A bottom-up approach for mathematics and computer science.

The 13th Heidelberg Laureate Forum introduced the Un-Conference, a participant-led, dialogue-driven session format that empowered all attendees at the Forum to acknowledge and discuss the topics most pressing to them in mathematics and computer science.

Young researchers had the opportunity throughout the week to pitch topics, with 12 of the most popular being chosen for discussion groups. Much of the focus gravitated towards AI: its impact on the fields themselves, implications for career trajectories, acquiring new soft skills to adjust to a new environment beset by AI use, or simply dealing with the ubiquitous challenges presented by AI’s consequences.

This week on the HLFF Blog, Ben Skuse gives an inside look into how one such session played out: Unpacking the Un-Conference 

Caption: Topic Board for the Un-Conference during the 13th Heidelberg Laureate Forum.

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