Not just one, but two people from the HLF community received the two Abel Prize Travel Fellowships for science journalists. 🎉
Congratulations to Demian Nahuel Goos Bosco and Marta Apablaza.
We can’t wait to see both of you in Oslo! ✨
#HLForum #Heidelberg #Mathematics #ComputerScience #AbelPrize
How do mathematicians discuss their future in a world increasingly shaped by AI? 🤖✍️
For more on this subject, check out this week’s article at the HLFF Blog by Ben Skuse:
👉 scilogs.spektrum.de/hlf/?p=14320
Picture of Sarah, Yasmin, Martina and Anna (left to right) from the young reearchers relations team. Text: Looking forward to seeing you at the 13th HLF!
📬 Please check your email:
Reviewing is complete and the Young Researchers’ invitations for the 13th Heidelberg Laureate Forum have just been sent out! 🎉
The whole HLFF team looks forward to seeing you for a week full of networking, exchange and inspiration!
#HLF26 #HLForum #Heidelberg
Gautam Jajoo and other young researchers at the 12th HLF.
✨ Curious about what it’s like to participate in the HLF as a young researcher?
We highly recommend checking out Gautam Jajoo’s well-written blog post to learn more about the legends he met and the insights he gained at #HLF25.
👉 jajoo.xyz/blog/2026/he...
Photo of Matei Zaharia
Congratulations to Matei Zaharia, for being named the recipient of the 2025 ACM Prize in Computing!
We would be honored to welcome you at the 13th Heidelberg Laureate Forum this year!
#HLF26 #HLForum #Heidelberg #ACM #ComputerScience
🌱🎥 Today, we meet Jimoh Abdulganiyu, a computer scientist and Graduate Research Assistant, who uses hyperspectral imaging to analyze vegetation affected by dust brought about by the erosion of the Great Salt Lake.
👉 Check out this week’s article:
scilogs.spektrum.de/hlf/hyperspe...
HLF alumna Cynthia Liem
💡 Today we’d like to highlight Cynthia Liem, one of our many outstanding alumni who attended the 7th HLF in 2019.
Recently, she received the 2024 Women in AI Netherlands Diversity Leader Award.
✨ We are glad to have you in our HLF alumni community!
Is mathematics created or discovered? 🧠🔎
Today we present you with one strong argument for “Team Discovered”: the Perfect Numbers.
To find out more, check out this week’s article at the HLFF Blog by Sophie Maclean:
👉 scilogs.spektrum.de/hlf/?p=14280
#Heidelberg #Mathematics
This was such a fun one to make. Hard to believe it started back at HLF 2013!
@dukeengineering.bsky.social #womeninstem
Thank you again for taking the time. It was a pleasure! 😊
Do you know the story behind the creation of a secure internet? 🔐
In this 12-part series, we explore how our connected world was built.
Find out more in the new HLFF Blog post by Andrei Mihai.
👉 scilogs.spektrum.de/hlf/the-inte...
📣 Calling all science journalists!
Join the 13th Heidelberg Laureate Forum to interact with leading voices in mathematics and computer science and report from the heart of scientific exchange.
💡 More information and application:
👉 www.newsroom.hlf-foundation.org/news/article...
📣 Did you know that the ACM Prize in Computing will be awarded again soon?
The recipient of the 2024 ACM Prize in Computing is Torsten Hoefler.
Check out his Spark Talk on “The Computational Path Towards Artificial Human-like Intelligence” at the 12th HLF.
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeRg...
Portrait of Gerd Faltings
Congratulations to Gerd Faltings, for being named the recipient of the 2026 Abel Prize.
We would be honored to welcome you at the 13th Heidelberg Laureate Forum this year!
Learn more about Faltings in an interview with Tom Crawford at the 11th HLF.
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVUL...
Pphoto of Charles H. Bennett and Gilles Brassard
Congratulations to Charles H. Bennett and Gilles Brassard, for being named the recipients of the 2025 ACM A.M. Turing Award!
We would be honored to welcome you at the 13th Heidelberg Laureate Forum this year!
#HLF26 #HLForum #Heidelberg #ACM #ComputerScience
📣 The ACM A.M. Turing Award will be awarded again soon!
The recipients of the 2024 ACM A.M. Turing Award are Richard S. Sutton and Andrew Barto.
Check out Sutton’s Spark Talk on “The Future of Artificial Intelligence” at the 12th HLF.
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9MJ...
Poster AlumNode Coffee Break
📣 Calling all HLF Alumni: Have you joined our HLF alumni community yet?
