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.
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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