• game theory
• simulation
• evacuation model

In order to improve the safety during emergency situations that may happen in public or working places, there is the necessity of a better evacuation systems design. Since it is not sufficient for evaluating the goodness of an evacuation process only to keep to codes and handbooks’ rules, it is necessary the use of additional tools in order to achieve a more realistic evacuation calculation. A very powerful method is that based on computerized evacuation simulations. In this thesis an evacuation simulation model based on game theory is presented. This model involves several parameters and aspects attempting to obtain a satisfactory representation of the reality. Moreover, a simulative study to find the best emergency exits positioning, - in terms of minimum egress time -, among different possible locations into a generic layout has been done.