J.H. Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software

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numerical analysis award scientific award

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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J.H. Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software canonical	2
SIAM James H. Wilkinson Prize in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing	1
https://www.siam.org/prizes-recognition/major-prizes-lectures/detail/j-h-wilkinson-prize-for-numerical-software	1

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Context triple: [Marcus Hutter, awardReceived, J.H. Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software]

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.
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.
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.
D. Gauss-Newton Medal
The Gauss-Newton Medal is a prestigious scientific award recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of computational mechanics.
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.

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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.

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.
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.
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.
D. Gauss-Newton Medal
The Gauss-Newton Medal is a prestigious scientific award recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of computational mechanics.
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

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	numerical analysis award ⓘ scientific award ⓘ
associatedWith	ACM Special Interest Group on Algorithms and Computation Theory ⓘ linked to: SIGACT SIAM Activity Group on Linear Algebra ⓘ linked to: SIAM
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
criterion	impact on computational science and engineering ⓘ innovation in numerical algorithms implementation ⓘ quality of software design ⓘ reliability of numerical software ⓘ usability of numerical software ⓘ
domain	engineering computing software ⓘ scientific computing software ⓘ
eligibility	developers of numerical software ⓘ
field	computational engineering ⓘ computational science ⓘ numerical analysis ⓘ scientific computing ⓘ
frequency	every four years ⓘ
honours	contributions to numerical software design ⓘ contributions to numerical software implementation ⓘ
inception	1991 ⓘ
namedAfter	James Hardy Wilkinson ⓘ
namedAfterFullName	James Hardy Wilkinson ⓘ
namedForOccupation	numerical analyst ⓘ
purpose	to encourage innovative software in numerical analysis ⓘ to recognize outstanding contributions to numerical software ⓘ
sponsor	ACM ⓘ IEEE Computer Society ⓘ SIAM ⓘ
website	https://www.siam.org/prizes-recognition/major-prizes-lectures/detail/j-h-wilkinson-prize-for-numerical-software ⓘ linked to: J.H. Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software

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Marcus Hutter → awardReceived → J.H. Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software ⓘ

Bjorn Engquist → awardReceived → SIAM James H. Wilkinson Prize in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing ⓘ

linked to: J.H. Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software

J.H. Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software → website → https://www.siam.org/prizes-recognition/major-prizes-lectures/detail/j-h-wilkinson-prize-for-numerical-software ⓘ

linked to: J.H. Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software

Viral Shah → awardReceived → J.H. Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software ⓘ

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