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.

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PhD candidate Pulkit Sinha in the Davis Centre
Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Pulkit Sinha wins 2026 Faculty of Mathematics Graduate Research Excellence Award

Pulkit Sinha, a PhD candidate at the Cheriton School of Computer Science, specializing in quantum information, has received a 2026 Faculty of Mathematics Graduate Research Excellence Award.

Funded through alumni and community support, the $5,000 award celebrates outstanding research by emerging scholars in the Faculty of Mathematics.

an abstract image depicting an AI coding assistant
Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Top AI coding tools make mistakes one in four times

New research from the University of Waterloo shows that artificial intelligence still struggles with some basic software development tasks, raising questions about how reliably AI systems can assist developers.

Professor Ana Crisan in Davis Centre
Monday, March 16, 2026

Ana Crisan receives $250,000 in support from Princess Margaret Cancer Centre to develop modular AI system to integrate head and neck cancer data

Princess Margaret Cancer Centre has awarded resources equivalent to $250,000 to Professor Ana Crisan through its Cancer Digital Intelligence team, supporting her research under the 2025–26 Grand Challenge: From AI Algorithm to Implementation.

The resources will support MedDataOS: A Human-Centered Multi-Agent Framework for Biomedical Data Analysis, a research project led by Professor Crisan that aims to develop a multi-agent AI system to integrate and analyze clinical data on head and neck cancers.

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