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Spark sessions are blocks that include several short plenary "Spark Talks" (15-20 minutes) by laureates. Here they give insights into their current research projects, discuss their work and spark inspiration for new ideas and problem-solving approaches.
Moderator: Tom Crawford
Martin Hairer: Taming Infinities
Andrei Okounkov: Partitions
Robert Endre Tarjan: Sorting Using Partial Information
Ken Thompson: A Technical Solution to an Everyday Problem
The 11th Heidelberg Laureate Forum took place from September 22–27, 2024. #HLF24
The Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF) is an annual networking conference where 200 carefully selected young researchers in mathematics and computer science spend a week interacting with the laureates of the most prestigious awards in their disciplines: the Abel Prize, ACM A.M. Turing Award, ACM Prize in Computing, Fields Medal, IMU Abacus Medal and Nevanlinna Prize.
The opinions expressed in the videos do not necessarily reflect the views of the Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation or any other person or associated institution involved in the making and distribution of these videos.
More information on the Heidelberg Laureate Forum: heidelberg-laureate-forum.org
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Spark sessions are blocks that include several short plenary "Spark Talks" (15-20 minutes) by laureates. Here they give insights into their current research projects, discuss their work and spark inspiration for new ideas and problem-solving approaches.
Moderator: Tom Crawford
Martin Hairer: Taming Infinities
Andrei Okounkov: Partitions
Robert Endre Tarjan: Sorting Using Partial Information
Ken Thompson: A Technical Solution to an Everyday Problem
The 11th Heidelberg Laureate Forum took place from September 22–27, 2024. #HLF24
The Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF) is an annual networking conference where 200 carefully selected young researchers in mathematics and computer science spend a week interacting with the laureates of the most prestigious awards in their disciplines: the Abel Prize, ACM A.M. Turing Award, ACM Prize in Computing, Fields Medal, IMU Abacus Medal and Nevanlinna Prize.
The opinions expressed in the videos do not necessarily reflect the views of the Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation or any other person or associated institution involved in the making and distribution of these videos.
More information on the Heidelberg Laureate Forum: heidelberg-laureate-forum.org
Follow us on social media!
Blog: scilogs.spektrum.de/hlf
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/heidelberg-laureate-forum-foundation
X/Twitter: twitter.com/HLForum
Instagram: instagram.com/hlforum
Facebook: facebook.com/HeidelbergLaureateForum
