Yousra Aafer

Degrees
- Ph.D., Syracuse University, United States (2016)
- M.Eng., Syracuse University, United States (2012)
Research interests
- Mobile and smart device security
- System and software security
Publications
Omid Abari

Mahdieh Ahmadi
Paulo Alencar

Mahmoud Alfadel
Samer Al-Kiswany

- Ph.D., University of British Columbia (2013)
- M.Sc., University of British Columbia (2008)
- B.Sc., Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan (2003)
- Leverage advances in networking, processing, and storage devices to improve systems performance and efficiency
- Optimize the modern data center stack using domain specific optimizations
- Build a software stack to facilitate building efficient cloud applications using new cloud paradigms (e.g., serverless, cloud-native, and disaggregated architectures)
Daniel Allen

Ehsan Amjadian

Degrees
- Ph.D., Deep Learning & Natural Language Processing, Carleton University
Publications
Ehsan Amjadian on Google Scholar
Dr. Amjadian is the Head of Data Science at the Royal Bank of Canada, where he has led numerous advanced AI products from ideation to production and has filed multiple patents in the areas of Data Protection, Finance & Climate, and Computer Vision applications to Satellite Images.
Karen Anderson

N. Asokan

- Ph.D., University of Waterloo, Canada (1998)
- M.Sc., Syracuse University, United States of America (1989)
- B.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India (1988)
- Systems security broadly, including topics like the development and use of novel platform security features, applying cryptographic techniques to design secure protocols for distributed systems, applying machine learning techniques to security/privacy problems, and understanding/addressing the security and privacy of machine learning applications themselves
Sepehr Assadi

Degrees
- Ph.D., Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania (2018)
- B.Sc., Computer Engineering, Sharif University of Technology (2013)
Research interests
- Theoretical foundations of big data analysis, in particular sublinear algorithms and lower bounds in various models of computation for processing massive datasets such as streaming, distributed communication, massively parallel computation, and sublinear time algorithms
- Algorithmic graph theory, communication complexity, online algorithms, and algorithmic game theory
Publications
Joanne Atlee

Degrees
- Ph.D., University of Maryland, United States (1992)
- M.Sc., University of Maryland, United States (1988)
- B.Sc., College of William and Mary, United States (1985)
Research interests
- Analysis of large distributed software systems and visualization of analysis results
- Semantics of composition of software features, and detection and resolution of feature interactions
Publications
Jeff Avery

- Ph.D., University of Waterloo
- B.A.Sc., McMaster University
- M.A., McMaster University
- B.A., McMaster University
- Research interests focus on optimizing input and interaction techniques, primarily for multi-touch systems, mobile and personal devices
- Teaching interests include software engineering methodology; reducing software complexity; software design, particularly the design of interactive systems
Gladimir Baranoski

Degrees
- PhD, University of Calgary
- MSc, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- MSc, Indiana
- BSc, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Research interests
- Predictive simulation of light interactions with organic and inorganic materials
Although the main target of his work is the realistic modelling of material appearance for image synthesis, his research has also been directed toward investigating related problems in remote sensing and biomedical optics.
In remote sensing, they are used to monitor the effects of adverse environmental conditions on crops and forests.
In biomedical optics, they are used to develop procedures and equipment for the prevention, screening and treatment of different medical conditions.
Publications
Diogo Barradas

- Ph.D., Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal (2021)
- M.Sc., Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal (2016)
- B.Sc., Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal (2014)
- Network traffic analysis and obfuscation, with applications to Internet censorship circumvention and anonymous communication
- Security of programmable network infrastructures, with applications to network threat detection, mitigation, and recovery
- Digital forensics and information hiding
Christopher Batty

- Ph.D., University of British Columbia (2010)
- B.C.Sc., University of Manitoba (2004)
- Computer graphics and scientific computing
- Physics-based numerical simulation of fluid and solid phenomena, for applications in computer animation, visual effects, game development, and interactive virtual environments
Byron Weber Becker

- M.Math., University of Waterloo (1990)
- B.A., Goshen College, United States (1983)
- Byron is course coordinator for CS135, our largest introductory CS course. He invests significant time and energy in keeping it up-to-date.
- Byron is also the author of OAT, software designed to make UW’s academic advisors and other decision-makers more productive and effective.
Kimberley Beckman
Phil Beldowski

Shai Ben-David

Degrees
- Ph.D., Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel (1987)
- M.Sc., Hebrew University Jerusalem, Israel (1979)
- B.Sc., Hebrew University Jerusalem, Israel (1978)
Research interests
- Machine learning theory
- Unsupervised learning and clustering
- Domain adaptation and transfer learning
- Fairness, reliability and interpretability of machine learning-based tools
- Logic and its applications to computer science theory
- Alternatives to worst-case complexity
Publications
Shalev Ben-David

Degrees
- PhD, MIT (2017)
- BMath, University of Waterloo (2011)
Research interests
- Computational complexity
- Quantum computing
Publications
Jamal Bentahar
Daniel Berry

Feature article
Daniel Berry celebrates half a century as a professor of computer science
Degrees
- Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, United States (1974)
- B.Sc., Brown University, United States (1969)
Research interests
- Requirements engineering (RE) in the specific, software engineering (SE) in general
- Within RE, issues, including human behavior, that affect the adoption of and the effectiveness of RE in the software development lifecycle
- In general, why RE and SE are not working the way they’re supposed to
Monique Bevan
Vishwas Bhargava
Therese Biedl

- Ph.D., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States (1997)
- Dipl.-Math., Technical University of Berlin, Germany (1996)
- Graph Drawing: How to map a graph to geometric objects (such as points in the planes for vertices and line segments for edges), under some objective function?
- Algorithms for near-planar graphs: If we know that a graph has special properties, how can we exploit this to make algorithms faster?
Eric Blais

- Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, United States
- M.Sc., McGill University
- B.Math., University of Waterloo
- Randomized and sublinear-time algorithms
- Complexity theory
Angela Bonifati
Christopher Border
Raouf Boutaba

Degrees
- Ph.D., Université de Pierre et Marie Curie (now Sorbonne Université), France (1994)
- M.Sc., Université de Pierre et Marie Curie (now Sorbonne Université), France (1990)
- B.Sc., Badji Mokhtar Annaba University, Algeria (1988)
Research interests
- Management of resources, systems and services in wired and wireless networks
- Current applications include network virtualization, software-defined networking, network function virtualization, cloud and edge computing, 5G and beyond mobile communications networks, blockchains, and cybersecurity
Publications
Yuri Boykov

Degrees
- Ph.D., Cornell University, USA (1996)
- MS, Cornell University, USA (1994)
- B.Sc., PhysTech, Russia (1992)
Research interests
- Computer vision, image segmentation, stereo, reconstruction, bio-medical image analysis
- Semi-supervised, weakly supervised, self-supervised, and unsupervised learning, regularization
- Optimization
Publications
Tim Brecht

- Ph.D., University of Toronto (1994)
- M.Math., University of Waterloo (1985)
- B.Sc., University of Saskatchewan (1983)
- Performance Evaluation, Computer Systems and Networking
- Wireless Networking, The Internet of Things
- Sports Analytics
Anthony Brennan
Dan Brown

- Ph.D., Cornell University, United States (2000)
- M.Sc., Cornell University, United States (1999)
- B.Sc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States (1995)
- Computational creativity: using computers to create artifacts that if humans created them, we would call them creative
- Music Information retrieval: using techniques from computer science to understand the information found in music (recordings, scores, lyrics)
- Bioinformatics: designing algorithms to compare, analyze, and find information in biological sequences
Trevor Brown

- Ph.D., University of Toronto (2017)
- M.Sc., University of Toronto (2012)
- B.Sc., York University (2010)
- Parallel, concurrent and distributed data structures, especially lock-free ones
- Algorithms for recent technologies like non-volatile memory, transactional memory, remote direct memory access (RDMA)
- High performance memory allocators and safe reclamation for concurrent software
- Designing novel CPU instructions for thread synchronization, memory management, cache communication, etc.
Carmen Bruni

- Ph.D., University of British Columbia (2015)
- M.Math., University of Waterloo (2010)
- B.Math., University of Waterloo (2009)
- Introductory Imperative Programming (Python, C)
- Computational Logic
- Algorithms and Algorithmic Design
Peter Buhr

- Ph.D., University of Manitoba (1985)
- M.Sc., University of Manitoba (1978)
- B.Sc., University of Manitoba (1976)
- Programming languages, specializing in concurrency, polymorphism, and persistence
- Visualization and debugging of concurrent programs
- Persistent storage-management using memory mapping
- Concurrent storage-allocation
Forbes Burkowski

Jonathan Buss

Degrees
- Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1986)
- B.Sc., California Institute of Technology (1982)
Research interests
- Computational complexity and models of feasible computation
Publications
Lori Case

- Ph.D., University of Waterloo (1997)
- M.Math., University of Waterloo (1989)
- B.Sc., Memorial University of Newfoundland (1987)
- I primarily teach introductory computer science courses to non-majors.
- I try to connect concepts taught in class to real-world concerns, and to build interest in computer science, particularly for students who may not have been interested before.
Géry Casiez
Tom Cauduro
Edward Chan

Helen Chen

Wenhu Chen

- Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, United States (2021)
- M.Sc., RWTH Aachen University, Germany (2017)
- B.Sc., Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China (2014)
- Natural Language Processing
- Deep Learning
Edward Chrzanowski

Charles Clarke

Degrees
- PhD, Computer Science, University of Waterloo (1996)
- Master of Mathematics, Computer Science, University of Waterloo (1990)
- Bachelor of Science (Honours), Mathematics/Computer Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland (1986)
Research interests
- Search, information retrieval, question answering, data science, data mining, software tools
Publications
Richard Cleve

Degrees
- PhD, Toronto (1989)
- MMath, Waterloo (1984)
- BMath, Waterloo (1983)
Research interests
- Quantum computing
- Computational complexity theory
Publications
Robin Cohen

Degrees
- PhD, University of Toronto (1983)
- MSc, University of Toronto (1977)
- BA Hons., Mathematics, McGill University (1975)
Research interests
- Artificial intelligence: multiagent systems (models of trust and reputation, applications to social networks), trusted AI, user modeling, intelligent interaction
- Social implications of computers
Publications
Robert Corless

Gordon Cormack

- Ph.D., University of Manitoba (1981)
- M.Sc., University of Manitoba (1978)
- B.Sc., University of Manitoba (1977)
- High Recall Information Retrieval
- Legal and medical applications of Information Retrieval
Donald Cowan

- D.Sc. (honoris causa), University of Guelph (2011)
- Ph.D., University of Waterloo (1965)
- M.Sc., University of Waterloo (1961)
- B.A.Sc., University of Toronto (1960)
- Software engineering methods for constructing and verifying advanced software systems and applications
- Development of advanced software systems and applications incorporating novel database systems and artificial intelligence components
William Cowan

Mark Crowley
Krzysztof Czarnecki

Barbara Daly

Khuzaima Daudjee

Degrees
- PhD, Computer Science, University of Waterloo
Research interests
- Large-scale systems, storage and infrastructure
Kerstin Dautenhahn

Sylvie Davies

Nancy Day

- Ph.D., University of British Columbia (1998)
- M.Sc., University of British Columbia (1993)
- B.Sc., University of Western Ontario (1991)
- Software engineering
- Formal methods
- Software requirements and modelling
Vic DiCiccio

