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
UWaterloo students dominate Berkeley AI Hackathon
Waterloo team leverages AI and machine learning to develop a model that has the potential to reduce carbon emission from transportation by up to 18 per cent
Ihab Ilyas receives C.C. Gotlieb Computer Award for advancing computer science
Professor Ihab Ilyas has been awarded the prestigious 2024 C.C. Gotlieb Computer Award in recognition of his contributions to building large-scale machine learning systems for data integration, data cleaning and knowledge construction.
Waterloo CS student and professor on international team winning $2 million in DARPA AIxCC Cybersecurity Challenge
The AI Cyber Challenge (AIxCC), run by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, awarded seven semi-finalist teams $2 million USD each at DEF CON 32, one of the world’s largest cybersecurity conferences.
Among the semi-finalists was 42-b3yond-6ug, a team with students and professors from six universities led by Northwestern University along with the University of Waterloo, University of Utah, University of Colorado Boulder, Johns Hopkins University, and University of New Hampshire.
Events
Master’s Thesis Presentation • Computer Graphics • Lossless Basis Expansion for Gradient-Domain Rendering
Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place online.
Qiqin Fang, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisor: Professor Toshiya Hachisuka
Master’s Thesis Presentation • CrySP (Cryptography, Security, and Privacy) • Troll Patrol: Detecting Blocked Tor Bridges
Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place online.
Ivy Vecna, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisor: Professor Ian Goldberg
PhD Seminar • Machine Learning • Effects of Graph Convolutions on Linear Separability and Generalization
Please note: This PhD seminar will take place online.
Aseem Baranwal, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisors: Professors Kimon Fountoulakis, Aukosh Jagannath