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Thursday, November 6, 2025 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

PhD Seminar • Computer Graphics | Rendering • RenderFormer: Transformer-based Neural Rendering of Triangle Meshes with Global Illumination

Please note: This PhD seminar will take place in DC 2314 and online.

Weijie Zhou, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Toshiya Hachisuka

Tuesday, November 11, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am EST (GMT -05:00)

DLS: Erol Gelenbe — The Random Neural Network and its Applications to Image Processing, Network Routing, and Cyberattack Detection

Please note: This distinguished lecture will take place in DC 1302 and online.

Erol Gelenbe, Professor
Institute of Theoretical and Applied Informatics
Polish Academy of Sciences

Monday, November 10, 2025 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Master’s Thesis Presentation • Artificial Intelligence • Automated Segmentation of Head and Neck Cancer on Computed Tomography Imaging

Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place in DC 2314 and online.

Hussam Kaka, Master's candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Olga Veksler

Monday, November 10, 2025 9:30 am - 4:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

ML Theory Workshop (SOLT 2025)

You are invited to attend the third Southern Ontario Learning Theory Workshop, held at the University of Waterloo on Monday, November 10, 2025.

This one-day event brings together researchers specializing in the mathematical foundations of machine learning, fostering collaboration and community among learning theorists from various institutions.

Monday, December 1, 2025 9:00 am - 12:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

PhD Defence • Cryptography, Security, and Privacy (CrySP) | Mobile Security • Cues, Clones, and Cars: Access Control Issues in Customized Android

Please note: This PhD defence will take place online.

Parjanya Vyas, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisors: Professors N. Asokan & Yousra Aafer

Wednesday, October 22, 2025 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

PhD Seminar • Artificial Intelligence • FedLog: Personalized Federated Classification with Less Communication and More Flexibility

Please note: This PhD seminar will take place in DC 2584.

Haolin Yu, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Pascal Poupart

Wednesday, October 22, 2025 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

PhD Seminar • Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning • FLARE: Fusing Language Models and Collaborative Architectures for Recommender Enhancement

Please note: This PhD seminar will take place in DC 3301 and online.

Liam Hebert, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisors: Professors Robin Cohen & Lukasz Golab

Monday, November 24, 2025 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

PhD Defence • Human–Computer Interaction • VR Streaming as a New Frontier: Investigating Virtual Camera as a Multifaceted Bridge Between Streamers and Viewers

Please note: This PhD defence will take place in DC 2314 and online.

Liwei Wu, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Jian Zhao