The R. E. Moore Prize for Applications of Interval
Analysis: Description and Rationale
By the late 1950's, with
exponentially increasing use of digital electronic computers for
mathematical computations, interval arithmetic was a concept whose
time had come. With his 1962 dissertation "Interval Arithmetic and
Automatic Error Analysis in Digital Computing," encouraged by
George Forsythe, Prof. Ramon Moore was one of the first to develop
the underlying principles of interval arithmetic in their modern
form. Prof. Moore subsequently dedicated much of his life to
furthering the subject. This includes guidance of seven Ph.D.
students, interaction with other prominent figures in the area such
as Eldon Hansen, Louis Rall, and Bill Walster, and publication of
the seminal work "Interval Analysis" (Prentice Hall, 1966) and its
update "Methods and Applications of Interval Analysis" (SIAM,
1979). In addition, Prof. Moore published a related book
"Computational Functional Analysis" (Horwood, 1985), and organized
the conference with proceedings Reliability in Computing (Academic
Press, 1988). This latter conference was a major catalyst for
renewed interest in the subject. It is safe to say that these
accomplishments of Professor Moore have made interval analysis what
it is today. To continue and further this tradition, in 2002, we
decided to dedicate to Prof. Moore a biennial prize for the best
dissertation, paper, or book in applications of interval analysis;
see this page and the Wikipedia
page for the list of recipients of the Moore prize.
Note: By "applications" we intend primarily applications in
engineering and the sciences that will bring further
recognition to the power of interval computations. However, we
do not wish to rule out significant and widely recognized
"pure" applications. The editorial board of the journal
"Reliable Computing" judges this.
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