J.H. Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software
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The J.H. Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software is a prestigious award recognizing outstanding contributions to the design and implementation of innovative numerical software in computational science and engineering.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| J.H. Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software canonical | 1 |
| SIAM James H. Wilkinson Prize in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J.H. Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software Context triple: [Marcus Hutter, awardReceived, J.H. Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software]
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A.
Leroy P. Steele Prize
The Leroy P. Steele Prize is a prestigious American Mathematical Society award recognizing outstanding research and expository writing in mathematics.
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B.
SIAM W. T. and Idalia Reid Prize
The SIAM W. T. and Idalia Reid Prize is a major award of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics recognizing outstanding research contributions in differential equations and control theory.
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C.
Blaise Pascal Medal in Computer Science
The Blaise Pascal Medal in Computer Science is a prestigious European scientific award recognizing outstanding contributions and leadership in the field of computer science.
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D.
Gauss-Newton Medal
The Gauss-Newton Medal is a prestigious scientific award recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of computational mechanics.
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E.
Augusta Ada Lovelace Award
The Augusta Ada Lovelace Award is a prestigious honor recognizing outstanding contributions by women in computing and technology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J.H. Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software Target entity description: The J.H. Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software is a prestigious award recognizing outstanding contributions to the design and implementation of innovative numerical software in computational science and engineering.
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A.
Leroy P. Steele Prize
The Leroy P. Steele Prize is a prestigious American Mathematical Society award recognizing outstanding research and expository writing in mathematics.
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B.
SIAM W. T. and Idalia Reid Prize
The SIAM W. T. and Idalia Reid Prize is a major award of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics recognizing outstanding research contributions in differential equations and control theory.
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C.
Blaise Pascal Medal in Computer Science
The Blaise Pascal Medal in Computer Science is a prestigious European scientific award recognizing outstanding contributions and leadership in the field of computer science.
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D.
Gauss-Newton Medal
The Gauss-Newton Medal is a prestigious scientific award recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of computational mechanics.
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E.
Augusta Ada Lovelace Award
The Augusta Ada Lovelace Award is a prestigious honor recognizing outstanding contributions by women in computing and technology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
numerical analysis award
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scientific award ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
ACM Special Interest Group on Algorithms and Computation Theory
NERFINISHED
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SIAM Activity Group on Linear Algebra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criterion |
impact on computational science and engineering
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innovation in numerical algorithms implementation ⓘ quality of software design ⓘ reliability of numerical software ⓘ usability of numerical software ⓘ |
| domain |
engineering computing software
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scientific computing software ⓘ |
| eligibility | developers of numerical software ⓘ |
| field |
computational engineering
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computational science ⓘ numerical analysis ⓘ scientific computing ⓘ |
| frequency | every four years ⓘ |
| honours |
contributions to numerical software design
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contributions to numerical software implementation ⓘ |
| inception | 1991 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James Hardy Wilkinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfterFullName | James Hardy Wilkinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedForOccupation | numerical analyst ⓘ |
| purpose |
to encourage innovative software in numerical analysis
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to recognize outstanding contributions to numerical software ⓘ |
| sponsor |
ACM
NERFINISHED
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IEEE Computer Society NERFINISHED ⓘ SIAM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | https://www.siam.org/prizes-recognition/major-prizes-lectures/detail/j-h-wilkinson-prize-for-numerical-software NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: J.H. Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software Description of subject: The J.H. Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software is a prestigious award recognizing outstanding contributions to the design and implementation of innovative numerical software in computational science and engineering.
Referenced by (2)
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SIAM James H. Wilkinson Prize in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing