David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Graduate student Helia Yazdanyar and her advisor, Professor Sepehr Assadi, have received the Best Paper Award at SOSA25, the eighth SIAM Symposium on Simplicity in Algorithms.

Their paper, Simple Sublinear Algorithms for (Δ + 1) Vertex Coloring via Asymmetric Palette Sparsification, was recognized for its approach to simplifying sublinear algorithms for graph colouring.

Launched by the Computing Research Association in 2023, the UR2PhD program is designed to broaden access to undergraduate research experiences and inspire students to pursue graduate studies.

Among its institutional partners is the University of Waterloo, where Cheriton School of Computer Science Professor Edith Law coordinates the program locally.

University Professor M. Tamer Öszu has received the Award of Excellence in Graduate Supervision, a prestigious recognition conferred annually since 2005 by Waterloo’s Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs in collaboration with the Graduate Student Association.