Degrees
- MASc, University of Waterloo
- BASc, University of Waterloo
Werner Dietl

Tracy Dietrich

Chrysanne DiMarco

Publications
Andrew Doxey

Murray Dunne
Dalibor Dvorski

Chris Eliasmith
Sebastian Fischmeister

Nathan Fish
Peter Forsyth

- Ph.D., University of Western Ontario (1979)
- M.Sc., Australian National University, Australia (1977)
- B.Sc., University of Western Ontario (1975)
- Computational finance
- Machine learning methods for optimal stochastic control in finance
Kimon Fountoulakis

- Ph.D., The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (2015)
- M.Sc., The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (2010)
- B.Sc., Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece (2009)
- Machine Learning on Graphs
- Numerical Optimization
Lewis Fraser
Lucas Gamez
Vijay Ganesh

David Gawley

Keith Geddes
Alan George

- Ph.D., Stanford University (1971)
- M.Sc., University of Alberta (1966)
- B.Sc., University of Alberta (1964)
- My primary focus is the (numerous and varied) problems associated with solving very large sparse systems of equations
- Some examples include analysis of the complexity of certain algorithms, numerical stability issues, design of efficient data structures, design of software packages with good user interfaces, and automatic identification of exploitable parallelism in sparse matrix computations
Saeed Ghadimi
Ali Ghodsi
Mark Giesbrecht

- Ph.D., University of Toronto (1993)
- M.Sc., University of Toronto (1988)
- B.Sc., University of British Columbia (1986)
- Computational algebra and symbolic computation
- Symbolic-numeric and numerical computation
- Algebraic complexity
Michael Godfrey

- Ph.D., University of Toronto (1997)
- M.Sc., University of Toronto (1988)
- B.Sc., University of Toronto (1986)
- Software engineering, software evolution, empirical studies, code review, open-source software systems
- Software development analytics, mining software repositories, software artifact provenance
- Code duplication analysis, program comprehension, software architecture, software fact extraction and modelling
Harold Godwin
Anil Goel
Lukasz Golab
Wojciech Golab
Ian Goldberg

- Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, United States (2000)
- M.Sc., University of California, Berkeley, United States (1998)
- B.Math., University of Waterloo (1995)
- Privacy enhancing technologies, including metadata-protecting communication, privacy preserving computation, and censorship resistance
- Computer security and privacy, including trusted execution environments and oblivious algorithms
- Cryptography, including security multiparty computation, threshold cryptography, and zero-knowledge proofs
Morteza Golkarifard
Paloma Gonzales Izquierdo
Sergey Gorbunov

Degrees
- Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2015)
- M.Sc., University of Toronto (2012)
- H.B.Sc., University of Toronto (2011)
Research interests
- Cryptography, networks, secure protocols, software and network security, privacy
Publications
Maura R. Grossman

- J.D., Georgetown University Law Center (1999)
- Ph.D., Adelphi University, United States (1984)
- M.A., Adelphi University, United States (1982)
- A.B., Brown University, United States (1980)
- High-Recall Information Retrieval, in which the goal is to find substantially all information relevant to an information need with the least possible effort, where the stakes of missing relevant information are high
- Key application areas include electronic discovery in law, curation of government archives, and systematic review in evidence-based medicine
- Responsible AI and Data Science, which includes, but is not limited to, legal, ethical, and policy considerations
Fraser Gunn

Arie Gurfinkel
Toshiya Hachisuka

- Ph.D., University of California San Diego, United States (2011)
- B.Eng., University of Tokyo, Japan (2006)
- Combines applied mathematics, computer science, and physics to tackle problems related to visual simulation of objects
- Topics include computer graphics, light transport simulation, computational statistics, and numerical analysis (numerical solvers for differential/integral equations)
Mohammad Hajiabadi

Degrees
- PhD, Computer Science, University of Victoria (2016)
- Master of Science, Computer Science, University of Victoria (2011)
- Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Sharif University of Technology (2009)
Research interests
- Theoretical cryptography
Publications
Mark Hancock
Jo-Ann Hardy

Randy Harris
Jeremy Hartmann
Xi He

- Ph.D., Duke University, United States (2018)
- M.Sc., Duke University, United States (2015)
- B.Sc., National University of Singapore, Singapore (2012)
- Privacy and security for big-data
- The development of usable and trustworthy tools for data exploration and machine learning with provable security and privacy guarantees
Alireza Heidarikhazaei
Urs Hengartner

- Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University (2005)
- M.Sc., Carnegie Mellon University (2003)
- Diploma, ETH Zürich, Switzerland (1997)
- Information privacy and computer and networks security with a focus on security and privacy challenges that arise in the context of smartphones, mobile applications, and IoT
- User authentication with a focus on using machine learning for securing or attacking devices and services
- Implicit user authentication, where a device or service continuously authenticates the user based on their behaviour and context
Jesse Hoey

- Ph.D., University of British Columbia (2004)
- M.Sc., University of British Columbia (1995)
- B.Sc., McGill University (1992)
- Assistive Technologies and Rehabilitation Science
- Emotional Artificial Intelligence and Affective Computing
- Decision-making under uncertainty
Dan Holtby
Krista Hrin
Peng Hu
Xiao Hu

Degrees
- Ph.D., Computer Science and Engineering, HKUST (2019)
- BE, Computer Software, Tsinghua University (2014)
Research interests
- Fundamental problems in database theory and their implications to practical systems
- Massively parallel query processing
- Dynamic query processing
- Oblivious query processing
Publications
Irene Huang

