Frauen in Informatik und Mathematik Vor zwei Jahren hatte ich Gelegenheit, ausführlich mit Lenore Blum zu sprechen. Blum ist Informatik-Professorin und hatte beim 3. HLF einen Vortrag über Alan Turing gehalten – und außerdem war sie dafür mitverantwortlich gewesen, den … 29. Sep 2017 | By Markus Pössel | 6 comments
Women in Computer Science and Mathematics Two years ago, I had the opportunity to talk to Lenore Blum, one of the invited speakers at the 3rd HLF in 2015 and a professor of computer science at Carnegie-Mellon university, who had been … 29. Sep 2017 | By Markus Pössel | 0 comments
Pi society Here I post a translation of what I wrote about the HLF in my weekly column ‘Professor Pi’, in the largest newspaper in Belgium, ‘Het Laatste Nieuws’. My short column addresses a broad audience but … 29. Sep 2017 | By Guest blogger | 1 comment
A Graphic Summary of the HLF -Part II The participation of the young researchers is central in the Forum’s activities. They are invited to organize workshops on topics of their choice, and often Laureates attend these sessions to interact closely with the young … 29. Sep 2017 | By Constanza Rojas-Molina | 0 comments
The numbers behind the young researchers Having extensively covered the talks and press conferences of the Laureates so far, we thought it was time to talk to some of the Young Researchers at this year’s HLF about the work they’re doing. … 29. Sep 2017 | By Katie Steckles | 0 comments
It’s the 5th HLF. What will the next 5 years bring? This year marks the fifth Heidelberg Laureate Forum. It’s an early but meaningful milestone; five is a special number. Just look at all these five-fold things: Platonic solids Twilight movies Exceptional Lie Groups Pillars of … 29. Sep 2017 | By Ben Orlin | 0 comments
Nobel Prize I noticed the blog about the lack of a Noble Prize in mathematics, and so I here post a translation of what I wrote about this question in my weekly column “Professor Pi’, in the … 29. Sep 2017 | By Guest blogger | 0 comments
Interview with Vint Cerf: Plan to Not Plan Your Career- Part 2 In this second part of our scintillating conversation, Dr. Vint Cerf, Father of the Internet, discusses how to plan to not to plan a career, and how to identify opportunity. Q: When you got started, … 29. Sep 2017 | By Alaina G. Levine | 1 comment
Fractals for dinner The HLF, like all good conference events, has involved a large number of extravagant dinners, serving a variety of delicious food and drink to sustain the high levels of serious mathematical and research conversation. At … 28. Sep 2017 | By Katie Steckles | 2 comments
The deep learning revolution with John Hopcroft I was first introduced to John Hopcroft at the opening dinner of HLF by Jennifer Chayes from Microsoft, who is an ardent supporter of young researchers and eager to help them make useful contacts. John … 28. Sep 2017 | By Nana Liu | 4 comments
