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Friday, May 12, 2023

Ian Goldberg named Senior Member of IEEE

photo of Professor Ian Goldberg

Cheriton School of Computer Science Professor Ian Goldberg has been named a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Only 10 per cent of IEEE’s more than 400,000 members receive this designation, an honour conferred to those who have experience reflecting professional maturity, professional practice experience of at least ten years, and significant achievements. 

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Dan Berry and his former PhD student Sri Fatimah Tjong receive most influential paper award at REFSQ 2023

photo of Daniel M. Berry in the Davis Centre

Cheriton School of Computer Science Professor Dan Berry and his former PhD student Sri Fatimah Tjong have received the most influential paper award at REFSQ 2023. Also known as the 29th International Working Conference on Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality, the annual meeting took place this year from April 17–20 in Barcelona, Spain.

Friday, April 28, 2023

Strengthening Canada-France research collaboration: MOU marks new horizon for Waterloo research partnerships with France

photo of the University of Waterloo–France delegation

A long-term collaboration with academic partners across France has culminated in a memorandum of understanding between the University of Waterloo and Inria — France’s National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology.

Thursday, April 27, 2023

Gautam Kamath among eight Canada CIFAR AI Chairs, named Vector Institute Faculty Member

photo of Professor Gautam Kamath in the Davis Centre

Cheriton School of Computer Science Professor Gautam Kamath has been named a Canada CIFAR AI Chair and a Vector Institute Faculty Member in recognition of his contributions to differential privacy, machine learning and statistics. He is among eight outstanding researchers in the latest cohort of Canada CIFAR AI Chairs to receive this prestigious national recognition. 

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

In memory of computer science pioneer Paul Dirksen, 1939–2023

portraits of Paul Dirksen

Paul Dirksen, a pioneer computer scientist at the University of Waterloo, passed away on April 8, 2023. He was 83.

Paul was born on November 16, 1939 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan to German Mennonite immigrants, and grew up in Waterloo. He was one of the first students at the University of Waterloo, graduating with a B.Sc. in Applied Mathematics in 1963 and an M.Sc. in Computer Science in 1964. Paul’s professors and mentors Ralph Stanton and Wes Graham encouraged him to pursue a career teaching computer science at Waterloo, leading to a decades-long career.

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