Register now or log in to your AlumNode account to join us for the next AlumNode Coffee Break on ethical data in AI, featuring Wiebke Hutiri, Alumna of the 10th HLF in 2023.
👉 lnkd.in/d87sESJc
Illustrative graphic with text: Abel prize, the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.
The next Abel Prize will be awarded soon! ✨
You can follow the announcement of this year’s Abel Prize recipient live on Thursday, March 19, at 12:00 p.m. (CET)
👉 abelprize.no/article/2026...
#HLF26 #HLForum #Heidelberg #Mathematics
Demian Nahuel Goos Bosco working in his office
Demian Nahuel Goos Bosco
✨ The HLF brings talented people together, creating something truly special.
Today, we are pleased to share the recent cover story from Quanta Magazine: “The Man Who Stole Infinity.” – inspired by the author’s encounter at #HLF25.
👉 www.quantamagazine.org/the-man-who-...
Want to be part of the HLF team behind the scenes? ✨
Student assistants (m/f/d) wanted for the 13th Heidelberg Laureate Forum in September!
Full (german) job description and application details:
👉 hlff-jobs.softgarden.io/job/63391659...
#Heidelberg #Mathematics #ComputerScience #HLF26
Yang Hui’s Triangle (13th century). Text: New blog post. Happy (belated) 2026.
New year, new numbers. 🔢✨
2025 spoiled us with mathematical fun facts.
At first glance, 2026 seems ordinary.
But there is one mathematical twist that might outshine all of 2025. 👀
Ready to read about it in the new HLFF Blog post by Sophie Maclean?
scilogs.spektrum.de/hlf/?p=14141
📣 Calling all science journalists!
Join the 13th Heidelberg Laureate Forum to interact with leading voices in mathematics and computer science and report from the heart of scientific exchange.
💡 More information and application:
👉 www.newsroom.hlf-foundation.org/news/article...
Portrait of Johanna Pirker. Member of the UN Independent International Scientific Panel on AI.
💡 Meet Johanna Pirker, one of our many brilliant alumni who attended the 4th HLF in 2016.
Recently, she was appointed to serve on the United Nations Independent International Scientific Panel on AI.
✨ We are glad to have you in our community!
#HLForum #Heidelberg #ComputerScience
✨ Meet computer scientist Amanda Randles, the first young researcher to come back to the HLF as a Laureate!
Last year at #HLF25, we took the opportunity to sit down with her for an exclusive interview as part of our “HLF Laureate Portrait” series.
Watch now:
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn18...
🔐 Our digital world depends on encryption to keep data safe. But the encryption methods we trusted before may no longer be safe once quantum computing becomes widespread.
Learn more in today’s new article on the HLFF Blog by Benjamin Skuse:
👉 scilogs.spektrum.de/hlf/the-math...
Want to be part of the HLF team behind the scenes?
Coordinator / Administrative Assistant for Young Researchers Relations (m/f/d) wanted!
The full (german) job description and application details can be found here:
👉 hlff-jobs.softgarden.io/job/62819099...
#Mathematics #ComputerScience
The City of Brussels is naming a street after the physicist and mathematician Ingrid Daubechies, honoring her as a scientist who shaped history. ✨
Ahe 10th HLF, we were thrilled to welcome her for an inspiring panel discussion. 🎤
Watch it now:
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKeK...
Illustrative graphic with text: 13th Heidelberg Laureate Forum. September 13-18, 2026. Thank you for all your applications to the 13th HLF. Best of luck to all of you!
Yesterday, the application phase for young researchers to participate in the 13th HLF officially ended! 🎉
The HLFF wishes the best of luck to all candidates and looks forward to welcoming 200 brilliant young researchers in September for #HLF26! ✨
#Heidelberg #Mathematics #ComputerScience
🤖 Can you imagine a robot picking strawberries in a large field or an invisible virtual fence keeping cows in their pasture?
Those scenarios could be part of a farming revolution: Agriculture 4.0.
Check out this week’s article at the HLFF Blog by Andrei Mihai:
👉 scilogs.spektrum.de/hlf/?p=14127
Illustrative graphic with text: 13th Heidelberg Laureate Forum, September 13-18, 2026. Three days left.
⏰ Don't miss out - only two days left! Last chance to apply as a young researcher to attend the 13th Heidelberg Laureate Forum in September 2026!
Please make sure that your application is complete and submitted on time on February 11:
👉 application.heidelberg-laureate-forum.org
#HLF26