Workshop on Advanced Pulsed Power Technologies
February 16th to 18th, 2026
Oxford Town Hall, Oxford, UK
The 2026 annual workshop of the ISP is about advanced pulsed power technologies and is intended to regularly provide the possibility of networking within the pulsed power community and to support the scientific / technical exchange between science, industry and students. The frame of the workshop shall provide a more intimate opportunity for social and technical interaction than a large conference. The workshop is accompanied by the annual member meeting of the ISP.
Further Information about costs, laboratory tour, Hotels and dinner locations will follow asap.
Registration
Registration can be done via the ticketing platform eventfrog. The registration fee of 170 € include the costs of the dinner, the coffee breaks, the lunch on day 1 and the transfer and return for the lab tour. ISP members only pay a reduced fee of 130 €. Furthermore, the workshop can be booked with or without the dinner. Make sure to select the correct ticket. The regular registration is opened until February 9, 2026. Unfortunately, the number of participants is limited. Therefore we recommend prompt registration. A processing fee of 8 % of the ticket price is substracted from the registration fee in case of a cancellation.
Preliminary Agenda
| Day | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Monday February 16: | 18h00 | Arrival and get2gether |
| Tuesday February 17: | 09h00 | Welcome/Registration |
| 10h00 | Session 1 | |
| 12h00 | Lunch | |
| 13h30 | Lab Tour | |
| 16h00 | Coffee break | |
| 16h30 | ISP member meeting | |
| 19h30 | Dinner | |
| Wednesday February 18: | 09h00 | Session 2 |
| 10h40 | Coffee break | |
| 11h20 | Session 3 | |
| 13h00 | Departure / Lunch |
Speakers
- Edl Schamiloglu, University of New Mexico, USA
- Peter Rushforth, Loughborough University, UK
- Thor Wens, University of Liège, Belgium
- Rainer Bischoff, French-German Research Institute of Saint -Louis, France
- Oliver Liebfried, French-German Research Institute of Saint -Louis, France
- Lionel Michard, University of Limoges, France
- Anton Gusev, University of Pau, France
- Ejlal Shahriari, University of Pau, France
- Mohsen Mortazavi, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
- Luke Silvestre, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
- Faisal Mehmood, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
Hotel
Accommodation is basically the responsibility of the participants. ISP has reserved a contingent of rooms at «COURTYARD OXFORD CITY CENTRE».
| COURTYARD OXFORD CITY CENTRE |
|---|
| Price for single room: 169 GBP |
| 15 Paradise Street |
| Oxford, OX1 1LD |
| Tel: +44 1865 306900 |
| Booking Link |
| E-Mail: reservationsmanager@courtyardoxfordcitycentre.co.uk |
Contact information
| Matthew Woodyard | Anton Gusev |
|---|---|
| Local organizer | Workshop organization & ISP steering board member |
| Senior Pulsed Power Engineer at AWE | Professor at |
| Orion Laser Facility | University of Pau |
| Phone: +44 118 985 0128 | Phone: +33 5 59 40 72 29 |
| Email: matthew.woodyard@awe.co.uk | Email: event@pulsed-power.org |
The workshop is supported by
