Interview with Àgnes Cseh conducted by Wylder Green of HLFF Communications First off, congratulations for being one of the recipients of this year’s Klaus Tschira Award. Did this come as a surprise or did you … Weiterlesen
INTERVIEW mit Dr. Lukas Breuer, Postdoc am Institut für Neurowissenschaften und Medizin des Forschungszentrums Jülich, über das „Heidelberg Laureate Forum 2016“, ein internationales Treffen herausragender Mathematiker und Informatiker mit Nachwuchswissenschaftlern „Die beste Konferenz, an der … Weiterlesen
It’s been more than two years since the 2nd Heidelberg Laureate Forum in 2014, a wonderful event I participated in as one of 200 young computer scientists and mathematicians from around the world, where we … Weiterlesen
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 … Weiterlesen
Ujwal Gadiraju was born in the United Arab Emirates, grew up in India, and studied in Germany and the Netherlands. For him, computer science crosses borders. Gadiraju’s journey may seem unusually international—but it has also … Weiterlesen
I had the pleasure of meeting Ujwal Gadiraju in Heidelberg last week at this year’s Forum. He warned me he could go on forever about his research, and he wasn’t entirely wrong; the only thing stopping … Weiterlesen
At a conference like the HLF—bringing together researchers from across diverse fields—you’re bound to run into a few turf wars. Mathematician vs. computer scientist. Mathematician vs. physicist. Even—in one delicious exchange on September 20 —mathematician … Weiterlesen
I had the opportunity to sit down with Suzanna Schmeelk to hear about her research concerning Android security. She was good enough to allow me to publish the interview as audio.To learn more about Suzanna’s impressive … Weiterlesen
Es gibt den Spruch in verschiedensten Varianten, aber hinaus läuft es immer ungefähr auf das hier: dass Neuerungen immer zwei Phasen habe, eine, in der alle sagen “Das kann doch gar nicht funktionieren!” und die … Weiterlesen
This post is brought to you courtesy of Thomas Zurek – Thomas is VP for Development of SAP HANA BW. He has 16+ years of experience in analytics and over 20 years with RDBMS. He … Weiterlesen
Not long ago, computers started solving mathematical proofs—a fact that surprised Sir Andrew Wiles. But to Wiles, who won the Silver Plaque of the IMU (1998) and the 2016 Abel Prize, the achievements of machines … Weiterlesen
Credit: © Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation / Flemming – 2016 Vladimir Voevodsky was awarded the Fields Medal in 2002 for his work on motivic cohomology leading to a proof of the Milnor conjecture. He’s here … Weiterlesen
On the rare occasion, I have found myself in a conversation with someone who somehow seemed to be from the future. Many of us in the tech business naturally find ourselves occupied with near-term priorities, … Weiterlesen
In 1984, the legendary Alexander Grothendieck released one of the greatest mathematical texts of the century: “Esquisse d’un Programme.” It became a viral hit. Like an epic novel, it painted a sweeping vision of the … Weiterlesen
Was die Frage nach den negativen Folgen technischer Neuerungen angeht, hat die deutsche Gesellschaft ja nun den Ruf, eher besonders skeptisch und negativ zu sein. (Siehe aber z.B. auch diesen Beitrag mit einem Technikphilosophen, der … Weiterlesen
Maschinelles Lernen hat mit lernen gar nichts zu tun. Man sollte von diesem Begriff überhaupt ganz abkommen und es das nennen, was es ist: Statistische Parameteroptimierung. Das meinte Noel Sharkey, einer der Teilnehmer der Podiumsdiskussion … Weiterlesen
Meet Johanna Pirker, one of our featured young researchers in a series about some of the women attending this year’s Heidelberg Laureate Forum in September 2016. Credit: Photo by Matthias Rauch Johanna is a PhD … Weiterlesen
Credit: © Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation / Flemming – 2016 Sir Michael Atiyah is here at the 4th Heidelberg Laureate Forum both as a Fields Medalist (1966) and a winner of the Abel Prize (2004). … Weiterlesen
Bedeutend wird man in Mathematik (und Informatik) natürlich nicht, indem man einem bestimmten Rezept folgt. Und, ja, es ist immer wieder beeindruckend, wie oft Menschen Ratschläge bekommen und dann doch denjenigen Fehler machen, der … Weiterlesen
Becoming a great mathematician, or computer scientist, is not a matter of following career recipes. And yes, it is amazing how many people manage to listen to advice, and then go on to make the … Weiterlesen