News archive - 2023

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Einstein shape makes TIME’s 2023 Best Inventions List

photo of Craig S. Kaplan in front of a wall of hat-shaped einstein tiles in the newly renovated CG lab

Earlier this year, Cheriton School of Computer Science Professor Craig S. Kaplan and his international colleagues David Smith, Joseph Myers and Chaim Goodman-Strauss discovered a single shape, which they called the hat, that tiles the plane — an infinite, two-dimensional surface — in a pattern that can never be made to repeat. 

Thursday, October 19, 2023

Using machine learning to discover the structure of glycoproteins, diverse molecules that perform a myriad of functions in organisms

photo of Qianqiu Zhang in the Davis Centre

Glycoproteins are a diverse class of molecules in which one or more sugar molecules — what are known as glycans — are attached to protein molecules. More than half of all proteins in human cells are thought to be glycoproteins.

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

CS grad David Khazzam wins K.D. Fryer Gold Medal

photo of recent CS graduate David Khazzam

For David Khazzam, one of the great joys of university was getting to do a little bit of everything.

David is this year’s recipient of the Faculty of Mathematics K. D. Fryer Gold Medal, an honour given to a student who exemplifies academic excellence, good citizenship, and involvement in extracurricular activities. He graduates this Friday with a Bachelor of Computer Science degree.

Friday, October 13, 2023

Maclean’s ranks computer science at Waterloo number one nationally for fourth year in a row

photo of the Davis Centre and bridge from MC

The Cheriton School of Computer Science has been ranked number one nationally for the fourth year in a row, according to the Maclean’s 2024 university rankings released yesterday. Based on program reputation in computer science, Waterloo shared the podium for first place with the University of Toronto, and based on research reputation, shared the podium for first with the University of Toronto and UBC.

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

2023 Cheriton Research Symposium poster winners

David Cheriton listening to poster presenter at symposium

On Friday, October 6, the Cheriton School of Computer Science held the 2023 Cheriton Research Symposium, an annual showcase of research excellence made possible by David R. Cheriton’s generous investment in education.

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