Current students

Master’s candidate Niki Hasrati and Professor Shai Ben-David have received the best paper award at ALT 2023, the 34th International Conference on Algorithmic Learning Theory. This year, the annual meeting that explores the theoretical and algorithmic aspects of machine learning will take place in Singapore from February 20 to 23.

Sepehr Assadi, who is joining the Cheriton School of Computer Science as an Associate Professor in July 2023, is one of 125 recipients of a 2023 Sloan Research Fellowship from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Rutgers University and a member of its Theory of Computing group.

Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place in DC 3317 and virtually over Zoom.

Xuejun Du, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Jian Zhao

When Sarah Wilson graduated high school a year early and started in the Computer Science program at Waterloo, there were big expectations. As a high school student, Sarah was elected as a student trustee for the Waterloo Catholic District School Board, served as chair of the Ontario Student Voice Awards with the Ontario Student Trustee Association, and volunteered in several community roles.

Please note: This PhD seminar will take place in DC 2564.

Wenhan (Cosmos) Zhu, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Michael Godfrey

Please note: This PhD seminar will take place online.

Yuan Chen, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisors: Professors Daniel Vogel, Géry Casiez, Sylvain Malacria

Please note: This seminar will take place in DC 1304 and virtually over Zoom.

Nicole Wein, Simons Postdoctoral Leader
DIMACS, Rutgers University

The size and complexity of today’s graphs present challenges that necessitate the discovery of new algorithms. One central area of research in this endeavor is computing and estimating distances in graphs. In this talk I will discuss two fundamental families of distance problems in the context of modern graphs: Diameter/Radius/Eccentricities and Hopsets/Shortcut Sets.

Please note: This seminar will take place in DC 1304 and virtually over Zoom.

Jingbo Wang, PhD candidate
Department of Computer Science, University of Southern California

Security, robustness, and fairness are all important non-functional properties of critical systems, such as software applications in autonomous driving, healthcare, and finance. Unlike functional correctness, which has been the subject of extensive research, techniques that can formally guarantee these non-functional properties are still severely lacking.

Please note: This PhD seminar will take place online.

Minghan Li, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Jimmy Lin