• DETAILED Program

    (Subject to final registration of the presenters)
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    ► MONDAY 12 OCTOBER
    TECHNICAL COURSES ON HYDROGEN
    11:00 - 11:30 Yan Pennec, Air Liquide Advanced Technologies 
    Hydrogen liquefaction - Sources, availability and supply chain
    11:30 - 12:00 Thomas Fayer, Air Liquide Advanced Technologies 
    Hydrogen liquefaction technologies - from industrial plant to components
    12:00 - 12:30 Wassim Ouakrim - Gaetan Coleiro, Air Liquide Advanced Technologies 
    Liquid hydrogen technologies for the mobility market 
    12:30 - 14:00 Lunch at the short course site (included in your registration)
    14:00 - 14:30 Jérôme Losco, Airbus
    Main Challenges for Liquid Hydrogen Storage
    14:30 - 15:00 Laurent Briottet, CEA/LITEN
    Hydrogen embrittlement of metallic materials – an overview
    15:00 - 15:30 Jean-Marc Poncet - Davide Duri, CEA/DSBT
    Physical properties of hydrogen
    15:30 - 15:50 Break
    15:50 - 16:20 Etienne Studer, CEA/ISAS
    H2 spillage, evaporation, explosive atmosphere formation and ignition consequences: Experiments and Simulation
    16:20 - 16:50 Jean-Marc Poncet, CEA/DSBT
    Regulatory framework (focus on hydrogen)
     
    ► TUESDAY 13 OCTOBER
    08:20 - 08:50 Registration
    08:50 - 09:00 Opening statement
    09:00 - 10:05 Session: Cryogenics for space
    09:00 - 09:20 Invited speaker: Moritz Branco - Cryogenics for Space at ESA - Heritage, Innovation, and Future Exploration
    09:20 - 09:35 Niklas Weber - Ground Demonstrator Development for In-space cryogenic Refueling 
    09:35 - 09:50 Sylvain Martin - 5-stage ADR cooler for the Athena space mission: toward the demonstration model for X-IFU 
    09:50 - 10:05 Stefano Matteini - Long-term in-space cryogenic propulsion and ISRU propellants – ESA initiative and European state of the art 
    10:05 - 10:50 Session: Particle physics/cosmology
    10:05 - 10:20 Michiel Van Limbeek - Update on a 3-Stage Sorption JT-Cooler for the Einstein Telescope Pathfinder 
    10:20 - 10:35 Natalia Koss - Sub-Kelvin cryogenic platform for the quantum initiative at CERN
    10:35 - 10:50 Philippe Camus - Cryogenic architecture for the GrAHal axion dark matter experiment
    10:50 - 11:05 Commercial break 1/2. Each sponsor/exhibiting company will give a 1.5-minute pitch to introduce themselves 
    11:05 - 11:35 Coffee break
    11:35 - 12:20 Session: Test bench
    11:35 - 11-50 Sulayman Shoala - Heat transfer to supercritical helium in cryogenic piping during accidental loss of insulating vacuum
    11:50 - 12:05 Jorge Pinho - High-Pressure Cryogenic Test Bench for Valve and Orifice Characterization with Liquid Nitrogen
    12:05 - 12:20 Jean Pierre Monchau - Measurement of thermal conductivity and diffusivity at cryogenic temperatures
    12:20 - 12:35 Commercial break 2/2. Each sponsor/exhibiting company will give a 1.5-minute pitch to introduce themselves 
    12:35 - 14:05 Lunch break
    14:05 - 14:35 Tribute session to François Millet
    14:35 - 16:05 Session: Cooling method
    14:35 - 14:50 Carolin Zoller - Experimental study of the influence of the inner capillary diameter on the performance of pulsating heat pipes for various cryogenic fluids
    14:50 - 15:05 Pierre Crespi - Cryogenics: paving the way to cryophotonics
    15:05 - 15:20 Francis Bettsworth - A continous nuclear demagnetisation refrigerator for submillikelvin temperatures
    15:20 - 15:35 Tisha Dixit - Dry cooling of HTS solenoid magnet by helium pulsating heat pipes 
    15:35 - 15:50 Timofej Chagovets - Cryogenic Systems for High-Repetition-Rate Laser-Driven Particle Acceleration
    15:50 - 16:05 Sahadasan Khute - Characterization of Regenerator Material Under Steady and Oscillating Flow
    16:05 - 16:30 Poster introduction 1/2: each of the poster presenter will have a 1.5-minute pitch to introduce their poster   
    16:30 - 17:30 Coffee break and Poster session
    17:30 - 18:30 CSE General Meeting
    18:30 - 20:30 Welcome reception
     
    ► WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER
    08:45 - 09:15 Plenary session: Alain Benoit - Dilution cryostats for use in non-standard situations
    09:15 - 10:20 Session: Large scale refrigeration 1/2
    09:15 - 09:35 Invited speaker: Vanessa Gahier - Large helium refrigeration at CERN: 30 years of experience and perspectives.
    09:35 - 09:50 Daniel Berkowitz Zamora - The MINERVA Cryogenic System: From Design Basis to Implementation
    09:50 - 10:05 Jianqin Zhang - Operational status of the Cryogenic system for Superconducting LINAC Accelerator at ESS
    10:05 - 10:20 Alexander Perozzi - Cold Compressors, Cold Turbo Blowers and Cold Circulators: Applications across the Linde Kryotechnik Portfolio
    10:20 - 10:50 Coffee break
    10:50 - 12:05 Session: Large scale refrigeration 2/2
    10:50 - 11:05 Jean-Marc Bernhardt - The study on energy saving of the KSTAR helium refrigeration system
    11:05 - 11:20 Andrea Iaboni - Overview and Design of the DTT Cryogenic System
    11:20 - 11:35 Yusra Nadir - Make it Cold: An Overview of Cryogenics for Magnet-Based Fusion Machines
    11:35 - 11:50 Ben Conroy - Preliminary Design of Liquid Helium Buffers for Handling Thermal Transient Loads in the STEP Cryogenic Distribution System
    11:50 - 12:05 Hendrie Derking - Cryogenic infrastructure for the Mainz Energy-recovering Superconducting Accelerator (MESA)
    12:05 - 12:30 Poster introduction 2/2: each of the poster presenter will have a 1.5-minute pitch to introduce their poster
    12:30 - 13:45 Lunch break
    13:45 - 14:45 Poster session
    14:45 - 16:25 Session: Hydrogen
    14:45 - 15:05 Invited: Francois Peyraud - Ramp-up, an incredible journey
    15:05 - 15:25 Invited: Silvio Giors - Progress and challenges in the development of the ITER disruption mitigation system based on shattered cryogenic pellet injection
    15:25 - 15:40 Davide Duri - Development of cryogenic test facilities for thermal-hydraulic characterization of plate-and-fin heat exchangers and ortho-para hydrogen catalysts performance: challenges and status
    15:40 - 15:55 Thomas Stadlbauer - Research and development tools for liquid hydrogen storage systems
    15:55 - 16:10 Fabien Souris - A Cryogenic Purification Device for Tritium Gas Mixtures
    16:10 - 16:25 Jordan Berton - Effect of cryogenic formation parameters on desublimated solid hydrogen for fusion applications
    16:25 - 16:55 Coffee break
    16:55 - 17:55 Session: Simulation
    16:55 - 17:10 Shawn Fernandes - Multiple Flow Regime Modelling of Cryogenic Transfer Line Chilldown
    17:10 - 17:25 Elias Rehayem - CRYSALIS - Thermofluidic Simulations of a European Cryogenic Storage and Refueling In-Orbit Demonstrator
    17:25 - 17:40 Adam Kovacs - 3-10 kW Stirling Electricity Generator for Regasification of Cryogenic Liquids 
    17:40 - 17:55 Rick Spijkers - Multiscale Simulation Framework for Stirling Cryocoolers
    19:00 - 22:30 Conference Banquet - Restaurant Ciel Rooftop
     
    ► THURSDAY 15 OCTOBER
    08:30 - 09:00 Plenary session: Pascal Tixador - High Temperature Superconductor opportunities for some large scale application
    09:00 - 10:10 Session: Superconductivity
    09:00 - 09:20 Invited: Sonja Schlachter - From 2 A to 200 kA: The Benefit of using Superconductors in Space and Power Applications
    09:20 - 09:40 Invited: Luc Ronayette - Operation of the 1.8 K cryogenic system of the 43 T hybrid magnet at the CNRS - LNCMI Grenoble for the past 3 years: experience gained and lessons learned
    09:40 - 09:55 Thierry Trollier - Large capacity Remote Helium Cooling Loop for cooling down HTS superconducting coils at 20K in Tokamak applications
    09:55 - 10:10 Thomas Charignon - Establishing the essential technologies for large-width superconducting coils with complex electrical routing
    10:10 - 10:40 Coffee break
    10:40 - 11:30 Session: Quantum computing
    10:40 - 11:00 Invited: Josua Schaer - A Modular Cryogenic Microwave Link for Distributed Quantum Information Processing
    11:00 - 11:15 Raphaël Couturier - Overview and status the CryoNEXT program
    11:15 - 11:30 Andrei Gheorghe - Nanoresonators and multistability in superfluid helium flow
    11:30 - 12:00 Closing session
    11:30 - 11:50 Aleksandra Onufrena - From Space to HL-LHC Magnet String: 10 years in cryogenics
    11:50 - 12:00 Closing remarks
    12:00 - 13:30 Lunch break
    13:30 - 18:30 TECHNICAL VISITS
    13:30 - 16:15 ​Visits of Air Liquide Advanced technologies (ALAT), CEA DSBT, CNRS (Néel + LNCMI)
    16:15 - 18:30 ​Visits of Absolut System, CEA DSBT, CNRS (Néel + LNCMI)
     
