From privacy to CO2 emissions: the implications of information technology Information technology seems to be playing an ever-growing role in our society. But while the positive effects are clear to see, the potential pervasive effects are not always as obvious. In a #HLF21 dialogue that … 01. Oct 2021 | By Andrei Mihai | 5 comments
How AI, big data, and other technologies are helping athletes (and viewers) make the most of the Olympics After a hefty delay and a stormy start, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games have finally kicked off. A record-breaking 11,091 athletes are competing in the games, hoping to fulfill their dreams and make … 28. Jul 2021 | By Andrei Mihai | 3 comments
As EURO 2021 kicks off, Big Data and AI are making an impact in global football They say fans are the 12th man in a football team but a new player — an artificial one — is entering the arena. Read more 16. Jun 2021 | By Andrei Mihai | 5 comments
10 out of 200: Diagnosis via app – Baye Gaspard uses machine learning to fight respiratory diseases Meet Baye Gaspard, computer scientist and one of this year’s 10 out of 200 young researchers participating in the 6th Heidelberg Laureate Forum from September 23-28, 2018. What is your name and nationality? I am Baye Gaspard, from … 03. Sep 2018 | By Jens-Steffen Scherer | Comments Off on 10 out of 200: Diagnosis via app – Baye Gaspard uses machine learning to fight respiratory diseases
Brave New Data World Scientists and Society face the ethical challenges of computational science together Thoughts are free, who can guess them, they flee past like nightime shadows. No one can know them, no hunter can kill them It … 27. Oct 2016 | By Guest blogger | 0 comments
Sometimes the Noise is Signals, Too Early in his talk, computer scientist John Hopcroft noted a funny fact about clustering algorithms: they work better on synthetic data than real data. But this is more than an odd tidbit about software. It’s … 21. Sep 2016 | By Ben Orlin | 4 comments
Finding the meaning in data Calliope-Louisa Sotiropoulou, HLF15 participant. I first heard about the Heidelberg Laureate Forum from an email by the Association of Computing Machinery. I read all the available information and it immediately triggered my curiosity and interest. … 24. Aug 2015 | By Guest blogger | 0 comments
Das nächste „big thing“ – Teil 1 Wir alle wissen, dass Mathematik schwierig und kompliziert sein kann. Dass das allerdings nicht zwingend so sein muss, habe ich bereits in einem meiner Beiträge diskutiert. Es gibt sogar eine Liste von sieben besonders schwierigen … 27. Sep 2013 | By Tim Conrad | 2 comments
Why So Few Mathematicians? I wasn’t going to write about this. I was going to keep it to myself. But then Klaus Tschira, the chairperson of the HLF Foundation, mentioned it in his welcoming speech, and he didn’t mince … 23. Sep 2013 | By Dana Mackenzie | 0 comments