HLF 2018 Comes to an End The 6th annual Heidelberg Laureate Forum ended with a tour, reception, and lovely dinner at Heidelberg Castle. It was a time for reflection and celebration for an amazing once-in-a-lifetime week for the students. As a … 08. Oct 2018 | By Helen Wright | 1 comment
Quotable Women in Mathematics Earlier this year, one of our colleagues made an interesting observation about the Wikiquote page for Mathematics. Wikiquote collects interesting and pithy statements, with references, and categorises them by subject. What our friend Colin had … 05. Oct 2018 | By Katie Steckles | 4 comments
Impressions from Friday’s Session at SAP-II Since last year’s panel discussion on Women on Science, the HLF has made a conscious effort to include discussions on the subject among its activities. Together with the exhibition “Women of Mathematics throughout Eruope”, Friday … 03. Oct 2018 | By Constanza Rojas-Molina | Comments Off on Impressions from Friday’s Session at SAP-II
Das semantische Netzwerk des Heidelberg Laureate Forum Netzwerke sind für das Heidelberg Laureate Forum das A und O. Zum einen im zwischenmenschlichen Sinne: mit dem HLF als Chance für junge Forscher, mit Preisträgern aus ihren Fächern und untereinander zu diskutieren, Erfahrungen auszutauschen … 02. Oct 2018 | By Markus Pössel | Comments Off on Das semantische Netzwerk des Heidelberg Laureate Forum
The semantic network of the Heidelberg Laureate Forum The Heidelberg Laureate Forum is all about networking. Mostly in the usual sense of the word, of course: a chance for young researchers to meet laureates in mathematics and computer science, to interact with some … 02. Oct 2018 | By Markus Pössel | Comments Off on The semantic network of the Heidelberg Laureate Forum
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 on Biometric templates: Saving your privacy one fingerprint at a time
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 on Laureate Levity: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Heidelberg Laureate Forum …
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 on The numbers behind the young researchers – 2018