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Biometrische Zugangskontrolle: Datensicherheit für Fingerabdrücke

Das Heidelberg Laureate Forum hat jedes Jahr einige wirklich inspirierende und coole (letzteres mal mit, mal ohne Flüssigstickstoff) Vorträge zu bieten, und dieses Jahr bildet da keine Ausnahme. Aber das ist natürlich längst nicht alles. …

29. Sep 2018 | By Markus Pössel | 7 comments

Biometric templates: Saving your privacy one fingerprint at a time

There are some really inspiring and really cool (with or without liquid nitrogen) lectures at a Heidelberg Laureate Forum, and this year is no exception. That is not all, of course. During the coffee breaks, …

29. Sep 2018 | By Markus Pössel | Comments Off

A New Golden Age for Computer Architecture

The 2017 Turing Award winner, Dave Patterson, from the University of California, Berkeley, presented on Thursday morning of the HLF a talk called “The Past is Prologue: A New Golden Age for Computer Architecture.” He …

28. Sep 2018 | By Helen Wright | 1 comment

Laureate Levity: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Heidelberg Laureate Forum …

GINA SMITH has been collecting some of the more memorable quotes and quips from math and computer science laureates at this week’s Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF 2018) in Heidelberg. Here’s a running list … Read more

28. Sep 2018 | By Gina Smith | Comments Off

The numbers behind the young researchers – 2018

For the Wednesday afternoon of HLF, the entire conference gets on a (very large) boat and heads off for a gentle cruise down the river, drink in hand and ready to enjoy the scenery. The …

28. Sep 2018 | By Paul Taylor | Comments Off

Wissenschaftliche Karrieren, Chancen und Privilegien

Nachdem er seinen Vortrag im Heidelberger Preisträgerforum beendet und Fragen dazu beantwortet hatte, gab David Patterson noch eine Zugabe: eine kurze Geschichte seiner ungeplanten Karriere als das, was er einen “zufälligen Berkeley-Professor” nannte. Dieser Teil …

28. Sep 2018 | By Markus Pössel | 1 comment

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- Zu: Candle puzzles – solutions
Katie Steckles wrote (18.12.2019, 12:32 o’clock): > […] 7 is therefore the maximum number of blows you will need, as blowing on the same centre … Read more
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In fact, this article helps me to gain some knowledge.
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- Zu: Candle puzzles – solutions
Hi Frank You’re right that I didn’t technically provide a proof of this! It’s possible to do it in fewer than 7 if you relax … Read more
- Frank Wappler
- Zu: Candle puzzles – solutions
p.s. — correction: Please prove that […]
- Frank Wappler
- Zu: Candle puzzles – solutions
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Biometrische Zugangskontrolle: Datensicherheit für Fingerabdrücke

Biometric templates: Saving your privacy one fingerprint at a time

A New Golden Age for Computer Architecture

Laureate Levity: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Heidelberg Laureate Forum …

The numbers behind the young researchers – 2018

Wissenschaftliche Karrieren, Chancen und Privilegien

Unplanned careers and the role of privilege

What is the most exciting thing in computing in the next 10 years?

Equations of Women in Mathematics

Tetris und einfache Fragen, die nicht einfach zu beantworten sind