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
Computer science students's art luminates Uptown Waterloo
Student-led installation attracted 3,000 visitors at the annual Lumen festival
2024 Cheriton Research Symposium poster winners
On Friday, September 27, the School of Computer Science held its annual Cheriton Research Symposium, a showcase of research excellence made possible by David R. Cheriton’s generous investment in computer science research. In the afternoon, the School hosted a well-attended poster session featuring the work of 12 graduate students.
Freda Shi and Victor Zhong appointed Canada CIFAR AI Chairs at Vector Institute
Cheriton School of Computer Science Professors Freda Shi and Victor Zhong have been named Canada CIFAR AI Chairs and appointed as Faculty Members at the Vector Institute. They are two of three distinguished researchers in the latest cohort to receive this prestigious national recognition.
Events
DSG Seminar Series • User-friendly Explanations for Graph Neural Networks
Please note: This seminar will take place in DC 1304.
Arijit Khan, Associate Professor
Aalborg University, Denmark
PhD Seminar • Machine Learning • zkLLM: Zero Knowledge Proofs for Large Language Models
Please note: This PhD seminar will take place in DC 1304.
Haochen Sun, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisor: Professor Xi He
Seminar • Algorithms and Complexity • Private Mean Estimation with Person-Level Differential Privacy
Please note: This seminar will take place in DC 2568 and online.
Argyris Mouzakis, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science