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
Computer science student Chris Trevisan receives 2025 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award
Chris Trevisan, a fourth-year computer science student, is one of eight recipients — and the only recipient from a Canadian university — to receive the 2025 Computing Research Association Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award. The association’s top recognition honours exceptional undergraduate students from universities across North America who demonstrate outstanding research potential in the field of computing.
A Recap of 2024 with Computer Science
2024 marked a year of research breakthroughs, entrepreneurship, and community building for the Cheriton School of Computer Science. From revolutionizing mental health care to unravelling the secrets of artificial intelligence, our staff, faculty, students and alumni continue to push the boundaries of human curiosity. To celebrate, we have composed a list of our most noteworthy stories from each month.
Meet Freda Shi, a computer scientist who advances grounded language learning and computational linguistics
Freda Shi joined the Cheriton School of Computer Science as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in July 2024. In September 2024 she was named a CIFAR AI Chair and a faculty member at the Vector Institute.
What follows is a lightly edited transcript of a conversation with Professor Shi, where she shares insights into her research, advice for aspiring computer scientists, and her enthusiasm for joining the Cheriton School of Computer Science.
Events
Master’s Thesis Presentation • Artificial Intelligence • DINO Features for Salient Object Detection
Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place online.
Albert Ding, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisor: Professor Olga Veksler
Master’s Thesis Presentation • Artificial Intelligence • Survival-Driven Machine Learning Framework for Donor-Recipient Matching in Liver Transplantation: Predictive Ranking and Optimal Donor Profiling
Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place online.
Yingke Wang, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisors: Professors Xi He, Sirisha Rambhatla
Master’s Thesis Presentation • Cryptography, Security, and Privacy (CrySP) • Analyzing Access Control Logic in the Android Automotive Framework
Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place online.
. Jumana, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisor: Professor Yousra Aafer