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
Sanjeev Arora: Will There Be a Superhuman AI Mathematician?
Vinton Gray Cerf: Digital Vellum
David Silver: Era of Experience
Madhu Sudan: Quality Control in Sublinear Time
Richard S. Sutton: The Future of Artificial Intelligence
The 12th Heidelberg Laureate Forum took place from September 14–19, 2025. #HLF25
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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