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An international team of security researchers has received the prestigious 2024 Best Portuguese Internet Research Award from the Portuguese Chapter of the Internet Society (ISOC.pt). The researchers were recognized for their paper, “Flow Correlation Attacks on Tor Onion Service Sessions with Sliding Subset Sum,” work that uncovered critical vulnerabilities in the Tor network.

Student-led installation attracted 3,000 visitors at the annual Lumen festival

On Friday, September 27, the School of Computer Science held its annual Cheriton Research Symposium, a showcase of research excellence made possible by David R. Cheriton’s generous investment in computer science research. In the afternoon, the School hosted a well-attended poster session featuring the work of 12 graduate students.

Cheriton School of Computer Science Professors Freda Shi and Victor Zhong have been named Canada CIFAR AI Chairs and appointed as Faculty Members at the Vector Institute. They are two of three distinguished researchers in the latest cohort to receive this prestigious national recognition.

Hackers find inspiration, invention and community at the weekend-long Hack the North event

A trio of Waterloo’s top algorithmic programmers showcased their expertise at the 48^th International Collegiate Programming Contest World Finals, held in Astana, Kazakhstan, from September 15 to 20, 2024. This prestigious global competition attracted elite programming talent from over 140 universities, representing more than 50 countries.

This prestigious career-building workshop invites outstanding researchers of historically marginalized or underrepresented genders to explore life in academia.

The University of Waterloo has recognized recent PhD graduate Dr. Nils Lukas with the 2024 Alumni Gold Medal for his exceptional academic performance in a doctoral program. This prestigious award, conferred by Alumni Relations, features a custom-crafted, 24-carat gold-plated medal embossed with the university’s seal. Since 1970, the Alumni Gold Medal has been conferred to top graduating students from Waterloo’s six faculties at convocation.

Saralin Zassman (MMath '24) is a recent Computer Science master’s graduate who now works with internationally renowned media artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer. Learn more about her academic and career journey below.

The University of Waterloo is proud to welcome a new cohort of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) students through the Schulich Leader Scholarship program. Out of 350,000 potential candidates, 100 high school students across Canada have received this award, and 10 are joining Waterloo this fall.