Editing IMU Abacus Medal (section)

The '''IMU Abacus Medal''', known before 2022 as the '''Rolf Nevanlinna Prize''',<ref name=abacus/> is awarded once every four years at the [[International Congress of Mathematicians]], hosted by the [[International Mathematical Union]] (IMU), for outstanding contributions in Mathematical Aspects of Information Sciences including:

#All mathematical aspects of [[computer science]], including [[computational complexity theory]], logic of [[programming language]]s, [[analysis of algorithms]], [[cryptography]], [[computer vision]], [[pattern recognition]], information processing and modelling of intelligence.
#[[Scientific computing]] and [[numerical analysis]]. Computational aspects of [[optimization]] and [[control theory]]. [[Computer algebra]].

The prize was established in 1981 by the Executive Committee of the [[International Mathematical Union]] and named for the Finnish mathematician [[Rolf Nevanlinna]]. It consists of a gold medal and cash prize. The prize is targeted at younger theoretical computer scientists, and only those younger than 40 on January 1, in the year the award is given away, are eligible.<ref name="RNP-IMU">{{cite web
 |title       = Rolf Nevanlinna Prize
 |publisher   = International Mathematical Union
 |date        = 2004-09-07
 |url         = http://www.mathunion.org/general/prizes/nevanlinna/details/
 |access-date  = 2007-01-30
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20080513204140/http://www.mathunion.org/general/prizes/nevanlinna/details/
 |archive-date = 2008-05-13
}}</ref> It is awarded along with other IMU prizes, including the [[Fields Medal]].<ref>{{cite web |title=IMU Awards, Prizes, and Special Lecture |url=https://www.mathunion.org/imu-awards/imu-awards-prizes-and-special-lecture |publisher=International Mathematical Union |access-date=14 September 2020}}</ref>