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
- Dec. 5, 2021Former CS student Vitalik Buterin named in Forbes ‘30 under 30 hall of fame’
Former computer science student Vitalik Buterin, founder of the cryptocurrency Etherium, has been named in the recent Forbes ‘30 under 30 hall of fame.’
On this tenth anniversary of the Forbes 30 under 30 lists, the publication included a best of the best from the past ten years, noting those who had been named the most times or consistently in the lists.
- Nov. 24, 2021Professor Ihab Ilyas named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Cheriton School of Computer Science Professor Ihab Ilyas has been named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for his contributions to data integration, data cleaning and rank-aware query processing.
- Nov. 15, 2021University Professor Ian Munro’s Golden Jubilee — 50 years at the University of Waterloo
Ian Munro joined the University of Waterloo as a faculty member 50 years ago this fall, just before defending his PhD thesis at the University of Toronto.
Events
- Dec. 7, 2021Master’s Thesis Presentation • Algorithms and Complexity • List Coloring Some Classes of 1-Planar Graphs
Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will be given online.
Sam Barr, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer ScienceSupervisor: Professor Therese Biedl
- Dec. 7, 2021Master’s Thesis Presentation • Artificial Intelligence • Dynamic-Occlusion-Aware Risk Identification for Autonomous Vehicles Using Hypergames
Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will be given online.
Maximilian Kahn, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer ScienceSupervisor: Professor Krzysztof Czarnecki
- Dec. 9, 2021PhD Defence • Human-Computer Interaction • Merging the Real and the Virtual: An Exploration of Interaction Methods to Blend Realities
Please note: This PhD defence will be given online.
Jeremy Hartmann, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer ScienceSupervisor: Professor Daniel Vogel
We investigate, build, and design interaction methods to merge the real with the virtual. An initial investigation looks at spatial augmented reality (SAR) and its effects on pointing with a real mobile phone. A study reveals a set of trade-offs between the raycast, viewport, and direct pointing techniques.