Degrees
- Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Waterloo
- M.Sc., Computer Science, University of Regina
- B.Eng., Information Engineering, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Research and teaching interests
- Research interests focus on computational finance, machine learning in finance and numerical methods
- Teaching interests include numerical methods for financial modeling, information system management, computer systems, operating systems and introductory computer science courses
Ihab F. Ilyas

Degrees
- PhD, Purdue University, United States (2004)
- Master’s, Alexandria University, Egypt (1999)
- Bachelor’s, Alexandria University, Egypt (1995)
Research area
- Probabilistic and uncertain data management
- Machine learning for data quality and enrichment
- Big Data
- Information extraction
Publications
Lesley Istead

Armin Jamshidpey

Degrees
- PhD, Mathematics, Western University (2017)
- MSc, Mathematics, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences, Iran (2012)
Teaching interests
- Theoretical computer science
- Introductory computer science courses
- Quantum computing and cryptography
Research interests
- Computer algebra
- Quantum computing
- Post-quantum cryptography
David Jao
Guodong Jin
Marie Kahkejian

Zille Huma Kamal

Degrees
- Ph.D., Western Michigan University
- B.A.Sc., Western Michigan University
Ehsan Kamalloo
Gautam Kamath

- Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States (2018)
- S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States (2014)
- B.Sc., Cornell University, United States (2012)
- Differential privacy, robustness
- Machine learning and statistics
- Algorithms
Craig S. Kaplan

- Ph.D., University of Washington, United States (2002)
- M.Sc., University of Washington, United States (1998)
- B.Math., University of Waterloo (1996)
- Applications of mathematics and computation in art and design
- Computer graphics
- Computational geometry
Lila Kari

- Ph.D., University of Turku, Finland (1991)
- M.Sc., University of Bucharest, Romania (1987)
- Biodiversity informatics, Comparative genomics, Genomic signatures, Machine learning
- Natural computation, Bio-inspired computing, Bio-molecular computing
- Watson-Crick complementarity in formal languages, DNA computing & combinatorics on words
Martin Karsten

- Dr.-Ing., Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany (2000)
- Diplom, University of Mannheim, Germany (1996)
- Computer Systems Software
- Networking
- Performance
Keiko Katsuragawa

Florian Kerschbaum

- Dr.-Ing., Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany (2010)
- M.Sc., Purdue University, United States (2000)
- B.A., Mannheim Cooperative State University, Germany (1997)
- Data security and privacy, confidentiality and integrity in data science, data collection, preparation and management
- Applied cryptography, secure multi-party computation, homomorphic and functional encryption, differential privacy
- Machine learning robustness, privacy, and provenance verification
Srinivasan Keshav

Srinivasan Keshav is the Robert Sansom Professor of Computer Science in the Department of Computer Science and Technology at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Fitzwilliam College. Previously, he was a Professor at the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science.
Although he started out as a researcher in computer networking in 1988, since 2010 his focus has been on reducing the carbon footprint of energy generation, transportation, and buildings. For the past couple of years, he also worked on improving the performance of the Hyperledger Fabric blockchain so that it can be used as the foundation for highly-scalable energy systems, such as for transactive energy and renewable energy certificates.
He has recently turned his attention to the carbon sequestration and biodiversity potential of forests, looking at both conservation and restoration.
Caroline Kierstead

Scott King

Jochen Koenemann

Alexandra Kraushaar (on secondment)
George Labahn

- Ph.D., University of Alberta (1988)
- M.Sc., University of Alberta (1986)
- B.Sc., University of Alberta (1973)
- Symbolic Computation/Computer Algebra
- Scientific Computation/Computational Finance
Patrick Lam

Kevin Lanctot
Kate Larson

- Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, United States (2004)
- M.Sc., Washington University in St. Louis, United States (1999)
- B.Sc., Memorial University of Newfoundland (1997)
- Artificial Intelligence with a focus on multiagent systems and reinforcement learning
- Cooperation and coordination in multiagent systems
- Applications of artificial intelligence to support sustainable development and climate-related initiatives
Paul Larson
Lap Chi Lau

- Ph.D., University of Toronto
- M.Sc., University of Toronto
- B.Sc., The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
- Algorithms
- Optimization
- Spectral Graph Theory
Anita Layton

Edith Law

Degrees
- PhD, Machine Learning, Carnegie Mellon University
- MSc, Computer Science, McGill University
- BSc, Computer Science, University of British Columbia
Research interests
- Social computing technology that coordinates small groups to large crowds
- New models of interactions with machine intelligence
- How technology can be designed to foster and celebrate certain human values
Publications
Yi Cheng (Nick) Lee

Jessica Leung
Ondřej Lhoták

- Ph.D., McGill University (2005)
- M.Sc., McGill University (2002)
- B.Math., University of Waterloo (2001)
- My research interests are in programming languages and compilers. My focus is on program analysis of object-oriented languages. I am currently directing most of my attention to Scala.
Lilin Li

Ming Li

- Ph.D., Cornell University, United States (1985)
- M.Sc., Cornell University, United States (1983)
- M.Sc., Wayne State University, United States (1980)
- Recently I am working on methods for personalized cancer immunotherapy. A key issue for personalized cancer immunotherapy is to discover neoantigens on the surface of cancer cells. We are developing automatic, highly sensitive and personalized methods to sequence those peptides and validate their immunogenicity.
Yuying Li

- Ph.D., University of Waterloo (1988)
- M.Math., University of Waterloo (1985)
- B.Sc., Sichuan University, China (1982)
- Professor Yuying Li's research interests include the design, analysis, and application of computational algorithms for continuous optimization problems.
- In addition, Li is particularly interested in applying computational optimization methods to practical problems, focusing especially on application to data science and computational finance.
Todd Lichty
Noura Limam

