Julia Community Announces 2018 Prize Winners
The Julia programming language community announced the recipients of the inaugural Julia Community Prizes at JuliaCon 2018 in London. The awards recognize four individuals for their significant contributions to building a robust and diverse ecosystem for numerical computing. Tim Besard was honored for extending Julia natively to GPU architectures. Katharine Hyatt received the prize for her enhancements to Julia's test suite and documentation. Chris Rackauckas was recognized for his development of JuliaDiffEq and active community engagement. Elliot Saba was awarded for his design and stewardship of the community's infrastructure. Each winner received a certificate of accomplishment and a $1,000 cash prize. The awards committee, comprising Prof Alan Edelman from MIT, Prof Tim Holy from Washington University, and Mr Curtis Vogt from Invenia, selected the winners based on their immense contributions over many years. This event highlights the collaborative effort of scientists, developers, and designers in advancing the Julia language, emphasizing its growth and success in the technical computing sector.
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Julia Community Announces 2018 Prize Winners
The Julia programming language community announced the recipients of the inaugural Julia Community Prizes at JuliaCon 2018 in London. The awards recognize four individuals for their significant contributions to building a robust and diverse ecosystem for numerical computing. Tim Besard was honored for extending Julia natively to GPU architectures. Katharine Hyatt received the prize for her enhancements to Julia's test suite and documentation. Chris Rackauckas was recognized for his development of JuliaDiffEq and active community engagement. Elliot Saba was awarded for his design and stewardship of the community's infrastructure. Each winner received a certificate of accomplishment and a $1,000 cash prize. The awards committee, comprising Prof Alan Edelman from MIT, Prof Tim Holy from Washington University, and Mr Curtis Vogt from Invenia, selected the winners based on their immense contributions over many years. This event highlights the collaborative effort of scientists, developers, and designers in advancing the Julia language, emphasizing its growth and success in the technical computing sector.
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