Each year, the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM (opens in new tab)) presents the A.M. Turing Award (opens in new tab), widely considered the “Nobel Prize of computer science.” As ACM’s European chairman, I had the privilege of signing an agreement that will extend the influence of Turing Award recipients in the years ahead. The agreement established the Heidelberg Laureate Forum, which will bring together Turing Award recipients and winners of the Abel Prize and Fields Medal, regarded as the most prestigious honors in mathematics, for an annual meeting with a select group of highly talented young researchers.
The agreement about the establishment of the Heidelberg Laureate Forum was signed by the parties involved at the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters on May 22, 2012. Pictured left to right, seated: Dr. Fabrizio Gagliardi, Professor Ingrid Daubechies, and Professor Øivind Andersen. Standing: Professor Nils Chr. Stenseth, Dr. Klaus Tschira, and H.E. Germany Ambassador Detlev Rünger. (Photo: Eirik Furu Baardsen)
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The first meeting of the Heidelberg Laureate Forum will take place in September 2013, and it promises to be a stimulating venue for new ideas. As Klaus Tschira, the head of the eponymous Klaus Tschira Foundation (opens in new tab) (one of the organizations behind the forum) has observed, “Meeting with the scientific leaders of mathematics and computer science will be extremely inspiring and encouraging for the young scientists.”
I’m very enthusiastic about this new forum because the relationships and interactions that can develop among the participants will benefit both the new generation of researchers and ACM Turing recipients. They will have the ability to share ideas, insights, and experiences through formal sessions and informal discussions, which are essential elements in the collaboration process that sustains research in computing science.
Microsoft Research is proud of our long-time links with ACM and of the many Microsoft researchers who are ACM fellows and award recipients. We are excited about the new forum and look forward to working with ACM and other organizations to promote the next generation of computer scientists.
—Fabrizio Gagliardi (opens in new tab), Director, Microsoft Research Connections EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa)
Learn More
- Heidelberg Laureate Forum established (opens in new tab)
- ACM Turing Award Laureates to Join Forum that Strengthens Foundations of Technology (opens in new tab)
- Klaus Tschira Foundation (opens in new tab) (German language website)
- Microsoft Research Connections, Europe and Russia (opens in new tab)
- Microsoft Research Connections, Africa and the Middle East (opens in new tab)