    ► POSTERS
       
    Tuesday 13 October
    17:00 - 18:00    		 Poster session 1
    Ander Gabirondo Electric Actuated Cryogenic Valves: Advancing Efficiency, Safety, and Industrial Scalability
    Fernanda Javiera
    Zapata Bascuñán    		 Dynamical Systems Analysis of Dilution Refrigerators: Integrating Symbolic Regression via KANs for Hidden Variable Discovery
    Dawid Chadaj Investigation into the optimal solution against thermo-acoustic oscillations in an existing cryogenic plant
    Patrik Fröhlich New developments in cryogenic turbomachinery for a Helium Reverse Turbo-Brayton Cycle
    Sebastian Brad Development of a new hydrogen liquefaction system within the Cryogenics Laboratory of ICSI Rm. Vâlcea
    Theodoros Vasilopoulos Development status of ESS Cryogenic Moderator System (CMS)
    Jean-Marc Poncet Facility design to measure the thermal flux on liquid hydrogen tank during vacuum breaks: commissioning with liquid nitrogen
    Gabrielle Perreu Tests results for an RDE-418D4 cold head at various frequencies and power levels between 4,2 K and 77 K.
    Andrea Iaboni Overview of the DTT Cryogenic Pellet Injection System
    Yan Pennec High-Availability Cryogenic Plant Architecture for Superconducting Power Systems
    Tristan Vonken Cryostat for the calibration of industrial thermometers at temperatures below 77 K
    Quirin Schneider Liquid-Free Cryostat for In-Situ Mechanical Material Characterization at Cryogenic Temperatures
    Nina Gamaiunova Development of Cryogenic Liquid Target Platform for High Repetition Rate Laser-Plasma Experiments
    Wednesday 14 October
    13:45 - 14:45    		 Poster Session 2
    Stanislav Harašta Superfluid Helium Quantum Interference Device (SHeQuID) 
    Pedro Afonso Marques Thermo-hydraulic modeling of cryogenic transfer lines for hydrogen-powered aviation
    Thibault Romand Concept of an innovative cryosorption-based helium circulator
    Michael Dicker Rethinking Cryogenic Ball Valves: A Novel Stemless, Hermetically Sealed, Compact Architecture
    Romain Goncalves An end-to-end cryogenic valve solution to secure the liquid hydrogen infrastructure
    Aurélia Charrier Study of the thermal conductivity in the mK range for terbium-based compounds - development of a dedicated set up
    Ander Gabirondo Reassessing flow capacity in cryogenic angle control valves: Fundamental limitations of plug design
    Benoit Gillier Operational Reliability of Elastic Metal Sealing in Liquid Hydrogen Logistics: Field Experience from Road Transport to Maritime and Aerospace
    Johannes Benninghoven Optimization of a Single-Stage GM Cryocooler for Sub-35 K Applications
    Ayoub El Abdi Electrical and Lifetime Model developments for Cryogenics ROIC Design at ISAE-SUPAERO
    Cédric Lhomme The MINERVA Cryogenic Distribution Backbone: Design, Instrumentation and Operational Strategy
    Jack Acres STEP Fusion - Seeking a Cryogenics System Partner
    Robert Placzek Development and Commissioning of a Cryogenic Test Facility for Experimental Characterization of Thermal Links 

  • Program AT A GLANCE


    The program will alternate plenary and invited lectures, technical oral and poster sessions, exhibitions and social events to facilitate knowledge sharing and networking. In complement, technical courses and visits of leading R&D laboratories and industries will be proposed.
     

         		 Monday 12 October Tuesday 13 October Wednesday 14 October Thursday 15 October

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    Welcome reception
    Banquet    		  


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    3 February
    2026

     

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    9 February
    2026

     

    Registration opening & Call for abstract

    6 April 3 June
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    Abstract submission deadline

    19 June
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    Notification of acceptance

    7 September
    2026

     

    Registration deadline & Final Program

    13-15 October
    2026

     

    ECD-2026 conference in Grenoble
    (optional cryo-courses 12 October)

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