Jack Dongarra – A Not So Simple Matter of Software Jack Dongarra is the recipient of – among many other prestigious prizes – the 2021 ACM A.M. Turing award, which he received “for pioneering concepts and methods which resulted in world-changing computations.” Hearing him talk … 26. Oct 2022 | By Katie Steckles | 0 comments
Yoga for Mathematicians The 9th Heidelberg Laureate Forum marked a return to the city of Heidelberg after two years online. The key features of the forum were back: the in-person lectures and panels, the boat trip, the dinner … 22. Oct 2022 | By Sophie Maclean | 2 comments
The Imitation Game: Turing and Beyond Thanks to the eponymous film, “the imitation game” is a phrase known by many people. I must confess though, before the talk by Avi Widgerson (Nevanlinna and Abel Prize recipient), on day two of the … 21. Oct 2022 | By Sophie Maclean | 4 comments
A Discussion about Science Communication At this year’s HLF, an important tradition has been continued. Alongside lectures from distinguished laureates and chances to share and discuss research in maths and computer science, time has been set aside to discuss a … 14. Oct 2022 | By Katie Steckles | 1 comment
Mathematics and Computer Science: The Challenges The first panel of #HLF22 was titled “Future Challenges in Mathematics and Computer Science”. The panel was moderated by Ragni Piene (University of Oslo) and featured Eric A. Brewer (ACM Prize in Computing – 2009), … 12. Oct 2022 | By Sophie Maclean | 2 comments
Mathematics and Computer Science: The Future The first panel of #HLF22 was titled “Future Challenges in Mathematics and Computer Science”. The panel was moderated by Ragni Piene (University of Oslo) and featured Eric A. Brewer (ACM Prize in Computing – 2009), … 12. Oct 2022 | By Sophie Maclean | 1 comment
Der Turing-Test, unknackbare Verschlüsselung und der ungefähre Beweis Es sieht nicht so aus, als hätten diese drei Dinge irgendetwas miteinander zu tun. Aber einem Zaubermeister namens Avi Wigderson gelingt es, eine überraschende Verbindung zwischen ihnen herzustellen. Wie war das mit dem Turing-Test? Ein … 28. Sep 2022 | By Christoph Pöppe | 29 comments
The numbers behind the young researchers – 2022 One of the many activities taking place at the HLF is a boat trip, where the laureates and young researchers (and members of the press and blog team) all pile onto a large boat, which … 23. Sep 2022 | By Katie Steckles | 0 comments
Mathematics, computer science and …black holes? By now, the Lindau Lecture at the Heidelberg Laureate Forum is a treasured tradition: each HLF is joined by a Nobel Laureate talking about his or her work, and in turn, one of the mathematics … 23. Sep 2022 | By Markus Pössel | 3 comments
Mathematik, Informatik und … Schwarze Löcher? Die Lindau Lecture beim Heidelberg Laureate Forum ist mittlerweile eine liebgewonnene Tradition: Bei jedem HLF spricht ein Nobelpreisträger über seine Arbeit, und im Gegenzug hält bei jedem der Lindauer Nobelpreistreffen einer der Mathematik- oder Informatikpreisträger … 23. Sep 2022 | By Markus Pössel | 11 comments
