[R-pkg-devel] SIAM Wilkinson prize

[Avraham Adler]

Seems as if it is restricted to people with PhDs.

Avi

On Fri, May 18, 2018 at 1:13 PM J C Nash <profjcnash at gmail.com> wrote:

> It occurs to me that there could be packages developed by early career R
> developers that might fit
> this prize which is considered quite prestigious (not to mention the cash)
> in the numerical methods community.
> It is also likely that people may not be aware of the award in the R
> community.
>
> Cheers, JN
>
>
>
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> Subject:        [SIAM-OPT] June 1 Entry Deadline - James H. Wilkinson
> Prize for Numerical Software
> Date:   Thu, 17 May 2018 14:22:41 +0000
> From:   SIAM Prize Program <prizeadmin at siam.org>
> CC:     Optimization SIAG mailing list <siam-opt at siam.org>
>
>
>
> James H. Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software
>
> *cid:image001.png at 01D29F3D.6ECC9B50* <
> https://siam2019.secure-platform.com/a/solicitations/home/5>
>
> The deadline is June 1 for entries for the James H. Wilkinson Prize for
> Numerical Software
> <http://www.siam.org/prizes/nominations/nom_wilkinson_ns.php>. We are
> looking for submissions of high-quality numerical
> software from early career teams. If you or your team are developing
> numerical software for scientific computing, act as
> a nominator and enter your software for the prize. To submit an entry, you
> first need to create an account at the SIAM
> Prize Portal. Click on the “Submit” button above to start the process.
>
> The James H. Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software is awarded every four
> years to the authors of an outstanding piece
> of numerical software. The prize is awarded for an entry that best
> addresses all phases of the preparation of
> high-quality numerical software. It is intended to recognize innovative
> software in scientific computing and to
> encourage researchers in the earlier stages of their career.
>
> SIAM will award the Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software at the SIAM
> Conference on Computational Science and
> Engineering (CSE19). The award will consist of $3,000 and a plaque. As
> part of the award, the recipient(s) will be
> expected to present a lecture at the conference.
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> *Eligibility Criteria:*
>
> Selection will be based on: clarity of the software implementation and
> documentation, importance of the application(s)
> addressed by the software; portability, reliability, efficiency, and
> usability of the software implementation; clarity
> and depth of analysis of the algorithms and the software in the
> accompanying paper; and quality of the test software.
>
> Candidates must have worked in mathematics or science for at most 12 years
> (full time equivalent) after receiving their
> PhD as of January 1 of the award year, allowing for breaks in continuity.
> The prize committee can make exceptions, if in
> their opinion the candidate is at an equivalent stage in their career.
>
> For the 2019 award, a candidate must have received their PhD no earlier
> than January 1, 2007.
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> *Entry Deadline:*
>
> *June 1, 2018*
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> *Required Materials:*
>
> ·         CVs of the authors of the software, at most two pages per author
> (PDF)
>
> ·         A two-page summary of the main features of the algorithm and
> software implementation (PDF)
>
> ·         A paper describing the algorithm and the software implementation
> (PDF)
>
> ·         Open source software written in a widely available high-level
> programming language. The software should be
> submitted in a gzipped .tar archive with a README file describing the
> contents of the archive. Each submission should
> include documentation, examples of the use of the software, a test
> program, and scripts for executing the test programs.
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
> *Previous recipients:*
>
>
>
> Previous recipients of the James H. Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software
> are:
>
>
>
> *2015*Patrick Farrell, Simon Funke, David Ham, and Marie Rognes for
> dolfin-adjoint
> *2011 *Andreas Waechter and Carl Laird for IPOPT
>
> *2007 *Wolfgang Bangerth, Guido Kanschat, and Ralf Hartmann for deal.II
>
> *2003 *Jonathan Shewchuk for Triangle
>
> *1999 *Matteo Frigo and Steven Johnson for FFTW
> *1995 *Chris Bischof and Alan Carle for ADIFOR 2.0
> *1991 *Linda Petzold for DASSL
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> *Selection Committee:*
>
> Jorge Moré (Chair), Argonne National Laboratory
> Sven Hammarling, Numerical Algorithms Group Ltd and University of
> Manchester
> Michael Heroux, Sandia National Laboratories
> Randall J. LeVeque, University of Washington
> Katherine Yelick, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Learn more <http://www.siam.org/prizes/>about our prize program and view
> all prizes with open calls
> <http://www.siam.org/prizes/nominations.php>. Contact prizeadmin at siam.org
> <mailto:prizeadmin at siam.org>with questions
> regarding nomination procedure.
>
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