Nevalinna Prize

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The Nevanlinna Prize was a prestigious international award, given every four years alongside the Fields Medal, for outstanding contributions to the mathematical aspects of information science.

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instanceOf international award
mathematics award
quadrennial award
scientific award
awardCycle coincides with the International Congress of Mathematicians
awardedAlongside Fields Medal
awardedAt International Congress of Mathematicians opening ceremony
awardedFor outstanding contributions to mathematical aspects of computer science
outstanding contributions to the mathematical aspects of information science
awardingBody International Mathematical Union
ceremonyLocation International Congress of Mathematicians
countryOfOrigin Finland
discipline computer science
eligibility living mathematicians
researchers in mathematical aspects of information science
field computational complexity theory
discrete mathematics
information theory
mathematical aspects of information science
mathematics
scientific computing
theoretical computer science
firstAwarded 1982
frequency every four years
inception 1982
includes gold medal
lastAwarded 2018
monetaryAward cash prize
namedAfter Rolf Nevanlinna
namedInLanguage Rolf Nevanlinna Prize
notableCharacteristic awarded for work at the interface of mathematics and computer science
considered one of the highest honors in theoretical computer science
organizer International Mathematical Union Executive Committee
presentedBy International Mathematical Union
replacedBy Abacus Medal
surface form: IMU Abacus Medal
selectionProcess committee of experts appointed by the International Mathematical Union
sponsor Finnish Academy of Science and Letters
Finnish government
University of Helsinki
status discontinued
timePeriod early 21st century
late 20th century

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Robert Tarjan awardReceived Nevalinna Prize