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Tuesday, July 27, 2021 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

PhD Seminar • Computer Graphics • Using Vandermonde Matrix and Polynomial Least to Improve the Blending Surface

Please note: This PhD seminar will be given online.

Xiang Fang, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Stephen Mann

With the usage of additional schemes with respect to the local interpolation of vertices, it is possible to improve the quality (for example curvatures) of the resulting surfaces provided by the new blending scheme.

Wednesday, July 21, 2021 5:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Master's Thesis Presentation - Systems and Networking - Understanding Partial Network Partitioning

Please note: This seminar will be given online.

Basil Alkhatib, David R. Cheriton of Computer Science, University of Waterloo

We present an extensive study focused on partial network partitioning.

Partial network partitions disrupt the communication between some but not all nodes in a cluster. First, we conduct a comprehensive study of system failures caused by this fault in 13 popular systems.

Reza Nadri, Gema Rodríguez-Pérez, and Mei Nagappan
Wednesday, July 28, 2021

What’s in a developer’s name?

In one of the most memorable speeches from William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, Juliet ponders, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Her message is clear — things are what they are no matter what name they are given. 

But what if your name, or more precisely what people perceive about you from just your name, affected how your contributions are viewed and valued? 

photo of Yuhao Eric Dong
Tuesday, July 6, 2021

Themelio, blockchain start-up founded by CS PhD student Yuhao Dong, receives $1.5 million USD funding from Polychain Capital

Themelio Labs, a blockchain-based start-up founded by Cheriton School of Computer Science doctoral student Yuhao Dong, has secured $1.5 million USD in seed funding from Polychain Capital, a digital asset investment fund based in San Francisco, California. The start-up is developing Themelio, an open-source public blockchain that aims to revolutionize the way blockchains are used in security-critical software systems.

photo of Peter Forsyth and two graphs from paper
Monday, July 5, 2021

Distinguished Professor Emeritus Peter Forsyth and his colleagues receive Brockett–Shapiro Actuarial Journal Award

Distinguished Professor Emeritus Peter Forsyth, Professor Ken Vetzal from the School of Accounting and Finance, and Graham Westmacott, portfolio manager at PWL Capital, have received the 2021 Brockett–Shapiro Actuarial Journal Award from ARIA — the American Risk and Insurance Association.