10 out of 200: Of cats and donuts – Adele Jackson uses topology to tackle classification problems Meet Adele Jackson, mathematician and one of this year’s 10 out of 200 young researchers participating in the 7th Heidelberg Laureate Forum from September 22nd – 27th, 2019. What are your name and nationality?My name is Adele Jackson … 02. Sep 2019 | By Jens-Steffen Scherer | 1 comment
10 out of 200: Of math, memory, and marathon – Bastian Wiederhold is on the fast track Meet Bastian Wiederhold, mathematician and one of this year’s 10 out of 200 young researchers participating in the 7th Heidelberg Laureate Forum from September 22nd – 27th, 2019. What are your name and nationality?My name is Bastian Wiederhold … 29. Aug 2019 | By Jens-Steffen Scherer | 0 comments
Michael Atiyah – ein Vorbild für junge Wissenschaftler Die letzten Vorbereitungen für das diesjährige Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF) werden bereits bis ins kleinste Detail getroffen, schließlich steht es unmittelbar vor der Tür und die Erwartungen und Hoffnungen sind bei allen Teilnehmern entsprechend groß. … 28. Aug 2019 | By Demian Goos | 0 comments
10 out of 200: For a better tomorrow – Anmol Kabra applies machine learning to sustainability problems Meet Anmol Kabra, computer scientist and one of this year’s 10 out of 200 young researchers participating in the 7th Heidelberg Laureate Forum from September 22nd -27th, 2019. What are your name and nationality? My name is Anmol … 26. Aug 2019 | By Jens-Steffen Scherer | 0 comments
10 out of 200: Teaching the teachers – Zirhumanana Balike Dieudonné takes math to rural areas Meet Zirhumanana Balike Dieudonné, mathematician and one of this year’s 10 out of 200 young researchers participating in the 7th Heidelberg Laureate Forum from September 22nd – 27th, 2019. What are your name and your nationality? My … 22. Aug 2019 | By Jens-Steffen Scherer | 0 comments
Abelian Groups The Abel Prize in mathematics, one of the awards whose laureates join us each year for the HLF, was originally proposed in 1899 as a complement to the Nobel prizes – to recognise achievement in … 21. Aug 2019 | By Katie Steckles | 2 comments
10 out of 200: About finding your own path – Anna Vasilchenko uniquely combines journalism, computer science, and education Meet Anna Vasilchenko, computer scientist and one of this year’s 10 out of 200 young researchers participating in the 7th Heidelberg Laureate Forum from September 22nd – 27th, 2019. What are your name and nationality?My name is Anna Vasilchenko. … 19. Aug 2019 | By Jens-Steffen Scherer | 0 comments
Addition and Abstraction In a previous post, I talked about the mathematical idea of generalisation – taking a system or idea and extending it in as many directions as possible to see what other interesting things we can … 09. Aug 2019 | By Katie Steckles | 1 comment
How much maths can you buy with £50? The Bank of England has recently announced their decision for who to feature on the newly redesigned £50 note, and I’m pleased to say it’s a mathematician! They’d already decided it was going to be … 29. Jul 2019 | By Katie Steckles | 1 comment
The Nobel Prize for Mathematics The Heidelberg Laureate Forum is an annual opportunity to celebrate some of the world’s top mathematicians and computer scientists, by gathering together the recipients of prestigious maths and computer science prizes, including the Abel Prize, … 15. Jul 2019 | By Katie Steckles | 2 comments
