News archive - September 2018

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Eight CS professors become Vector Institute faculty affiliates

David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science Vector faculty affiliates

The Vector Institute drives excellence and leadership in Canada’s knowledge, creation and use of artificial intelligence to foster economic growth and improve the lives of Canadians. The institute is dedicated to the transformative field of artificial intelligence, excelling in machine and deep learning research.

Monday, September 24, 2018

2018 Cheriton Research Symposium poster winners

2018 Cheriton Research Symposium poster competition

Each year, the Cheriton Research Symposium concludes with a poster session for Cheriton Graduate Scholarship recipients. In total, 23 students participated in the 2018 Cheriton Research Symposium poster competition.

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

2018 Loran Scholar pursuing computer science and business at the University of Waterloo

photo of Katherine Gotovsky

Katherine Gotovsky has been named a recipient of Canada’s largest and most comprehensive undergraduate merit award, conferred by the Loran Scholars Foundation.

This year, out of a pool of 5,023 applicants across the nation, and among 88 finalists, 34 earned the Loran Award, marking the largest class of scholars in the foundation’s history.

Friday, September 14, 2018

Yuhao Dong, Woojung Kim and Raouf Boutaba win best student paper award at Blockchain-2018

photo of Yuhoa Dong and Raouf Boutaba

Computer science doctoral student Yuhao Dong, master’s student Woojung Kim, along with their supervisor Professor Raouf Boutaba, have received the best student paper award at Blockchain-2018, the 2018 IEEE International Conference on Blockchain.

Thursday, September 13, 2018

Can labels on slot machines promote healthier gambling?

photo of slot machines

Professor Kevin Harrigan, Director of the Knowledge Translation Stream at Waterloo's Gambling Research Lab, and Professor Dan Brown, Director of the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, are determined to figure out the best way to educate players about the addictive properties of slot machines and how much money they might win or lose.

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