Dijkstra Prize (named in his honor)
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academic award
computer science award
distributed computing award
theoretical computer science award
The Dijkstra Prize is a prestigious annual award in theoretical computer science that honors outstanding papers on distributed computing, named after pioneering computer scientist Edsger W. Dijkstra.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dijkstra Prize (named in his honor) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T636118 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dijkstra Prize (named in his honor) Context triple: [Edsger W. Dijkstra, awardReceived, Dijkstra Prize (named in his honor)]
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A.
Bellman Prize
The Bellman Prize is a prestigious Swedish literary award, named after poet Carl Michael Bellman, that honors outstanding achievements in poetry.
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B.
Ackermann–Teubner Memorial Award
The Ackermann–Teubner Memorial Award is a prestigious mathematics prize historically awarded for outstanding contributions to mathematical research, notably received by Emmy Noether.
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C.
Donald E. Knuth Prize
The Donald E. Knuth Prize is a prestigious annual award in theoretical computer science recognizing outstanding contributions to the foundations of computer science.
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D.
IEEE John von Neumann Medal
The IEEE John von Neumann Medal is a prestigious technical award presented by the IEEE for outstanding achievements in computer-related science and technology.
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E.
Draper Prize
The Draper Prize is a prestigious international engineering award presented by the National Academy of Engineering to honor outstanding achievements that have significantly benefited society.
- 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: Dijkstra Prize (named in his honor) Target entity description: The Dijkstra Prize is a prestigious annual award in theoretical computer science that honors outstanding papers on distributed computing, named after pioneering computer scientist Edsger W. Dijkstra.
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A.
Bellman Prize
The Bellman Prize is a prestigious Swedish literary award, named after poet Carl Michael Bellman, that honors outstanding achievements in poetry.
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B.
Ackermann–Teubner Memorial Award
The Ackermann–Teubner Memorial Award is a prestigious mathematics prize historically awarded for outstanding contributions to mathematical research, notably received by Emmy Noether.
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C.
Donald E. Knuth Prize
The Donald E. Knuth Prize is a prestigious annual award in theoretical computer science recognizing outstanding contributions to the foundations of computer science.
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D.
IEEE John von Neumann Medal
The IEEE John von Neumann Medal is a prestigious technical award presented by the IEEE for outstanding achievements in computer-related science and technology.
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E.
Draper Prize
The Draper Prize is a prestigious international engineering award presented by the National Academy of Engineering to honor outstanding achievements that have significantly benefited society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic award
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computer science award ⓘ distributed computing award ⓘ theoretical computer science award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dijkstra Prize in Distributed Computing
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surface form:
Edsger W. Dijkstra Prize in Distributed Computing
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| awardFor |
outstanding papers on distributed computing
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papers with long-lasting impact on distributed computing ⓘ |
| category | science and technology award ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discipline | computer science ⓘ |
| field |
distributed computing
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theoretical computer science ⓘ |
| fieldOfHonor |
concurrency and synchronization
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consensus and agreement protocols ⓘ distributed algorithms ⓘ distributed computability and complexity ⓘ fault-tolerant distributed systems ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 2000 ⓘ |
| formerName |
Dijkstra Prize in Distributed Computing
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surface form:
PODC Influential-Paper Award
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| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| honors | influential research in distributed computing ⓘ |
| inception | 2000 ⓘ |
| monetaryAward | 1000 USD ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Edsger W. Dijkstra ⓘ |
| namedForContributionArea | foundational work in programming and distributed computing by Edsger W. Dijkstra ⓘ |
| namedInHonorOf | Edsger W. Dijkstra ⓘ |
| notableAspect |
jointly sponsored by ACM SIGACT, ACM SIGOPS, and EATCS
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recognizes work with at least a decade of perspective ⓘ |
| organizer |
DISC Steering Committee
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ACM PODC ⓘ
surface form:
PODC Steering Committee
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| paperEligibility | paper published at least 10 years before award year ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
ACM PODC
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surface form:
ACM Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing
EATCS International Symposium on Distributed Computing ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
influence on the theory or practice of distributed computing
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originality of contribution ⓘ significant and lasting scientific impact ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy |
SIGACT
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surface form:
ACM Special Interest Group on Algorithms and Computation Theory
SIGOPS ⓘ
surface form:
ACM Special Interest Group on Operating Systems
European Association for Theoretical Computer Science ⓘ |
| typicalRecipient | authors of a single influential paper ⓘ |
| website | https://www.podc-disc.org/dijkstra/ ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Dijkstra Prize (named in his honor) Description of subject: The Dijkstra Prize is a prestigious annual award in theoretical computer science that honors outstanding papers on distributed computing, named after pioneering computer scientist Edsger W. Dijkstra.
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