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.

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.

The deadline for submitting your talk is 31 December 2025. We expect talks to be about 15–20 minutes long, depending on the number of speakers. Poster presentations are possible. For more information, please contact the organisers.

Regular registration is open until February 6, 2026.

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Preliminary Agenda

Speakers

• Richard Moore, AWE, UK
• Jane Lehr, University of New Mexico, USA
• Edl Schamiloglu, University of New Mexico, USA
• Simon Bland, Imperial College London, UK
• 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

Travel information

The most convenient airport for Oxford is London Heathrow (LHR), about 80 km away. From Heathrow, the Oxford Bus Company’s “Airline” coach runs directly to Oxford city centre every 30–60 minutes, taking around 90 minutes. Alternatively, you can take a train from London Paddington (reachable via the Heathrow Express in 15 minutes), which brings you to Oxford in just under an hour. If you prefer to drive, Oxford is easily reached by car: from Heathrow, take the M40 motorway towards Birmingham and exit at Junction 8 or 9 for Oxford. The drive takes about 60–90 minutes depending on traffic. Be aware that parking in the city centre is limited – it’s often easier to use one of the Park & Ride facilities around Oxford. Other options include London Gatwick (LGW) with a direct coach to Oxford (around 2 hours), or Birmingham Airport (BHX), which connects by train (about 1.5 hours). Once in Oxford, the city is very walkable, but there are also local buses and plenty of bicycle rentals.

Hotel

Accommodation is basically the responsibility of the participants. ISP has reserved a contingent of rooms at «COURTYARD OXFORD CITY CENTRE».

Contact information

The workshop is supported by