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.
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News
- Sep. 19, 2020Jeffrey Shallit elected to the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters
Cheriton School of Computer Science Professor Jeffrey Shallit is one of five foreign members elected to the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters for 2020.
- Sep. 16, 2020Meet Toshiya Hachisuka, a professor of creative informatics whose research helps unify various algorithms for light transport simulation
Toshiya Hachisuka joined the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science as an Associate Professor in September 2020. Previously, he was an Associate Professor at the University of Tokyo, where he led his research group on computer graphics. Before coming to the University of Tokyo, he was an Assistant Professor from 2011 to 2014 at Aarhus University in Denmark.
- Sep. 8, 2020Five computer science and software engineering students named 2020 Schulich Leaders
More than doubling last year’s recipient pool, incoming Waterloo students are recognized with $80,000 and $100,000 Schulich Scholarships
A group of exceptionally talented incoming students are making their way to Waterloo with a prestigious scholarship in tow.
Thanks to a $100+ million investment by entrepreneur and philanthropist Seymour Schulich, Waterloo has more than doubled its recipient pool from previous years, allowing selected students pursuing STEM programs to begin their post-secondary careers with an extra $80,000 or $100,000.
Events
- Sep. 25, 2020Master’s Thesis Presentation • Software Engineering — WiseBench: A Motion Planning Benchmarking Framework for Autonomous Vehicles
Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will be given online.
Marko Ilievski, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer ScienceSupervisor: Professor Krzysztof Czarnecki
- Sep. 25, 2020PhD Seminar • Algorithms and Complexity — The Paulsen Problem and Spectral Analysis of Scaling Problems
Please note: This PhD seminar will be given online.
Akshay Ramachandran, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer ScienceSupervisor: Professor Lap Chi Lau
- Sep. 25, 2020Master’s Thesis Presentation • Systems and Networking — Performance Evaluation of WiFi Backscatter Systems
Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will be given online.
Farzan Dehbashi, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer ScienceSupervisor: Professor Omid Abari
