Programme

Scenic image of a large and beautiful historic building surrounded by a forest of autumnal trees.

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On this page you will find details of the keynote and invited speakers, as well as information on the scientific and social programmes for ICUIL 2026. You can also find details of the conference committees and their members.

Keynote and invited speakers

Information coming soon.

Scientific programme

Conference schedule coming soon.

Social programme

A variety of events will take place throughout the duration of the conference.

Sunday 8th November

External shot of the SCAPA building. This is a modern, tall, tile and glass clad building framed by a clear blue sky.

Optional tour of Scottish Centre for the Application of Plasma-based Accelerators (SCAPA)

Evening welcome wine reception at Fairmont

Please be aware that SCAPA is based in Glasgow, which is about 2 hours by car and 3 hours by train from the conference venue.

The CLF will be providing transport from SCAPA to the conference venue. This will be selectable through the registration process.

View route between SCAPA and Fairmont

Find out more about the visit to SCAPA

Wednesday 11th November

Hige old castle surrounded by bright shrubs and flowers set against a moody sky.

Tours of castles or distilleries

The area boasts a wealth of historic castles and traditional distilleries.

If you would like to bring an accompanying person to this event, this can be arranged through the registration process.

Thursday 12th November

converted old barn with red painted windows and doors.

Gala Dinner at Kinkell Byre

Just a 4 minute drive. We will be providing shuttle buses.

If you would like to bring an accompanying person to this event, this can be arranged through the registration process.

View on map

Saturday 14th November

External shot of the EPAC building, which is a large modern 3 storey building with large curved window frontage. The rest of the building is clad in a mix of green and grey tile.

Optional tour of the Central Laser Facility (CLF)

Please note that the CLF is located in Oxfordshire, England, about an hour’s drive from Heathrow Airport.

Registration for this visit is required and can be requested through the registration process.

Conference Committees

Conference chairs

John Collier Central Laser Facility, STFC, UK

Leonida Gizzi CNR, ELI

Scientific programme committee

Chairs

Cameron Geddes Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, USA

G Ravindra Kumar TIFR, India

Cristina Hernandez-Gomez Central Laser Facility, STFC, UK

Members

Jake Bromage LLE, USA

Chang Hee Nam CoReLS, IBS, South Korea

Zsuzsanna Major GSI, Germany

Hiromitsu Kiriyama KPSI, Japan

Cruz Méndez Valverde CLPU, Spain

Alexey Arefiev UCSD, USA

Daniele Margarone ELI Beamlines, Czech Republic

Matthias Kling Stanford University, USA

M Krishnamurthy TIFR, India

Amina Hussein University of Alberta, Canada

Issa Tamer LLNL, USA

Erik Brambrink European XFEL, Germany

Kevin Cassou CNRS, France

Douglass Schumacher OSU, USA

Mariastefania De Vido CLF, STFC, UK

Wenpeng Wang SIOM, China

Local organising committee

Chair

Claire Pizzey Central Laser Facility, STFC, UK

Members

Irene Pierrakou CLF, STFC, UK

Tracey Burge CLF, STFC, UK

Jasmine Lau CLF, STFC, UK