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 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
Peter Forsyth and colleagues receive Chris Daykin prize for best pension paper
Distinguished Professor Emeritus Peter Forsyth from the Cheriton School of Computer Science, Professor Emeritus Ken Vetzal from the School of Accounting and Finance, and Graham Westmacott, a portfolio manager at Richardson Wealth Limited, have been awarded the 2024 Chris Daykin Prize by the International Actuarial Association.
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Lights, camera, physics simulations
Why do films, especially ones with computer-generated visuals, need physics simulations?
For Christopher Batty, an Associate Professor at the Cheriton School of Computer Science whose group develops physics simulation tools for visual effects software, part of the goal is to “offload the physics onto the computer so the artists can really focus on their vision,” he said.
Events
Seminar • Artificial Intelligence • Beyond Worst-Case ML
Please note: This seminar will take place in DC 1304.
Vasilis Kontonis, Postdoctoral Fellow
Institute for Foundations of Machine Learning, University of Texas at Austin
PhD Seminar • Machine Learning | Reinforcement Learning • Feature Selection for Inverse Constraint Learning in Reinforcement Learning
Please note: This PhD seminar will take place online.
Ashish Gaurav, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisor: Professor Pascal Poupart
Seminar • Algorithms and Complexity • Vizing’s Theorem in Near-Linear Time
Please note: This seminar will take place in DC 1302 and online.
Martin Costa, PhD student
Theory and Foundations Group, University of Warwick