Architecture Innovation Accelerates Artificial Intelligence As part of the first day of the Virtual Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF) David A. Patterson, who won the 2017 ACM A.M Turing Award “for pioneering a systematic, quantitative approach to the design and evaluation … 23. Sep 2020 | By Khari Douglas | 1 comment
Mathematical Laureates and Public Engagement The first session of this year’s HLF, following the opening ceremony, was a series of interviews with laureates, conducted by representatives of the organisations that awarded the prizes. This included an illuminating chat between Carlos … 22. Sep 2020 | By Katie Steckles | 0 comments
How an algorithm became superhuman at Go — but not StarCraft — and then moved on to modeling proteins In a talk at the #vHLF20, DeepMind’s David Silver (recipient of the 2019 ACM Prize in Computing) showcased how AIs have become so powerful at playing games — and how this could be used to … 22. Sep 2020 | By Andrei Mihai | 1 comment
Have fun! Life and Career Advice from Sir C. Antony R. Hoare and Leslie Lamport The Virtual Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF) 2020 kicked off today (September 21st) via livestream. As part of the day’s program, Sir C. Antony R. Hoare and Leslie Lamport, both winners of the ACM A.M. Turing … 22. Sep 2020 | By Khari Douglas | 0 comments
How HLF changed my life: Amy Zhang The COVID-19 pandemic forces us all to pause, reflect, and adapt. While the 8th Heidelberg Laureate Forum has been postponed to September 2021, this year’s Virtual HLF will take place from Monday, September 21 until … 18. Sep 2020 | By Jens-Steffen Scherer | 0 comments
Warum ist die Welt so unchaotisch? Im letzten Blogpost habe ich erzählt, wie die Chaostheorie dem Laplace’schen Dämon einige wesentliche Zähne zieht: Das kann schon sein, dass das Schicksal der Welt und das jedes einzelnen Atoms für alle Zukunft vorherbestimmt ist; … 17. Sep 2020 | By Christoph Pöppe | 55 comments
How HLF changed my life: Relinde Jurrius The COVID-19 pandemic forces us all to pause, reflect, and adapt. While the 8th Heidelberg Laureate Forum has been postponed to September 2021, this year’s Virtual HLF will take place from Monday, September 21 until … 16. Sep 2020 | By Jens-Steffen Scherer | 0 comments
How HLF changed my life: Larissa Suzuki The COVID-19 pandemic forces us all to pause, reflect, and adapt. While the 8th Heidelberg Laureate Forum has been postponed to September 2021, this year’s Virtual HLF will take place from Monday, September 21 until Friday, September 25, 2020. … 14. Sep 2020 | By Jens-Steffen Scherer | 0 comments
How HLF changed my life: John Urschel The COVID-19 pandemic forces us all to pause, reflect, and adapt. While the 8th Heidelberg Laureate Forum has been postponed to September 2021, this year’s Virtual HLF will take place from Monday, September 21 until … 10. Sep 2020 | By Jens-Steffen Scherer | 0 comments
How HLF changed my: Carrie Manore The COVID-19 pandemic forces us all to pause, reflect, and adapt. While the 8th Heidelberg Laureate Forum has been postponed to September 2021, this year’s Virtual HLF will take place from Monday, September 21 until … 07. Sep 2020 | By Jens-Steffen Scherer | 0 comments
