David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Postdoctoral researcher Besat Kassaie, Dr. Andrew Kane and Distinguished Professor Emeritus Frank Tompa have won a Best Paper Award at DocEng’25, the 25^th ACM Symposium on Document Engineering.

Their paper, Exploiting Query Reformulation and Reciprocal Rank Fusion in Math-Aware Search Engines, introduces new methods that improve how search engines handle mathematical queries.

Waterloo and Google announced a research collaboration that will examine the impact of AI on education and career readiness. The partnership includes a $1 million research agreement to create the Google Chair in the Future of Work and Learning.

The Chair is situated within a broader initiative, the Future of Work Institute, supported by a $450,000 grant from Waterloo’s Global Futures Fund. The partnership will enable a number of research and education initiatives at the intersection of technology design and pedagogical innovation.

“The poster session is one of the highlights of the symposium because it showcases the research excellence of our students,” said Jesse Hoey, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies at the Cheriton School of Computer Science.

“It’s inspiring to see how they are advancing the field of computer science. Thanks to all of the participants for their contributions, and congratulations to the prize winners for their outstanding posters.”