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
- Apr. 30, 2024Unlocking human potential through a universal basic income
Growing up in a family where money was scarce, Floyd Marinescu (BMath ’02) saw firsthand the impacts of working class poverty. “Money was a source of a lot of conflict in my house,” he said. “I knew that if there was financial security, it would have been a lot better for my family.”
A fan of Star Trek, Marinescu yearned for the egalitarian, poverty-less society depicted on the show, often wondering, “How do we get to that future?”
- Apr. 29, 2024Cheriton researchers and their colleagues at Western University use machine learning to identify and classify deadly astroviruses
A team of researchers at the Cheriton School of Computer Science, along with their colleagues at Western University, have successfully classified 191 previously unidentified astroviruses using a new machine learning-enabled classification process.
- Apr. 25, 2024PhD candidate Nils Lukas receives 2024 Mathematics Doctoral Prize’s top honour
Nils Lukas, a PhD candidate at the Cheriton School of Computer Science, is the first-place winner of the 2024 Faculty of Mathematics Doctoral Prize. Now in its sixth year, this prestigious award recognizes and celebrates the achievements of top doctoral students in the Faculty of Mathematics.
Events
- May 1, 2024Master’s Thesis Presentation • Software Engineering • Simplifying Crash-Triggering Event Sequence for Android Apps
Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place in DC 2310 and online.
Aryan Haddady, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer ScienceSupervisor: Professor Chengnian Sun
- May 3, 2024PhD Seminar • Theoretical Neuroscience • Foundations of Biologically Plausible Reinforcement Learning in Spiking Neural Networks
Please note: This PhD seminar will take place in E7 6323 and online.
Nicole Sandra-Yaffa Dumont, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer ScienceSupervisors: Professors Jeff Orchard, Chris Eliasmith
- May 3, 2024Master’s Thesis Presentation • Software Engineering • Variability in Factors Influencing Pull Request Merge Decisions: A Microscopic Exploration
Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place online.
Nasif Ahmed, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer ScienceSupervisor: Professor Mei Nagappan
