The numbers behind the young researchers – 2022 One of the many activities taking place at the HLF is a boat trip, where the laureates and young researchers (and members of the press and blog team) all pile onto a large boat, which … 23. Sep 2022 | By Katie Steckles | 0 comments
HLFF Spotlight: 9th HLF The Internet of Things – Khac-Hoang Ngo The Heidelberg Laureate Forum has a single purpose: To provide some of the brightest minds in mathematics and computer science with the space and time to make connections … 01. Sep 2022 | By Lena Sophie Schwenker | 0 comments
Poster Session at HLF At the HLF, we are used to seeing laureates give lectures and meeting enthousiastic young researchers. However, the HLF is also an opportunity for young researchers to showcase their cutting edge research, and exchange their … 10. Oct 2018 | By Constanza Rojas-Molina | 1 comment
What does good mentorship look like? The Heidelberg Laureate Forum is about a lot of things. Tackling big problems in computer science. Celebrating mathematical inquiry and exploration. Consuming cubic meters’ worth of pastries and spätzle. But, perhaps above all else, the … 05. Oct 2017 | By Ben Orlin | 1 comment
The numbers behind the young researchers Having extensively covered the talks and press conferences of the Laureates so far, we thought it was time to talk to some of the Young Researchers at this year’s HLF about the work they’re doing. … 29. Sep 2017 | By Katie Steckles | 0 comments
If Your Research Were a One-Page Cartoon The scene: 200 bright young researchers in mathematics and computer science have gathered in Heidelberg, Germany. They are here to share ideas, to discuss problems, to learn from honored laureates of their fields. A bumbling … 27. Sep 2017 | By Ben Orlin | 0 comments
On a Single Piece of Paper, Explain Your Research Area One of the hardest things about research in technical fields: Explaining what the heck it is that you do. The natural sciences have it easy: they study physical, tangible things. Perhaps those things are weird and … 19. Sep 2016 | By Ben Orlin | 4 comments