🏅 Awarded this year’s IMU Abacus Medal, Iranian computer scientist Shayan Oveis Gharan’s work on the travelling salesperson problem (TSP) is particularly notable. Find out more in the new post on the HLFF Blog by Benjamin Skuse. 👉 scilogs.spektrum.de/hlf/no-short...

No Shortcuts in the Travelling Salesperson Problem - Heidelberg Laureate Forum - SciLogs - Wissenschaftsblogs

Shayan Oveis Gharan discusses the ‘polynomial paradigm’ and how he has used it as powerful algebraic machinery to make progress on hard combinatorial optimisation conundrums, most notably the classic ...

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💥 In the second part of our VLOG@HLF26, we dive into one of the hottest topics in mathematics right now: the role of AI in maths. We talk to two of this year's Fields Medallists, Yu Deng and Jacob Tsimerman, and other member of this year's panel. Watch it now! 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi_W...

VLOG@HLF26 PART TWO

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❔ AI can be extremely useful, but can we make it safe for us humans? 🤖 Last week, at the Spark Session at #HLF26, Torsten Hoefler and Jacob Tsimerman approached that possibility from opposite directions. Read the full story by Andrei Mihai on the HLFF Blog. 👉 scilogs.spektrum.de/hlf/can-we-t...

Can We Turn AI Into Scientists? And Most Importantly, Can We Make Them Safe? - Heidelberg Laureate Forum - SciLogs - Wissenschaftsblogs

These are two of the most pressing questions in science at the moment.

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Spannende Vorträge, Poster-Sessions und Podiumsdiskussionen, eine Bootstour und viel Networking – das war das #HLF2026 Auch in diesem Jahr unterstützte die #CZS die Teilnahme von 30 jungen Wissenschaftler:innen am @hlforum.bsky.social. #Danke an Ailsa Robertson für die Bild-Impressionen.

How to summarise the @hlforum.bsky.social‬? How about making 300 new friends over a week of academic learning, debate, and enthusiasm. A true honour to be invited back each year <3 Swipe to see selfies with some of the greatest minds in Mathematics and Computer Science…

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Plus at the 2026 Heidelberg Laureate Forum

This week we're at the HLF with some of the greatest minds in maths!

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Yu Deng - 2026 Fields Medal - and Dennis Sullivan - 2022 Abel Prize @hlforum.bsky.social. Fascinating conversations with two of the brightest minds in Mathematics - coming soon to the Tom Rocks Maths YouTube channel :)

We're at the @hlforum.bsky.social again! The week-long event is about connecting young researchers from around the world with winners of the big prizes in #maths and #computerscience You can find out what it's like in our vlog youtu.be/-C83z5r45DE?...

VLOG@HLF26 PART ONE

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Currently, several hundred young researchers are meeting with leading researchers in the field of #Mathematics and #ComputerScience at the Heidelberg Laureate Forum, organized by the @hlforum.bsky.social. The #CZS supports the participation of 30 young scientists with an #AbbeGrant scholarship.

SO much fun to visit Kurpfalz Internat Gymnasium this week whilst in Heidelberg @hlforum.bsky.social. Thank you to all of the students for being such great sports and to everyone that asked me to sign their calculators - you’re the best <3

In a list of things you didn't know you needed, can we suggest Vint Cerf and Leslie Lamport singing Gilbert and Sullivan @hlforum.bsky.social? Who knows what will be sung this year at #HLF2026?! youtu.be/o_Cjg9x4yfA?...

12th HLF Highlights

Here’s a highlight that provides a glimpse into the 12th Heidelberg Laureate Forum, which took place from September 14–19, 2025. #HLF25 An accessible version of this video is available here:…

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this was fun! @thoefler.bsky.social and me talked about... the current state of AI, where it might be heading, his journey through academia, and his advice for young researchers.. (and games 🎮 :) Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0Rq... fresh from #hlf26 @hlforum.bsky.social

Torsten Hoefler - On AI, Academic Career Advices, Games, SPCL @LaureateForum | with Johanna Pirker

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A strong EMS presence at #HLF26 in Heidelberg this week. We wish all laureates and young researchers a rewarding week of exchange and new connections. @hlforum.bsky.social

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The 13th Heidelberg Laureate Forum is underway! #HLF26 Representing the EMS in Heidelberg: Apostolos Damialis, Helge Holden, Jorge Buescu & Alain Valette. A selection of EMS books is also on display and will go to young researchers at the end of the Forum. 📚 @hlforum.bsky.social