Degrees
- Ph.D., Université de Pierre et Marie Curie (now Sorbonne Université), France (2007)
- M.Sc., Université de Pierre et Marie Curie (now Sorbonne Université), France (2002)
- B.Sc., Ecole Nationale des Sciences de l’Informatique, Tunisia (2001)
Research interests
- Network operations and management
- Autonomic networking
- Software-defined networking
- Network programmability
- Network security
- 5G and beyond mobile networks
Publications
Jimmy Lin

Degrees
- Doctor of Philosophy, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2004)
- Master of Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2001)
- Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2000)
Research interests
- Natural language processing
- Information retrieval
- Data science
Publications
Lisa Liu (on secondment)
Sihang Liu

- Ph.D., University of Virginia (2022)
- M.S., University of Virginia (2020)
- B.S., University of Michigan (2016)
- B.S., Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2016)
- Computer architecture, especially the design of the next-generation processor, memory, and storage for data center–scale applications
- Programming and system support for new and emerging architectures
- Security in computer hardware systems
Cathy Logan-Dickie

Gang Lu

Yang Lu

- Ph.D., Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, University of Southern California, United States (2017)
- M.S., Computer Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China (2013)
- B.S., Computer and Software Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China (2010)
- Developing machine learning and statistical methods for genomics and proteomics data analysis using interpretable machine learning, reproducible (error-controlled) machine learning, and heterogeneous data integration
- Developing interpretation methods to find scientifically interesting and statistically confident hypotheses from complex biological data from single-cell genomics, mass spectrometry-based proteomics, and metagenomics
Anna Lubiw

- Ph.D., University of Toronto (1986)
- M.Math., University of Waterloo (1982)
- B.Sc., University of Toronto (1979)
- Algorithms, specifically computation geometry, graph algorithms and graph drawing
- Current topics include reconfiguration, triangulations of planar point sets, shortest path algorithms, and folding and unfolding problems
Carlos Lucena
Brad Lushman

Bin Ma

- Ph.D., Peking University, China
- B.Sc., Peking University, China
- I conduct research in bioinformatics. I develop new experimental methods and computer algorithms for the determination of the amino acid sequences of proteins (de novo protein sequencing) by using mass spectrometry.
Maran Ma
Darshani Madumali
Rungroj Maipradit
Sujaya Maiyya

- Ph.D., Computer Science, University of California, Santa Barbara (2022)
- M.Sc., Computer Science, University of California, Santa Barbara (2017)
- B.E., Information Science, PESIT, Bangalore (2014)
- Distributed data management, fault tolerance, data privacy & security
- Designing, prototyping, and evaluating data management protocols that strike a balance between efficiency and security in both trusted and untrusted environments
Sylvain Malacria
Aleksandar Malinovic
Andrew Malton
Richard Mann
- Ph.D., University of Toronto (1998)
- M.Eng., McMaster University (1990)
- B.Eng., McMaster University (1988)
- AI, perception and learning, computer vision (motion understanding, event recognition) and computer audio (acoustics, speech, music)
- Signal processing, electro acoustic measurement and infra sound
Stephen Mann

- Ph.D., University of Washington, United States (1992)
- M.Sc., University of Washington, United States (1988)
- B.A., University of California, Berkeley, United States (1986)
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Curve and Surface Design for Geometric Modeling and Computer Graphics
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CNC Machining
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Geometric Algebra and its applications to Computer Graphics
Ali José Mashtizadeh

Degrees
- Ph.D., Computer Science, Stanford University (2017)
- M.S., Computer Science, Stanford University (2017)
- M.Eng., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT (2007)
- B.S., Electrical Engineering, MIT (2006)
Research interests
- Operating systems, distributed systems, and storage
Publications
Hillary Matt
Morgan McGuire
Shane McIntosh

Degrees
- Ph.D., Queen’s University, Canada (2015)
- M.Sc., Queen’s University, Canada (2011)
- B.A.Comp., University of Guelph, Canada (2009)
Research interests
- Empirical methods for software engineering. Broadly speaking, my trainees and I mine historical and operational data that is generated during the development of large-scale software systems to glean actionable insights for software stakeholders.
- Software delivery. Improving the process of assembling, verifying, and deploying releases of software systems from its sources (a.k.a., release engineering, devops).
- Software quality. Deriving practical guidelines for developing more reliable and robust software systems.
Publications
Ian McKillop

Carly Jo Edwina McLeod
Greg McTavish

Stephen Melczer
Alfred Menezes
Devon Merner
Nina Mohsin

Nathalia Moraes do Nascimento
Cameron Morland

- Ph.D., Boston University, United States (2009)
- B.A.Sc., University of Waterloo (2003)
Michele Mosca
Isaac Morland

Amer Mouawad
Ian Munro

Feature article
University Professor Ian Munro’s Golden Jubilee — 50 years at the University of Waterloo
Degrees
- PhD, Computer Science, University of Toronto (1971)
- MSc, University of British Columbia
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BA, University of New Brunswick
Research interests
- Data structures, particularly fast and space-efficient structures
- Design, analysis and implementation of algorithms
- Database systems and data warehousing, particularly efficiency issues
Publications
Lennart Nacke

Nomair Naeem

Degrees
- Ph.D., University of Waterloo
- M.Sc., McGill University
- B.Sc., McGill University
Research and teaching interests
- Research interests focus on programming language design, compiler design and optimizations and verifying program properties
- Teaching pedagogy research interests are focused around active-learning techniques especially those around flipped course design
O Nafees

Meiyappan (Mei) Nagappan

- Ph.D., North Carolina State University, United States (2011)
- M.Sc., North Carolina State University, United States (2008)
- B.Sc., Anna University, India (2006)
- Empirical Software Engineering, Mining Software Repositories, Mining Mobile App stores
- Diversity in Software Engineering
- Software Security, Static Analysis
Ashwin Nayak

