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!

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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

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

Prime Suspects In the English-speaking world, we have a saying. “All prime numbers are odd, except for 2 which is the oddest of all.” But what if I told you that 2 is not prime. Nor is …

🔢 What if we told you that 2 is not a prime number? Nor is 5. Nor is 13. In fact, roughly half of all prime numbers you know are not prime.

This week at the HLFF Blog, Sophie Maclean investigates Gaussian prime numbers:
👉 scilogs.spektrum.de/hlf/?p=14043

#HLF26 #HLForum #Heidelberg #Mathematics

Illustrative graphic with text: 13th Heidelberg Laureate Forum, September 13-18, 2026. Last chance, apply by February 11, 2026.

💥 Only a few days left!

💡 If you are a young researchers in mathematics and computer science or closely related fields: This is your sign to apply for the 13th Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF)!

Apply now:
👉 application.heidelberg-laureate-forum.org/site/index.php

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But What Do You MEAN? If you ask someone their favourite number, most people will have an answer. It might be the date of their wedding, it could be a number with pleasing symmetry (I have always liked 8), or cultural sign...

💡 Most people don’t know that different means exist.

This week on the HLFF Blog Sophie Maclean aims to change that by introducing the rich variety of different means and explaining how they relate to each other.

Learn more:
👉 scilogs.spektrum.de/hlf/?p=14029

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Illustrative graphic with text: 13th Heidelberg Laureate Forum, September 13-18, 2026. Apply now! Until February 11, 2026.

💥 Call for applications!

Young researchers in mathematics and computer science or closely related fields can now apply for the 13th Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF)!

Apply now:
👉 application.heidelberg-laureate-forum.org/site/index.php

#HLF26 #Heidelberg #HLForum

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Happy New Year 2025! 💫🍾
Wherever you are in the world, may the new year bring you joy, health, and success!

We would like to take the chance to express our heartfelt thanks to all our partners and supporters for their active support!

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💡 Meet Christian Budde, alumnus of the 9th HLF.

Recently, Christian has been elected President of the South African Mathematical Society (SAMS).

💐 We would like to congratulate him and thank him for supporting every HLF since joining us as a young researcher in 2022.

#HLF26 #HLForum #Heidelberg

The Pressure to Publish Is Challenging the Foundations of Academic Integrity Scientific publishing appears to be at a crossroads. Read more

🔀 Is scientific publishing at a crossroads?
📚 At #HLF25, a panel of experts tried to address the thorny situation.

For an analysis on the panel discussion by Andrei Mihai, head over to the HLFF Blog:
👉 scilogs.spektrum.de/hlf/the-pres...

#HLForum #Heidelberg

Turing’s Two Penn’orth on Today’s AI Talking Points The eerily prescient thoughts of Alan Turing, the visionary who laid the foundations of computer science, remain remarkably relevant to today’s discussions concerning AI. Read more

❓ What would Alan Turing have made of our ever-present discussions on AI today?

Find out more in the new article at the HLFF Blog by Benjamin Skuse:
👉 scilogs.spektrum.de/hlf/?p=13919

#HLF25 #HLForum #Heidelberg

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📣 The application phase for the 13th Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF) has just begun!
Apply Now! 🎊
👉 application.heidelberg-laureate-forum.org/site/index.php
We can’t wait to hear from you! ✨

#HLF26 #HLF25 #HLForum #Heidelberg

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🧠✨ Happy #STEM Day!

On this special day the HLFF celebrates all young researchers who courageously pursue their passion and make the world a smarter and better place! ✨

#HLForum #Heidelberg #STEMDay #STEMEducation

Is AI Becoming a Scientific Collaborator, More Than a Tool? We could be on the verge of a golden age for scientific discovery. Read more

🤝 Are we standing at the edge of a golden age – with AI as a scientific collaborator?
🤖 At the #HLF25, AI was at the center of heated discussions.

For an analysis of the Hot Topic panel check out the article by Andrei Mihai at the HLFF Blog:
👉 scilogs.spektrum.de/hlf/?p=13902

#HLForum #Heidelberg

A Probabilist’s Perspective on Fundamental Physics Fields Medallist Wendelin Werner’s work is a challenge to all young scientists to bring their unique perspectives to problems outside of their comfort zone to see what they can discover. Read more

🌀 It is in the interdisciplinary nature of the Heidelberg Laureate Forum that discoveries happen by bringing unique perspectives to problems outside of one’s comfort zone.

Find out more in the full article by Benjamin Skuse:
👉 scilogs.spektrum.de/hlf/?p=13882

#HLF25 #HLForum #Heidelberg

A Lindau Lecture to Catalyze the Power of Chemistry The world we built around us relies on catalysis. Read more

💡 Our newest HLFF Blog article analyzes the “Lindau Lecture” at #HLF25. This year, the Nobel Prize-winning chemist David MacMillan delivered his signature lecture on the power of catalysis.

