Heidelberg Laureate Forum

17/03/2026

📣 The ACM A.M. Turing Award will be awarded again soon!

✨ It is an annual prize by the Association for Computing Machinery, often referred to as the “Nobel Prize in Computing”.

The recipients of the 2024 ACM A.M. Turing Award are Richard S. Sutton and Andrew Barto. We had the honor of welcoming Sutton to last year.

Check out his Spark Talk on “The Future of Artificial Intelligence” at the 12th HLF.
👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9MJWfo3DCE&t=1s

17/03/2026

📣 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.

If this topic resonates with you, this is your opportunity to
➡️ explore ethical data collection
➡️ discuss opportunities and tensions in real-world, industry-relevant case studies
➡️ exchange with peers and ask questions

📆 When: Thursday, March 19, 2026, 4:00 - 5:00 pm (CET), online via Zoom
📎Register here: https://lnkd.in/d87sESJc
👉 To complete the registration process, be sure to log in to your AlumNode account.

16/03/2026

The next Abel Prize will be awarded soon! ✨

Did you know that the Abel Prize – recognizing pioneering scientific achievements in mathematics – is presented by the King of Norway?

💡 The last award (in 2025) went to Masaki Kashiwara “for his fundamental contributions to algebraic analysis and representation theory, in particular the development of the theory of D-modules and the discovery of crystal graphs.”

You can follow the announcement of this year’s Abel Prize recipient live on Thursday, March 19, at 12:00 p.m. (CET)
👉 https://abelprize.no/article/2026/eyes-oslo-abel-prize-announcement-19-march

13/03/2026

✨ It has been demonstrated time and again that the HLF has the power to bring 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.”

💡 The author, science journalist Joseph Howlett, joined as a travel grant journalist. During the forum, he met HLF alumnus Demian Nahuel Goos Bosco, who has been an active member of our alumni community since attending the 5th HLF in 2017.

Inspired by their encounter, Howlett wound up featuring Goos and some of his findings in mathematics history in this beautifully written article on the mathematician Georg Cantor:
👉 https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-man-who-stole-infinity-20260225/

10/03/2026

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!
The full (german) job description and application details can be found here:
👉 https://hlff-jobs.softgarden.io/job/63391659?l=de

Wir suchen: Studentische Hilfskräfte (m/w/d) für das 13. Heidelberg Laureate Forum (Studentische Hilfskraft) • Bergheimer Str. 147/gebäude c, 69115 Heidelberg, Deutschland

04/03/2026

New year, new numbers. 🔢✨
2025 spoiled us with mathematical fun facts.
So what about 2026?

Every new year on the HLFF Blog, we kick things off with a post containing mathematical facts about the year.
At first glance, 2026 seems ordinary.
But hidden inside is one mathematical twist that might outshine all of 2025. 👀

Ready to read about it in the new HLFF Blog post by Sophie Maclean?
https://scilogs.spektrum.de/hlf/?p=14141

02/03/2026

📣 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.

💡 Apply for a limited number of travel grants until April 8, 2026.

More information and application:
👉 https://www.newsroom.hlf-foundation.org/news/article/journalist-travel-grants-available-for-13th-heidelberg-laureate-forum/

27/02/2026

💡 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.

Currently, Johanna Pirker is a computer science professor at the Technical University of Munich and at Graz University of Technology.

🎮 She has lengthy experience designing, developing, and evaluating games and VR experiences and believes in them as tools to support learning, collaboration, and solving real problems.

✨ We are glad to have you in our community!

20/02/2026

✨ Meet computer scientist Amanda Randles, the first young researcher to come back as a Laureate! She attended the initial edition of the Heidelberg Laureate Forum in 2013 and was later awarded the 2023 ACM Prize in Computing for her contributions to computational health.

Last year, when Randles returned as a Laureate for the 12th HLF, we took the opportunity to sit down with her for an exclusive interview as part of our “HLF Laureate Portrait” series.

Watch now:
👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn18Xmm4Cic

20/02/2026

📣 Calling all HLF Alumni!

Interested in joining us again for ? Please check your emails, the call for alumni applications was sent to you from AlumNode.

We’re very much looking forward to your applications and to welcoming many familiar faces back to Heidelberg! ✨

18/02/2026

The quantum revolution is here, raising new questions about our security.

🔐 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.

Since August 2024, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been urging organizations to start using their post-quantum cryptography standards.

💡 Learn more in today’s new article on the HLFF Blog by Benjamin Skuse:
👉 https://scilogs.spektrum.de/hlf/the-mathematical-pillars-of-post-quantum-cryptography/

13/02/2026

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:
👉 https://hlff-jobs.softgarden.io/job/62819099?l=de

Wir suchen: Koordinator:in / Sachbearbeiter:in Young Researchers Relations (m/w/d) (Vollzeit) • Bergheimer Str. 147/gebäude c, 69115 Heidelberg, Deutschland