Yakov Nekrich

Stephen Nickerson

Muhammad Kamran Nishat
Naomi Nishimura

- Ph.D., University of Toronto (1991)
- M.Sc., University of Toronto (1988)
- B.Sc., Yale University, United States (1983)
- Reconfiguration, including both algorithmic and structural investigations of the relationships among solutions to a problem or other entities, as related by step-by-step modifications
- Parameterized complexity, primarily algorithms, and among algorithms, primarily those involving graphs; considered on its own or in conjunction with reconfiguration
Costin Ograda-Bratu
Rafael Oliveira

- Ph.D., Princeton University, United States (2017)
- M.Sc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States (2012)
- B.Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States (2011)
- B.Sc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States (2011)
- Complexity Theory
- Optimization
- Geometry
Toacy Oliveira
Jeff Orchard

- Ph.D., Simon Fraser University (2003)
- M.Sc., University of British Columbia (1996)
- B.Math., University of Waterloo (1994)
- Neural networks and artificial intelligence
- Neuroscience, and the use of neural networks to understand the computational principles of the brain
- Biologically-inspired neural learning algorithms
Simón Oya Diez
Tamer Özsu

- Ph.D., Ohio State University, United States (1983)
- M.Sc., Ohio State University, United States (1981)
- M.Sc., Middle East Technical University, Turkey (1978)
- B.Sc., Middle East Technical University, Turkey (1974)
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My research is on data management. Although I have done work in basic database technologies such as query processing, transaction processing, and database integration, the main focus of my research follows two threads: (1) application of database technology to non-traditional data types, and (2) distributed & parallel data management.
Lori Paniak

Mark Petrick

Joe Petrik

Pascal Poupart

- Ph.D., University of Toronto (2004)
- M.Sc., University of British Columbia (2000)
- B.Sc., McGill University (1998)
- Machine Learning, including Reinforcement Learning, Federated Learning, Continual Learning, Self-Supervised Learning, Meta Learning, Few Shot Learning, Causal Learning, Uncertainty Quantification and Calibration
- Applications of Machine Learning in Natural Language Processing (Conversational Agents, Grammar Error Correction, Automated Text Editing) and Material Design (Bayesian Optimization of catalysts, oxygen carriers and other materials to facilitate desirable chemical reactions for CO2 conversion and CO2 capture)
Richard Peng

Degrees
- Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University (2013)
- B.Math., University of Waterloo (2009)
Research interests
- Data structures
- Numerical analysis
- Combinatorial optimization
Publications
Fenglian Qiu

Prabhakar Ragde

- Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, United States (1986)
- B.Math., University of Waterloo (1982)
- Functional programming languages and operational semantics
- Dependent types and their use in proof assistants for verified computations
Leili Rafiee Sevyeri

Degrees
- PhD, Applied Mathematics with Scientific Computing, Western University, 2020
- MSc, Applied Mathematics, Western University, 2016
Research and teaching interests
Research: Hybrid symbolic-numeric computation, scientific computing, computer algebra
Teaching: Theoretical computer science, scientific computing including numerical methods in finance and business, numerical methods in computational mathematics, introductory computer science courses
Shaz Rahaman

Sirisha Rambhatla
Adrian Reetz

Degrees
- Ph.D., University of Saskatchewan
- Dipl.-Inf., Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany
Teaching interests
- First-year core CS curriculum
- User Interfaces
- Human-Computer Interaction
Gregor Richards

Degrees
- Ph.D., Purdue University, United States (2014)
- B.Sc., Portland State University, United States (2008)
Research and teaching interests
- Research – Gradual typing: Languages which combine typed and untyped code
- Research – Just-in-time compilation: Compilers which compile code while it’s running, allowing for advanced profiling
- Teaching – Languages and systems, in particular CS442 (Programming Languages) and CS241 (Foundations of Sequential Programming)
Publications
Collin Roberts

Degrees
- University of Waterloo, PhD (Pure Mathematics), 2013
- University of Waterloo, MMath (Pure Mathematics), 2007
- University of Waterloo, BMath (Teaching Option), 1993
- University of Western Ontario, BEd (Mathematics/Computer Science), 1993
Research and teaching interests
- Formal logic
- Theory of computation
Publications
Buchweitz, Ragnar-Olaf; Roberts, Collin. The multiplicative structure on Hochschild cohomology of a complete intersection. J. Pure Appl. Algebra 219 (2015), no. 3, 402–428.
Lawrence, J.W.; Roberts, Collin. On the k-Conjugacy Classes of Infinite Groups. International Journal of Algebra 3 (2009), 297–308.
Harsh Roghelia
Patrick Roh

Jessica Rosa-Vecchiarelli (on secondment)
Paula Roser (on secondment)

Responsibilities
- Oversee administration of PhD program
- Event planning, including graduate orientation
- Manage TA assignments and TA & RA payroll
- Assist with NSERC/OGS/QE2 competitions
- Assist with CS graduate webpages
Steven Ruuth
Mohab Safey El Din
Victoria Sakhnini

- Ph.D., Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Israel (2006)
- M.S.Ed., Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Israel (2002)
- B.Sc., Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Israel (1990)
- Investigating innovative creativity fostering techniques for requirement elicitation
- Identifying valuable tools for teaching, learning and assessment
- Testing and validation of educational techniques to enhance the transfer between the academic learning environment and the students’ professional practice
- Some of the possible techniques worth investigating are project-based learning, one-on-one mentoring, industrial practicum that is designed to give students supervised practical application of concurrently studied theories and concepts, and simulations to demonstrate newly learned concepts
Mohammad Salahuddin

