I‘ve been blogging for the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) for over four years, but I‘ve never actually written in first person. So, hello. I’m Helen Wright, a biologist by training, but I’ve been working in computer science and science policy for over six years. I’m passionate about science communication and informing the scientific community about computing and how it can impact national priorities, cool research, and upcoming events. This fall, I’ve been given the unique opportunity to be a part of the upcoming Heidelberg Laureate Forum’s (HLF) international blog team.
The Heidelberg Laureate Forum is an annual event held in Heidelberg Germany. Currently, in its 6th year, the HLF is where young scholars in computer science (CS) and mathematics come to meet “the laureates,” winners of the greatest awards in CS and mathematics, including the ACM A.M. Turing Award and ACM Prize in Computing. Most of the events related to the forum are accessible worldwide via live streams and after the event as recordings in a media archive.
My goal is to write about the computer science presentations and share the conversations that I have with the laureates and young researchers with you. I’ll also let you know when relevant sessions in CS are being live-streamed so you can hopefully participate, too. Learn more about the HLF here. Please stay tuned to the blog next week!
