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
Joshua Duho Kim dominates the ETHGlobal Hackathon
Congratulations to Joshua Duho Kim, who was named one of the ten finalists at the October ETHGlobal Hackathon in San Francisco. Kim, a Computer Science student, was recognized for his solo development of an app that uses the Story blockchain protocol to mint IP licensing terms for digital content.
Kim has competed in several local hackathons in the past and done well – he and a friend got second place at HackWestern in 2021 – but this was his first time at ETHGlobal. He spontaneously decided to go only a day before the competition, buying a plane ticket using Aeroplan points, staying in “the last available bed” at a local youth hostel, and putting together his entire project alone when he couldn’t find a team that shared his interest in the Story protocol.
Meet Victor Zhong, a computer scientist who seeks to make machine learning more general and efficient through natural language understanding
Victor Zhong joined the Cheriton School of Computer Science as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in August 2024. He also serves as a CIFAR AI Chair and faculty member at the Vector Institute.
His research is at the intersection of machine learning and natural language processing, with an emphasis on using language understanding to learn more generally and efficiently. His research covers a range of topics, including dialogue, code generation, question answering, and grounded reinforcement learning.
Professor Mina Tahmasbi Arashloo receives Canada Research Chair to enhance computer networks
Professor Mina Tahmasbi Arashloo has been awarded a new Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Minimizing Human Error in Operating Modern Networks.
In 2000, the federal government launched the CRC Program to position the nation as a global leader in research and development. Every year, it invests $311 million to recruit and retain top talent and to support academic research and training at Canadian post-secondary institutions.
Events
PhD Seminar • Machine Learning | Reinforcement Learning • Inverse Probabilistic Constraint 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
PhD Defence • Human-Computer Interaction • Improving Virtual Reality Accessibility through Context-Aware Spatial Remapping
Please note: This PhD defence will take place in DC 3317 and online.
Johann David Wentzel, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisor: Professor Daniel Vogel
PhD Seminar • Data Systems • Robust Recursive Query Parallelism in Graph Database Management Systems
Please note: This PhD seminar will take place in DC 1304.
Anurag Chakraborty, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisor: Professor Semih Salihoğlu