Microsoft Award

Microsoft Award

The Royal Society and Académies des sciences Microsoft Award is an annual award given by the Royal Society and the Académie des sciences to scientists working in Europe who have made a major contribution to the advancement of science through the use of computational methods. It is sponsored by Microsoft Research.

The award is open to any research scientist who has made a significant contribution at the intersection of computing and the sciences covering Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Engineering. The prize recognizes the importance of interdisciplinary research at the interface of science and computing for advancing scientific boundaries, as well as the importance of investing in European scientists to give Europe a competitive science base.

The recipient is selected by a Committee comprising members of the Académie des sciences and Fellows of the Royal Society. The prize consists of a trophy and monetary amount of €250,000, of which €7,500 is prize money and the rest is earmarked for further research.

List of winners

Year Winner Affiliation Awarded for: Earmarked prize toward: Reference
2006 Dennis Bray University of Cambridge Computer simulated chemotaxis of E. coli Set-up of a computational facility to provide computational power for molecular simulations of bacterial chemotaxis. [1]
2007 Giorgio Parisi La Sapienza quantum chromodynamics and spin glasses A project called IANUS that utilized field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) as a simulator of complex systems. [2]
2008 Nicholas Ayache INRIA medical image analysis Statistics of three-dimensional shapes, the combination of several imaging modalities, and the development of computational models combining anatomy and physiology. [3]
2009 Peer Bork EMBL Computational analysis of the human microbiome. [4]

References

  1. ^ U.K. Professor Captures Inaugural European Science Award
  2. ^ Professor of quantum theories wins major international computing prize
  3. ^ INRIA Researcher Wins Royal Society and Académie des sciences Microsoft Award
  4. ^ Peer Bork Wins 2009 Microsoft Award

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