Doing a PhD in Sudan Thilo Küssner, official #hlf14 blogger for the german blog section: If mathematicians want to illustrate the development of their discipline in the last 30 years in Korea (where I am currently working) they like to … 26. Sep 2014 | By Guest blogger | 0 comments
You don’t need to be good at maths to have fun Alex Amenta, participant #hlf14: Before arriving in Heidelberg for the 2014 Heidelberg Laureate Forum, I spent some time thinking about the purpose of the forum, a kind of overthinking which has become characteristic of myself. … 25. Sep 2014 | By Guest blogger | 0 comments
10 inspiring quotes from the #HLF14 opening program Anna Valmero, participant #hlf14: The opening program offered a glimpse of the promising lectures from this year’s event and the celebration of a new tradition that will cement the fruitful exchange of knowledge and meaningful … 22. Sep 2014 | By Guest blogger | 0 comments
From Sustainable IT to IT for Sustainability Zhenhua Liu, HLF14 participant: Today it is recognized that data centers are a significant consumer of energy resources and a substantial source of greenhouse gas pollution. Statistics abound: Worldwide data centers consume as much electricity as … 22. Sep 2014 | By Guest blogger | 0 comments
On the road to HLF14 Anna Valmero, HLF14 participant: All roads lead to Heidelberg these days in September – to the Second Heidelberg Laureate Forum. And I am grateful for the opportunity to attend and cover the event this year. … 20. Sep 2014 | By Guest blogger | 0 comments
Capture the story of Indian dance The dance is the mother of the arts. Music and poetry exist in time; painting and architecture in space. But the dance lives at once in time and space. Curt Sachs Tanwi Mallick, HLF14 participant: … 18. Sep 2014 | By Guest blogger | 0 comments
Tropical Geometry is not about exotic rainforests Falko Gauss, HLF14 participant: As I am writing this text, I am actually supposed to prepare for the last two exams of my Master course. During my preparations it happened several times that I stumbled … 16. Sep 2014 | By Guest blogger | 0 comments
Research At the Interface Between Disciplines Amanda Randles, HLF13 participant: Throughout the Heidelberg Laureate Forum, there was a strong emphasis on the role interdisciplinary research may play in the future of computing. It was the focus of lectures such as Stephen … 01. Oct 2013 | By Guest blogger | 0 comments
I remember – A week gone – A life time spent Bushra Anjum, HLF13 participant: As I sit now in my faculty office waiting for my class to begin in an hour (I am a faculty member in Lahore, Pakistan) I think about the many fond … 30. Sep 2013 | By Guest blogger | 0 comments
Mathematical Foresight Hitesh Gakhar, HLF13 participant: As both an undergraduate student and budding researcher, I am unsure as to how to express my immense gratitude towards being selected for HLF 2013. Even before the event had started, … 29. Sep 2013 | By Guest blogger | 0 comments
