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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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.

Four University of Waterloo teams of algorithmic programmers, each with a triad of coders, ranked within the top 14 at the 2024 ICPC East Central North America contest, held on November 10 at the University of Windsor. Competing against teams from universities across east central North America, Waterloo’s teams placed third, seventh, 10th and 14th.

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