filkov

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2020
International Association of Wildland Fires
2015
Laureate of the Tomsk oblast Prize in the Field of Education and Science Tomsk oblast of the Russian Federation
2013
Fulbright Program Scholarship Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States
2013
Scholarship of the President of the Russian Federation President of the Russian Federation

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Long distance spotting potential of messmate stringybark
    DOI: 10.1071/WF25091
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Ignition dynamics of moist fuel beds under combined firebrand pile and radiative heat exposure
    DOI: 10.1071/WF25165
  • 2025

    Journal article

    A simplified model to incorporate firebrand transport into coupled fire atmosphere models
    DOI: 10.1071/WF24200
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Investigating the dynamic behaviour of merging fire fronts
    DOI: 10.1071/WF24126
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Review of thermal behaviour of firebrands and their role in fuel bed and structure ignition
    DOI: 10.1071/WF25021
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Modelling aerodynamics and combustion of firebrands in long-range spotting
    DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2025.104348

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2025

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Enhancing Fire Resilience in Australian Plantations
  • 2024

    Research grants (international)

    Developing Detailed Emission Source Terms for Next-Generation Wildland Fire and Smoke Modeling Tools Using Improved Near-Field Fire Measurements

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