David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
The Cheriton School of Computer Science is named for David R. Cheriton, who earned his PhD in Computer Science in 1978, and made a transformational gift to the school in 2005. It has become the largest academic concentration of Computer Science researchers in Canada.
News
- Sep. 25, 2022In memory of our colleague, Professor Fahiem Bacchus, 1957–2022
We are saddened to announce that our colleague, Professor Fahiem Bacchus, passed away on September 22, 2022.
Professor Bacchus was a faculty member from 1988 to 1999 at Waterloo’s then Department of Computer Science, after which he joined the Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto to assume the position of Professor.
- Sep. 23, 2022Ninth annual Hack the North back live and in person at the University of Waterloo, catalyzing current and future student innovation
After two years of virtual hackathons, more than 1,000 students returned to the University of Waterloo’s campus for this year’s Hack the North, Canada’s biggest hackathon. The annual event brings together student hackers and innovators at all levels of experience with technology experts and industry leaders from across the nation.
- Sep. 21, 2022Cheriton School of Computer Science researchers awarded more than $283k in CFI funding
Researchers at the Cheriton School of Computer Science have been awarded more than $283k from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation to tackle national and global challenges.
Events
- Oct. 3, 2022PhD Seminar • Algorithms and Complexity • New Lower Bounds for Private Estimation and a Generalized Fingerprinting Lemma
Please note: This PhD seminar will take place online and in DC 2310.
Argyris Mouzakis, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer ScienceSupervisor: Professor Gautam Kamath
- Oct. 17, 2022Rising Stars Seminar Series • Designing Future Computational Notebooks for Collaboration and Learning
April Wang, PhD candidate
School of Information, University of Michigan - Oct. 20, 2022PhD Seminar • Machine Learning | Self-driving AI • A lecture on “Classifying travelers’ driving style using basic safety messages generated by connected vehicles: Application of unsupervised machine learning”
Please note: This PhD seminar will take place in DC 2568.
Connor Raymond Stewart, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer ScienceSupervisors: Professors Krzysztof Czarnecki, Paulo Alencar
