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
🔢 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
#HLF26 #Heidelberg #HLForum
The program for #HLF26 is slowly taking shape. 🎉
This year, the scientific program is being shaped with the help of our two new Co-Chairs of the Scientific Committee, Prof. Dr. Jessica Fintzen and Prof. Dr. Albrecht Schmidt.
Find out more:
👉 www.newsroom.hlf-foundation.org/news/article...
🌌 Due to modern computing, we are no longer limited to observing the world in 3D. We can go beyond what we can see and gain a new and deep understanding in many areas.
This week at the HLFF Blog, Benjamin Skuse explores that topic further:
👉 scilogs.spektrum.de/hlf/how-high...
#HLF26 #Heidelberg
ACM mourns the loss of former CEO and President Vicki L. Hanson.
Vicki was a pioneer in accessibility research and a tireless advocate for inclusion in computing. From her over 25 years as a volunteer to her leadership as CEO, her impact on our community is immeasurable. She will be greatly missed.
Leslie Lamport and Vinton Gray Cerf singing karaoke while being interviewed.
Have you already seen Leslie Lamport and Vinton Gray Cerf singing karaoke? 🎤
Watch this and many other highlights of the 12th HLF:
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_Cj...
Still unsure? Here is your sign to take the step and apply for #HLF26.
👉 application.heidelberg-laureate-forum.org/site/index.php
Bridges with Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) implementation, as designed by Radia Perlman, in a local area network (LAN). Text: New blog post. The tree the internet grows on.
Previously in our “Internet Chronicles” series, we watched Tim Berners-Lee knit the world together with the Web.
💡 But the internet needed a way to grow sustainably. That’s when a "tree" entered the stage.
Learn more in this newest blog article by Andrei Mihai:
👉 scilogs.spektrum.de/hlf/?p=14071
💡 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
#HLForum #Heidelberg #Mathematics
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
Illustrative graphic with text: Happy new year 2026.
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!
#HLF26 #HLForum #Heidelberg #HappyNewYear
💡 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
💡 Mathematics is the research field that most likely could be automated. So, what will be left for humans to do?
Check out the analysis of the panel discussions on the topic at #HLF25 by George Musser:
👉 scilogs.spektrum.de/hlf/when-ai-...
Grafik mit Text: AlumNode Annual Get-Together, Highlights of 2025, Thursday, December 11, 2025, 4-5 pm (CET)
Join this Thursday for the final AlumNode event of 2025! ✨
Register now:
👉 alumnode.org/login/?next=...
Chinasa T. Okolo at the 12th HLF.
💡We are happy to highlight one of many brilliant young researchers who attended the #HLF25.
Chinasa T. Okolo is an internationally acknowledged researcher, strategist, and policy advisor on AI governance. She has been recognized by TIME and Forbes 30 Under 30.
Glad to be part of your journey. ✨
💡 Demian Nahuel Goos was awarded this year's mathematics media prize by the DMV.
Learn about his „Intercultural Science-Art Project“, which he exhibited at #HLF25:
🎨👉 demian-goos.de/isap-2025-12...
We would like to congratulate and thank Demian for the wonderful collaboration! ✨
💡 125 years ago, revered German mathematician David Hilbert listed 23 problems he felt were worthy challenges to focus on for the next century. To date just 10 are generally accepted as resolved.
Find out more in the new article by Benjamin Skuse:
👉 scilogs.spektrum.de/hlf/hilberts...
🚀 Young Researchers: Apply for the 13th Heidelberg Laureate Forum @hlforum.bsky.social !
Join 200 top minds in math and computer science to meet Turing Award and Fields Medal laureates in Heidelberg, Germany.
When: Sept 13–18, 2026
Apply by Feb 11, 2026
Learn more here: buff.ly/MHdYBQI
Did you spot me!
I was selected as a Young Researcher to this prestigious scientific gathering during my PhD and also while a Postdoc. This year thrilled to meet so many alum whom I met over the years in Germany and also enjoyed conducting workshops to Young Researchers.
🔀 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
❓ 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
