Fulkerson Prize
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The Fulkerson Prize is a prestigious mathematics award given for outstanding papers in discrete mathematics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fulkerson Prize canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5429792 — 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: Fulkerson Prize Context triple: [Richard Karp, awardReceived, Fulkerson Prize]
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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.
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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C.
Paris Kanellakis Theory and Practice Award
The Paris Kanellakis Theory and Practice Award is an ACM honor recognizing theoretical computer science achievements that have had a significant and demonstrable impact on practical computing.
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D.
Lester R. Ford Award
The Lester R. Ford Award is a prestigious prize given by the Mathematical Association of America for outstanding expository writing in mathematics.
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E.
Gödel Prize
The Gödel Prize is a prestigious annual award in theoretical computer science recognizing outstanding papers in the field of computational complexity and related areas.
- 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: Fulkerson Prize Target entity description: The Fulkerson Prize is a prestigious mathematics award given for outstanding papers in discrete mathematics.
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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.
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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C.
Paris Kanellakis Theory and Practice Award
The Paris Kanellakis Theory and Practice Award is an ACM honor recognizing theoretical computer science achievements that have had a significant and demonstrable impact on practical computing.
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D.
Lester R. Ford Award
The Lester R. Ford Award is a prestigious prize given by the Mathematical Association of America for outstanding expository writing in mathematics.
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E.
Gödel Prize
The Gödel Prize is a prestigious annual award in theoretical computer science recognizing outstanding papers in the field of computational complexity and related areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mathematics award ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization |
American Mathematical Society
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mathematical Optimization Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
outstanding papers in discrete mathematics
ⓘ
outstanding papers in discrete mathematics of exceptional quality ⓘ |
| awardType | triennial prize ⓘ |
| category |
combinatorics prize
ⓘ
discrete mathematics prize ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| discipline | mathematics ⓘ |
| eligibilityCondition |
paper must have been published during the four calendar years preceding the award year
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paper must have been published in a recognized journal ⓘ |
| eligibleWorkField |
combinatorial optimization
ⓘ
discrete mathematics ⓘ |
| eligibleWorkType | research paper ⓘ |
| field |
combinatorial optimization
ⓘ
discrete mathematics ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1979 ⓘ |
| frequency | every three years ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasShortName | Fulkerson Prize in Discrete Mathematics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honors | Delbert Ray Fulkerson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1979 ⓘ |
| maximumNumberOfRecipientsPerAward | three ⓘ |
| monetaryValue | 1500 US dollars ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Delbert Ray Fulkerson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedInHonorOf | Delbert Ray Fulkerson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Alexander Schrijver
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
László Lovász NERFINISHED ⓘ Maria Chudnovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Neil Robertson NERFINISHED ⓘ Noga Alon NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Seymour NERFINISHED ⓘ Éva Tardos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://www.mathopt.org/?nav=fulkerson ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
American Mathematical Society
NERFINISHED
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Mathematical Optimization Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | committee of experts in discrete mathematics ⓘ |
| sponsor |
American Mathematical Society
NERFINISHED
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Mathematical Optimization Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| typicalAnnouncementVenue | major conferences in discrete mathematics or optimization ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Fulkerson Prize Description of subject: The Fulkerson Prize is a prestigious mathematics award given for outstanding papers in discrete mathematics.
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