Stepping Off the “Innovation” Bandwagon Rosalind Reid, guest blogger at HLF15: I believe I’ve heard the word “innovation” spoken only once during the 2015 Heidelberg Laureate Forum. For an event that gathers together the inventors of today’s computing and the … 01. Sep 2015 | By Guest blogger | 0 comments
The Poly-Participant – How to be invited to Heidelberg again The HLF is in its third year, and already there is one young researcher who managed to attend the forum twice. After successfully making the next step in his scientific career, Felix Günther took the chance … 29. Aug 2015 | By Beatrice Lugger | 0 comments
Acknowledging a great man I have never met Ahmed Ali-Eldin, HLF15 participant. Yesterday, I sat down around a table for dinner with Leslie Valiant, the inventor of machine learning, Tony Hoare, one of the fathers of programming languages and the inventor of quick sort, … 26. Aug 2015 | By Guest blogger | 0 comments
Do what you think is fun Ahmed Ali-Eldin, HLF15 participant. This week, I am in Heidelberg, a lovely city in Germany, home to the oldest University in Germany, and the fifth oldest in Europe. I have been one of a few … 24. Aug 2015 | By Guest blogger | 0 comments