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“The poster session is one of the highlights of the symposium because it showcases the research excellence of our students,” said Jesse Hoey, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies at the Cheriton School of Computer Science.

“It’s inspiring to see how they are advancing the field of computer science. Thanks to all of the participants for their contributions, and congratulations to the prize winners for their outstanding posters.”

Anudeep Das, a graduate student at the Cheriton School of Computer Science, has received a $58,100 USD grant from Open Philanthropy to support his research on security of large language models.

His project focuses on developing stealthy and resilient backdoors in LLMs, an emerging area of research as these models become more widely used.

Computer Science Professors Diogo Barradas and Urs Hengartner have won the Best Research Paper Award at the 20^th International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security (ARES), held in Ghent, Belgium, from August 10 to 13, 2025.

ARES is one of the most reputable conferences in IT security and privacy. For the past 20 years, it has focused on rigorous and novel research in the field of dependability, computer and information security.

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is something that is experienced in vastly different ways by Autistic people. Some Autistic children have idiosyncrasies with behaviour, emotion and communication, which may cause them to be excluded or to face barriers to access services. Because our society is not great at including Autistic people, many must adapt or conform to be accepted

Five outstanding first-year students are joining the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science through the Schulich Leader Scholarships program — Canada's most coveted undergraduate scholarships in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Waterloo co-op students are making strides in the business and technology sector with transformative innovations.  

As more consumers choose to shop local, Waterloo students and alumni at Faire — an online wholesale platform connecting independent retailers with unique brands — are co-developing tools that strengthen local economies and empower small businesses to thrive. 

Professor Shai Ben-David has been named a 2025 Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the highest national recognition for researchers in the arts, humanities, social sciences and sciences.

He is among 102 individuals across Canada elected this year for their exceptional scholarly, scientific and artistic achievements.

Around 30% of Canadians rely on AI for personal and work use, from proofreading work emails to planning trips — but do we truly understand how AI works?

In today’s world, AI may dictate our everyday outcomes and choices more often than man-made decisions. Even the most essential sectors are adopting AI. Self-driving cars, a game-changer in transportation, use AI to sense its surroundings and control its movements. Some clinics are employing object detection and recognition models, a form of AI, to detect cancerous tumours from X-ray scans — and do it at a much faster and more accurate rate than human doctors.

When it comes to cybersecurity, humans are often seen as the weakest link, but new research suggests that with a little help, people can do a surprisingly effective job at identifying malware.

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers from the Cheriton School of Computer Science teamed up with University of Guelph cybersecurity experts to test how users, ranging from tech novices to experts, can respond to real-time legitimate and malicious software download requests in a simulated office setting.