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
Cheriton School of Computer Science researchers receive National Cybersecurity Consortium funding to advance digital security in Canada
Researchers at the Cheriton School of Computer Science have secured nearly $425,000 in funding to support two research projects through the National Cybersecurity Consortium (NCC), a federally incorporated not-for-profit organization committed to advancing Canada’s cybersecurity ecosystem.
Professors Sujaya Maiyya and Florian Kerschbaum, members of Waterloo’s Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute, are among those awarded funding in this NCC round, which distributed more than $1.5 million to Waterloo researchers alone.
Meet Yuntian Deng, a computer scientist who studies natural language processing and machine learning
A conversation with Professor Yuntian Deng, where he discusses his natural language processing and machine learning research, advice for aspiring computer scientists, and his excitement about joining the Cheriton School of Computer Science.
Meet Professor Xiao Hu, a computer scientist who studies fundamental problems in database theory
A conversation with Professor Xiao Hu, where she discusses her database theory research and its applications to practical database systems, advice for aspiring computer scientists, and what excites her about joining the Cheriton School of Computer Science.
Events
PhD Seminar • Cryptography, Security, and Privacy (CrySP) • The Spectre of Surveillance and Censorship in Future Internet Architectures
Please note: This PhD seminar will take place online.
Michael Wrana, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisor: Professor Diogo Barradas
PhD Seminar • Data Systems • GPM: The Gaussian Pancake Mechanism for Planting Undetectable Backdoors in Differential Privacy
Please note: This PhD seminar will take place in DC 3301.
Haochen Sun, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisor: Professor Xi He
PhD Seminar • Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning • Behaviorally Grounded User Profiles from the Wild for Personalized Alignment and Multi-Perspective Reasoning
Please note: This PhD seminar will take place in DC 1304 and online.
Yuxuan Li, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisor: Professor Victor Zhong