The Cheriton School of Computer Science is named for David R. Cheriton, who earned his PhD in Computer Science at the University of Waterloo in 1978. In 2005, Professor Cheriton made a transformational gift to the school that supports named chairs, faculty fellowships, and graduate scholarships.
News
Marina Meila appointed Canada Research Chair in Reliable Structure Discovery
Professor Marina Meila has been appointed the Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Reliable Structure Discovery. Tier 1 Chairs are awarded to outstanding researchers recognized by their peers as world leaders in their fields. Each chair is valued at $200,000 annually for seven years and may be renewed for an additional seven-year term.
In addition to her appointment as a CRC, Professor Meila has received $100,000 in research infrastructure support through the Canada Foundation for Innovation John R. Evans Leaders Fund.
Raouf Boutaba appointed Canada Research Chair in Network Intelligence
Raouf Boutaba, University Professor and Director of the Cheriton School of Computer Science, has been appointed the Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Network Intelligence. Tier 1 Chairs are awarded to outstanding researchers recognized by their peers as world leaders in their fields. Each chair provides $200,000 annually for seven years, for a total of $1.4 million in funding, and may be renewed for an additional seven-year term.
Coding Art into Masterpieces
A playable “floor” ocarina. A commentary on modern-day surveillance and technology. A growing tree with people’s memories as leaves.
What do they all have in common? These are some of the artworks featured in the annual CS 383 exhibit.
Events
DLS: Margaret-Anne Storey — How Generative and Agentic AI is Disrupting Software Development
Please note: This distinguished Lecture will take place in DC 1302 and online.
Margaret-Anne Storey, Professor
Canada Research Chair in Human and Social Aspects of Software Engineering
Computer Science, University of Victoria
Seminar • Algorithms and Complexity • Computing GCD of Univariate Polynomials in Constant Parallel Time (over any characteristic)
Please note: This seminar will take place in DC 1304 and online.
Shanthanu Rai, PhD student
School of Technology and Computer Science, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
PhD Defence • Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning • Improving OOD Detection, Classification, and Reasoning via Multi-modal Feature Alignment
Please note: This PhD defence will take place online.
Yimu Wang, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisor: Professor Krzysztof Czarnecki