- Ph.D., Western Michigan University, United States (2014)
- M.Sc., Western Michigan University, United States (2003)
- M.Sc., Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology, Pakistan (2001)
- B.Sc., University of Karachi (FAST-ICS), Pakistan (1999)
- Machine/Deep learning for networking, including network security, encrypted traffic classification, and resource management in emerging networks
- Cognitive management in wired and wireless networks
- Network softwarization, including network virtualization, software-defined networking, and network function virtualization
Aladdin Saleh
Ken Salem

- Ph.D., Princeton University, United States (1989)
- B.Sc., Carnegie-Mellon University, United States (1983)
- Data systems, especially synchronization, transactions, fault tolerance
- Distributed systems and cloud computing
Semih Salihoğlu

- Ph.D., Stanford University (2015)
- B.Sc., Yale University (2006)
- Database Management Systems
- Graph Data Management Systems
- Distributed Data Processing Systems
Oliver Schneider
Éric Schost

Degrees
- PhD, École polytechnique, France (2000)
- MSc, École polytechnique, France (1996)
- BSc, École normale supérieure de Cachan, France (1995)
Research interests
- Computer algebra
Publications
Stacey Scott

Jeffrey Shallit

Degrees
- Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, United States (1983)
- B.A., Princeton University, United States (1979)
Research interests
- Automata theory and formal languages, combinatorics on words
- Number theory, combinatorics, algebra with a computational flavor
Publications
Denise Shantz
Responsibilities
- Supervise the Computer Science grad office
- Oversee administration of master’s coursework and Data Science programs
- Manage graduate course enrolment and permission numbers
- Manage scholarships both internal and external (NSERC and OGS)
- Oversee CS graduate webpages
Heather Shaw

Guoxiang Shen

Mark Smucker

Kathryn Simone

Vikrant Singhal
Douglas Stebila
Shlomi Steinberg

Degrees
- Ph.D., Computer Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA 2023
- M.Sc., Computer Science and Mathematics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, 2017
- B.Sc., Computer Science and Mathematics, Open University, Israel, 2015
Research interests
- Computer graphics, rendering and light transport: accurately modelling and simulating the behaviour of light and its interaction with matter in complex environments
- Ray and wave optics
Publications
Doug Stinson

- Ph.D., University of Waterloo (1981)
- M.Sc., Ohio State University, United States (1980)
- B.Math., University of Waterloo (1978)
- Cryptography and security: unconditionally secure cryptographic protocols, including secret sharing and authentication
- Combinatorics: construction and analysis of combinatorial designs, error correcting codes, orthogonal arrays
- Algorithms: algorithms to construct and analyze combinatorial structures
Arne Storjohann

- Ph.D., Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH-Zurich, Switzerland (2000)
- M.Math., University of Waterloo (1994)
- B.Math., University of Waterloo (1992)
- The design and analysis of algorithms for symbolic and exact linear algebra
- Computing matrix canonical forms
- Algorithms for sparse and black-box matrices
Bo Sun
Chengnian Sun

- Ph.D., National University of Singapore, Singapore (2013)
- Software engineering with a focus on software reliability, software security, and developers’ productivity
- Programming languages
Chaitanya Swamy

Azadeh Tabiban
Mina Tahmasbi Arashloo

- M.A and Ph.D., Computer Science, Princeton University, United States (2019)
- B.Sc., Computer Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Iran (2014)
- Networked systems, with a focus on software defined networking (SDN) and programmable data planes
- Recent focus on how to exploit programmability to create networks that are verifiably robust across the stack, from the protocols themselves down to the switch and network interface card (NIC) hardware that processes packets
David Taylor

- Ph.D., University of Waterloo (1977)
- M.Math., University of Waterloo (1974)
- B.Sc., University of Saskatchewan (1972)
- Distributed computer systems, focusing on the debugging and monitoring of distributed applications by viewing their execution histories as being fundamentally a partially ordered set of events
- Software fault tolerance, especially robust implementations of data structures
Marcia Taylor
Ulisses Telemaco Neto
Amy Todd
Aida Sheshbolouki
David Toman

Degrees
- PhD, Kansas State University, USA (1996)
- Mgr (combined BSc/MSc), Masaryk University, Czechoslovakia (1992)
Research interests
- Logic in Computer Science
- Knowledge Representation
- Database and Information Systems
Publications
Frank Tompa

- LL.D., Dalhousie University (2013)
- Ph.D., University of Toronto (1974)
- M.Sc., Brown University, United States (1970)
- B.Sc., Brown University, United States (1970)
- Database dependency theory, storage structure selection, query processing, materialized view maintenance, database integration, data retention, and access control
- Text management systems, text matching, XML processing, information retrieval, structured text conversion, and text classification
- Mathematics (text and formula) information retrieval
Dave Tompkins

- Ph.D., University of British Columbia (2010)
- M.A.Sc., University of British Columbia (2000)
- B.E.Sc., University of Western Ontairo (1996)
- B.Sc., University of Western Ontario (1994)
- Teaching focus on the core CS curriculum
Massimo Tornatore

Hieu Tran
Richard Trefler

Degrees
- Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Texas at Austin (1999)
- M.S., Computer Science, University of Texas at Austin (1994)
- B.A., Economics and Philosophy, University of Toronto (1986)
Research interests
- Application of automated reasoning tools, such as model checkers, to the analysis of reactive systems, including computer hardware and software systems; embedded systems; and routing and communication protocols (of particular interest are compositional reasoning and abstraction techniques for coping with the state explosion problem in model checking)
- Visual notations for describing systems and their specifications; automata on infinite objects; temporal, modal, and description logics; Internet-based routing and communication protocols; and analysis of parameterized systems
Publications
Clayton Tucker

