Spark Session | September 24

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.
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