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
Maura R. Grossman receives two recognitions for work at intersection of law, data governance, and AI
Research Professor Maura R. Grossman has received two recognitions highlighting her scholarly contributions at the intersection of law, data governance, and artificial intelligence.
Ian Goldberg appointed Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Professor Ian Goldberg has been named a 2026 Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the nation’s highest honour bestowed upon scholars, artists and scientists.
Jimmy Lin appointed Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Professor Jimmy Lin has been named a 2026 Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the nation’s highest honour for scholars, artists and scientists.
Events
PhD Seminar • Human–Computer Interaction • IntentLint: Supporting Intent Scaffolding and Prompt-time Linting in Human-AI Collaborative Data Analysis
Please note: This PhD seminar will take place in DC 2314.
Felicia Feng, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisors: Professor Anamaria Crisan, Jian Zhao
PhD Seminar • Computer Graphics • From Droplets to Ocean Waves: Multiscale Two-phase Fluid Simulation
Please note: This PhD seminar will take place online.
Joel Wretborn, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisor: Professor Christopher Batty
PhD Seminar • Computer Graphics • A Generalizable Light Transport 3D Embedding for Global Illumination
Please note: This PhD seminar will take place online.
Wenyou Wang, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisor: Professor Toshiya Hachisuka