5th International Workshop on Cooling Systems for HTS Applications
Unveil the future of High-Temperature Superconducting Systems & Cryogenic Technologies in an Impressive Workshop Experience
OCTOBER 26-29 | ENSCHEDE, THE NETHERLANDS
WELCOME
We are pleased to welcome you to IWC-HTS 2026, an international workshop dedicated to high-temperature superconducting systems and their enabling technologies.
Building on the success of previous HTS and cryogenics workshops, IWC-HTS 2026 marks an important step forward by broadening its scope to address not only cooling technologies, but the full system perspective of HTS applications. The workshop provides a forum to discuss recent advances, emerging challenges, and future directions in areas such as superconducting motors, fusion, large-scale scientific infrastructure, power systems, cables, medical technologies, and HTS protection.
Set in the green campus of the University of Twente, the venue offers a unique combination of cutting-edge research facilities and a tranquil, inspiring environment. The campus provides modern conference spaces, networking areas, and a vibrant academic atmosphere that fosters collaboration and idea exchange.
We look forward to welcoming you to Enschede and to an engaging and productive workshop.
Workshop Chairs:
Dr. P. Borges de Sousa (CERN) & Prof. S. Vanapalli (University of Twente)
ABOUT
The 5th International Workshop on Cooling Systems for High-Temperature Superconducting Applications (IWC-HTS 2026) will take place from 26–29 October 2026 at the University of Twente, The Netherlands.
IWC-HTS 2026 is organized as a dual event, bringing together the established International Workshop on Cooling Systems for HTS Applications and the Symposium on Cryogenics and Superconductivity. This unique format provides a platform where specialists in superconducting technologies, cryogenic engineering, and end-user applications can exchange knowledge and explore emerging opportunities across disciplines.
IWC-HTS 2026 is an international technical workshop dedicated to high-temperature superconducting (HTS) systems and applications, with a strong emphasis on the cryogenic, thermal, and system-level challenges that govern their performance, reliability, and deployment.
The workshop addresses HTS technologies across a broad range of application domains, including superconducting motors, fusion systems, large-scale research infrastructures such as accelerators and other big-science facilities, superconducting cables, medical technologies, HTS protection strategies, and electric power systems. Contributions span component-level developments, system integration, cooling technologies, and operational experience from both research and industrial perspectives.
The combined event will feature invited and contributed oral presentations, poster sessions, industrial exhibitions, technical short courses, laboratory visits, and networking activities. It provides a focused forum for in-depth technical exchange while fostering interaction between the international HTS, superconductivity, and cryogenics communities.
AGENDA
Poster (June 2026)