In 1993, the
Heinz Billing
Heinz Billing (7 April 1914 – 4 January 2017) was a German physicist and computer scientist, widely considered a pioneer in the construction of computer systems and computer data storage, who built a prototype laser interferometric gravitation ...
Prize for the advancement of scientific computation was presented for the first time. The aim of this award is to honour the achievements of those who have spent time and effort developing the hardware and software crucial for scientific advances. It is the purpose of the award to honour outstanding scientific contributions in all areas of
computational science, specifically:
Heinz Billing Prize 2017
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* Modelling and computer simulation
Computer simulation is the process of mathematical modelling, performed on a computer, which is designed to predict the behaviour of, or the outcome of, a real-world or physical system. The reliability of some mathematical models can be dete ...
* Design of user interface
In the industrial design field of human–computer interaction, a user interface (UI) is the space where interactions between humans and machines occur. The goal of this interaction is to allow effective operation and control of the machine f ...
s based on new scientific findings
* Data handling and data analysis
Data analysis is a process of inspecting, cleansing, transforming, and modeling data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions, and supporting decision-making. Data analysis has multiple facets and approaches, enco ...
procedures
* Scientific visualization
Scientific visualization ( also spelled scientific visualisation) is an interdisciplinary branch of science concerned with the visualization of scientific phenomena.Michael Friendly (2008)"Milestones in the history of thematic cartography, stat ...
of data and processes
Previous Winners
*1993 Dr. Hans Thomas Janka, Dr. Ewald Müller, Dr. Maximilian Ruffert
*1994 Dr. Rainer Goebel
*1995 Dr. Ralf Giering
*1996 Dr. Klaus Heumann
*1997 Dr. Florian Mueller
*1998 Prof. Dr. Edward Seidel
*1999 Dr. Alexander Pukhov
*2000 Dr. Oliver Kohlbacher
*2001 Dr. Jörg Haber
*2002 Dipl. Ing. Daan Broeder, Dr. Hennie Brugman and Dipl. Ing. Reiner Dirksmeyer
*2003 Dipl. Phys. Roland Chrobok, Dr. Sigurður F. Hafstein and Dipl. Phys. Andreas Pottmeier
*2004 Dr. Markus Rampp and Dr. Thomas Soddemann
*2005 Dr. Patrick Jöckel and Dr. Rolf Sander
*2006 Rafal Mantiuk
*2007 Axel Fingerle and Klaus Röller/ Hannah Bast and Stefan Funke
*2011 Peter Wittenburg
*2013 Thomas Hrabe
*2015 Andreas Brandmeier
*2017 Dr. Christian Schulz
*2019 Tim Dietrich
*2021 Adam Runions
See also
* List of computer science awards
References
External links
The Heinz Billing Prize for the Advancement of Computational Science
International awards
Computer science awards
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