The application process for the 12th Heidelberg Laureate Forum has begun!

Young researchers in mathematics and computer science from all over the world can apply for one of the 200 exclusive spots to participate in the Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF), an annual networking conference. The HLF offers all accepted young researchers the unique opportunity to interact with the laureates of the most prestigious prizes in the fields of mathematics and computer science. Traditionally, the recipients of the Abel Prize, the ACM A.M. Turing Award, the ACM Prize in Computing, the Fields Medal, the IMU Abacus Medal and the Nevanlinna Prize engage in cross-generational scientific dialogue with young researchers in Heidelberg, Germany.

A research team has introduced a cutting-edge deep learning model, AAUConvNeXt, for precise and efficient detection of rice lodging, a critical agricultural challenge that impacts yield prediction and disaster management.

Two quantum information theorists at the University of Sydney have solved a decades-old problem that will free up quantum computing power.

A recent study by researchers from CSIRO and the University of Melbourne has made progress in quantum machine learning, a field aimed at using quantum advantage to outperform classical machine learning. Their work demonstrates that quantum circuits for data encoding in quantum machine learning can be greatly simplified without compromising accuracy or robustness. This research was published Sept.12 in Intelligent Computing, a Science Partner Journal.

Lehigh University researcher Yu Yang, an assistant professor of computer science and engineering, recently received a grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a model that can estimate and predict how people move within cities, which could better inform applications ranging from public health policy to transportation and urban planning. The research team includes Lehigh collaborators Lichao Sun, an assistant professor of computer science and engineering, and Yue Yu, a professor of applied mathematics in Lehigh’s College of Arts and Sciences.