Arif Usta
Adithya Vadapalli
Peter van Beek

- Ph.D., University of Waterloo (1990)
- M.Math., University of Waterloo (1986)
- B.Sc., University of British Columbia (1984)
- Artificial intelligence with a focus on representation and reasoning, constraint programming, constraint satisfaction, backtracking algorithms, planning, scheduling, combinatorial optimization, applied machine learning, probabilistic reasoning, and applications of artificial intelligence
- A recent additional interest is algorithms and techniques in computational photography
Troy Vasiga

Degrees
- Ph.D., Waterloo, 2008
- B.Ed, UBC, 1997
- M.Math, Waterloo, 1996
- B.Math, Waterloo, 1995
Research and teaching interests
- Typically first- and second-year computer science major courses, especially CS135 (Designing Functional Programs), CS115 (Introduction to Computer Science I), and CS241 (Foundations of Sequential Programs)
- Computing contests/challenges, especially computational thinking tasks, data structures, and algorithms
- Algorithmic number theory
Olga Vechtomova
Olga Veksler

- Ph.D., Cornell University, United States (1999)
- M.Sc., Cornell University, United States (1999)
- B.A., New York University, United States (1995)
- Computer vision, machine learning, deep learning, discrete optimization, graph algorithms
- Image segmentation, semantic segmentation, salient object detection
Daniel Vogel

- Ph.D., University of Toronto (2010)
- M.Sc., University of Toronto (2005)
- B.FA., Emily Carr University of Art + Design (1996)
- B.A., Western University (1993)
- Human-computer interaction, interaction techniques, virtual and augmented reality
- Fundamental characteristics of human input focusing on topics, such as pointing, learning, and manipulation
- Novel forms of interaction for current and future computing form factors, such as tangibles, mid-air gestures, and whole-body input, for everything from on-body wearable devices and mobile phones, to large displays and mixed reality
Tammy Vucicevich
James R. Wallace

Justin Wan

- Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles (1998)
- M.A., University of California, Los Angeles (1995)
- B.Sc., Chinese University of Hong Kong, China (1992)
- Advanced techniques in scientific computing and computer graphics simulation of physical phenomena
- Medical image processing: CT scan image enhancement, tracking of cell images, image restoration, segmentation, registration
- Machine learning and neural network model for computational finance such as option pricing and hedging
Stacey Watson

- Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Charlotte, United States (2018)
- M.Sc., Columbus State University, United States (2013)
- B.Ed., Brock University (1999)
- B.A., York University (1989)
- Usable and assessable security
- Computer science/security education
Stephen Watt

Degrees
- PhD, Computer Science, University of Waterloo (1986)
- MMath, Applied Mathematics, University of Waterloo (1981)
- BSc, Hon. Mathematics and Hon. Physics, University of New Brunswick (1979)
Research interests
To make computers handle mathematics intelligently. This work has centered on the following key questions:
- Programming Languages: What language ideas and technology can improve mathematical software?
- Algorithms and Domains: How can we expand the areas amenable to effective symbolic computation?
- Interfaces: How should computer algebra systems interact with each other and other software?
- Knowledge Management: How to organize and query the world’s mathematical knowledge?
- Collaboration: What software solutions can enhance mathematical collaboration, including mathematical handwriting recognition?
- On-line STEM Education: How can mathematically sophisticated software improve learning of STEM subjects?
Publications
Grant Weddell

Degrees
- PhD, University of Toronto, 1987
- MSc, University of British Columbia, 1980
- BSc, University of British Columbia, 1976
Research interests
- Structured data integration, with a focus on entity reference
- Query evaluation in both closed and open worlds, with a focus on view-based query rewriting
- Logic in computer science
Publications
Tony Wirjanto
Jacob Witmer
Deven Wolff

Alexander Wong

Bernard Wong

Degrees
- Ph.D., Cornell University, USA (2011)
- M.Sc., Cornell University, USA (2007)
- B.A.Sc, University of Waterloo, Canada (2003)
Research interests
- Distributed systems and networking, with particular emphasis on problems involving blockchains, cloud and serverless computing, and distributed storage systems
Publications
Johnny Wong

Meng Xu

- Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, United States (2020)
- B.Eng., Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2014)
- B.Bus., Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2014)
- System and software security
- Program analysis, testing and verification
Yaoliang Yu

- Ph.D., University of Alberta (2013)
- M.Sc., Fudan University, China (2008)
- B.Sc., Fudan University, China (2005)
- Machine Learning, including generative modelling, representation learning, robustness, and kernel methods, as well as application to computer vision and natural language processing
- Optimization Algorithms, including convex and non convex optimization, distributed and federated learning, iteration complexity bounds, robust and stochastic optimization
Chao Zhang
Hong Zhang

- Ph.D., Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2019)
- B.Sc. and M.Sc., Electronics and Communications Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China (2013)
- Large-scale data analytics
- Distributed ML training and serving systems
- Application and network scheduling
- Data center networking
- Serverless computing and cloud computing
Hongyang Zhang

- Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, United States (2019)
- M.Sc., Carnegie Mellon University, United States (2018)
- M.Sc., Peking University, China (2015)
- Machine Learning
- AI Security and Privacy
- Trustworthy Machine Learning
Yizhou Zhang

Degrees
- PhD, Cornell University (2019)
- MS, Cornell University (2016)
- BS, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2012)
Research interests
Programming languages: design, implementation, and theory
Publications
Jian Zhao

- Ph.D., University of Toronto (2016)
- Dr. Zhao’s research focuses on the areas of Information Visualization (InfoVis), Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), and Data Science. He develops advanced interaction and visualization techniques that promote the interplay between humans, machines, and data.
- His research aims to boost the efficiency of real-world data analysis, exploration, and presentation activities that involve a large amount of data, various complicated models, and a diverse group of analysts.
Lihong Zhi
Eugene Zima
Nadine Kolette Zinger
Shi Zong
Olga Zorin