Such a pleasure to not only be back in Heidelberg for the @hlforum.bsky.social, but also to be asked to host the Opening Ceremony to kick-off a week of learning with the greatest minds in Mathematics and Computer Science. More to follow over the next 7 days - including the usual Laureate selfies :)

💥 Just one more day until #HLF256! There are plenty of options to follow the eventful week – some of them even in real time. 💡 On our YouTube channel, most sessions of the scientific program will be streamed. You’ll also find our VLOG@HLF26 there: www.youtube.com/@LaureateForum

Looking forward to an exciting week with you guys! ✨

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We have arrived at the #HLF26!!! Looking forward to lots of #maths #computerscience, excitement and fun! @hlforum.bsky.social

🎊 Finally, the registration started! Sarah, Anna, Cleo, Katerina and the whole HLFF team can’t wait to welcome everybody to Heidelberg! ✨ #HLF26 #HLForum #Heidelberg #Mathematics #ComputerScience

✨ Check out the upcoming public talk by this year’s ACM A.M. Turing Award recipient Gilles Brassard, organized by the HLFF in cooperation with the “Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut Heidelberg” (DAI). More information and registration: 👉 www.heidelberg-mains.org/en/events/pu...

Enjoy the last segment of our VLOG@HLF25. 💡 Learn about science integrity, the importance of dialogue in research and meet Amanda Randles: she attended the first HLF in 2013 and returned to #HLF25 as the first young researcher to become a laureate! Get inspired 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKjX...

VLOG@HLF25 PART FOUR

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💥 Check out the new HLFF Spotlight on Jessica Fintzen, Scientific Co-Chair (Mathematics) of the Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation, who was instrumental in shaping #HLF26's scientific program! Find out more: 👉 www.newsroom.hlf-foundation.org/media-librar...

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HLFF Spotlight – 13th HLF

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💥 Check out the new HLFF Spotlight on Albrecht Schmidt, Scientific Co-Chair (Computer Science) of the Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation. Find out more about him, his passion for computer science and his thoughts on this year’s HLF: 👉 www.newsroom.hlf-foundation.org/media-librar...

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HLFF Spotlight – 13th HLF

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Next week we will be attending the @hlforum.bsky.social. It's one of our favourite events of the year, bringing together some of the biggest names in maths with hundreds of young researchers. While we pack, we've been reminiscing about last year... plus.maths.org/plus-heidelb... #HLF26 #HLForum

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Every year in September the German city of Heidelberg hosts the Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF). It's an amazing experience — around 200 young researchers from around the world meet with the…

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💥 Two more days until #HLF26! We are already preparing and impatiently waiting for your arrival tomorrow! Very much looking forward to meeting you all! ✨ #HLForum #Heidelberg #Mathematics #ComputerScience

💥 Only three more days until #HLF26 kicks off! It is about time for us to move our offices to our main venue, Heidelberg University. We can’t wait to welcome all 200 of this year’s young researchers there on Saturday! ✨ Until then, we wish you a safe and pleasant journey to Heidelberg!

💥 We are proud to announce that this year’s IMU Abacus Medal recipient, Shayan Oveis Gharan, will be joining us at #HLF26 and giving a lecture. If you’d like to learn more about him, enjoy this short introduction by the Simons Foundation. 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycN2...

2026 Abacus Medal: Shayan Oveis Gharan

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💥 In the panel “AI in Mathematical Research” at #HLF26, experts from around the globe will unpack the implications of increasingly capable AI models that are likely to reshape the discipline. Curious about our panelists? 👉 www.heidelberg-laureate-forum.org/forum/13th-h...

🎓 At #HLF26, this year’s ACM A.M. Turing Award recipients Bennett and Brassard will give a lecture on “The Quantum Information Revolution from Wiesner to Turing”, where they discuss the history of quantum information. Find out more: 👉 www.heidelberg-laureate-forum.org/forum/13th-h...

📸 Revisit #HLF25 with us and enjoy part three of our VLOG@HLF25 featuring voices on the hot topic panel, the Bavarian evening and a boat trip down the Neckar river. Watch now! 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxVD... #HLF26 #HLForum #Heidelberg #Mathematics #ComputerScience

VLOG@HLF25 PART THREE

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Have you ever wondered whether you should stay in research? ✨ In the panel “Careers in Academia, Industry, Start-Ups, and Beyond” at #HLF26, professionals explore diverse career paths. Get to know the panelists 👉 www.heidelberg-laureate-forum.org/forum/13th-h...

📢 Calling all young researchers coming to the #HLF26: The registration for the Master Classes and Workshops for young researchers opened last week! Let us know which ones you’ve chosen, and why! 😍 #HLForum #Heidelberg #Mathematics #ComputerScience