Check out the full article here:
👉 scilogs.spektrum.de/hlf/a-lindau...

#HLForum #Heidelberg

Martina and Sarah (employees of the HLFF) together with four HLF alumni in front of the sea in Montenegro.

An open laptop in a seminar room. On screen is a presentation. The slide reads: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation. Sarah MacLeod and Martina Wagner-Opitz, October 6, 2025.

💥 Last week the Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation participated in the 3rd Meeting of Mathematicians of Serbia and Montenegro and presented the HLF at the University of Montenegro.

🥰 It was a pleasure to share about the HLF and meet many motivated young mathematicians.

#HLForum #Heidelberg

Anna and Yasmin (employees of the HLFF) at an HLFF exhibition booth at the 14th Forum Entreprises & Mathématiques (FEM) in Paris.

Anna and Yasmin (employees of the HLFF) next to an HLFF exhibition booth at the 14th Forum Entreprises & Mathématiques (FEM) in Paris.

Goodies of the HLFF at an exhibition booth at the 14th Forum Entreprises & Mathématiques (FEM) in Paris.

Anna and Yasmin (employees of the HLFF) in front of the 14th Forum Entreprises & Mathématiques (FEM) in Paris.

📍 Visit us at the 14th Forum Entreprises & Mathématiques (FEM) in Paris today!
Anna and Yasmin are looking forward to meeting you!
You’ll find them at booth 5.

#HLF26 #HLForum #Heidelberg

Shaping AI for the People: A Blueprint for the Future We should have a balanced discussion around AI, say leading researchers in computer science. Read more

🤖 How do we make sure AI works for people, not against them?

This week on the HLFF Blog, Andrei Mihai analyzes a talk on that subject by Jeff Dean and David Patterson at #HLF25.

Check out the full article here:
👉 scilogs.spektrum.de/hlf/shaping-...

#HLForum #Heidelberg #AI #MachineLearning

Different Perspectives on Scientific Misconduct For me, the most interesting takeaway from the panel discussion on scientific integrity at the 12th Heidelberg Laureate Forum was that scientific misconduct means rather different things from differen...

📚⚖️ This week at the HLFF Blog, you’ll hear from our guest blogger Markus Pössel about his takeaways from the panel discussion on scientific integrity at #HLF25.

Check out the full article here:
👉 scilogs.spektrum.de/hlf/differen...

#HLForum #Heidelberg #ScientificIntegrity

Group photo of all young researchers attending the 12th HLF in the university courtyard.

#HLF25 is over, but the memories, impressions and connections made stay with us. ✨

Our 12th HLF Highlights video is a great opportunity to relive the amazing week:
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_Cj...

You can now find the whole scientific program and vlog on our YouTube channel.

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A little glimpse into the registration day at #HLF25!

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Text: #HLF25. Figure one. HLF backgorund in shades of blue.

Selfie of Sarah, Martina, Yasmin and Anna from the HLFF team.

🎊 Finally, the registration started!
Sarah, Martina, Yasmin, Anna and the whole HLFF team can’t wait to welcome everybody to Heidelberg! ✨

#HLF25 #HLForum #Heidelberg

Text: #HLF25. Figure two. HLF backgorund in shades of blue.

🎊 Two more days until #HLF25!

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We are already preparing and impatiently waiting for your arrival tomorrow!

😍 Very much looking forward to meeting you all!

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Martin Hellman HLFF Spotlight – 12th HLF

Today we’d like to introduce one of our amazing laureates attending the 12th HLF, Martin Hellman!

💥 Martin Hellman is recipient of the ACM A.M. Turing Award 2015.

👉 Read now:
www.newsroom.hlf-foundation.org/media-librar...

#HLF25 #HLForum #Heidelberg

Today we’d like to introduce one of our amazing laureates, attending the 12th HLF.

💥 Dennis Parnell Sullivan received the 2022 Abel Prize.

Watch last year’s lecture
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZDm...

#HLF25 #HLForum #Heidelberg

The Problem with AI Discrimination Algorithms are not the impartial arbiters of truth we were hoping for. Read more

⚖️ Today, it is clear that AI continues to discriminate based on gender and skin color.

In our latest HLFF Blog article, author Andrei Mihai examines “The Problem with AI Discrimination.” 👉
scilogs.spektrum.de/hlf/the-prob...

#HLF25 #HLForum #Heidelberg

Young researchers interacting with each other in an outdoor setting.

✨ In the “Kaleidoscope of Mathematics & Computer Science,” venerated researchers will share insights into how their careers unfolded and provide advice for young researchers on how to best pursue their goals.

👉 www.heidelberg-laureate-forum.org/forum/12th-h...

#HLF25 #HLForum #Heidelberg

💡 Meet some of the fascinating people that joined us at last year’s HLF in the last segment of our VLOG@HLF24.”.

Get inspired 👉
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmMJ...

#HLF25 #HLForum #Heidelberg