David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

The Cheriton School of Computer Science is named for David R. Cheriton, who earned his PhD in Computer Science at the University of Waterloo in 1978. In 2005, Professor Cheriton made a transformational gift to the school that supports named chairs, faculty fellowships, and graduate scholarships.

Discover our latest achievements by following our news. Upcoming talks on a range of computer science topics are found under events.
 
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News

  1. May 31, 2024HCI researchers win paper awards at CHI 2024
    blue & green gradient background. 4 icons with the winners faces. Upper left & lower right corner are hands clicking on computer

    Four computer science students and graduates have received the top honours at the 42nd annual Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI). It took place in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America, from May 11th to 16th, 2024.  

    Organized by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), CHI is the premier international Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) conference. It is also one of the top-ranked conferences in computer science.

  2. May 30, 2024 Alum Q&A: Jeff An discusses his startup Momentic, Y Combinator & UWaterloo
    Jeff An and his co-founder posing in front of the Y Combinator sign outside YC's office

    Cheriton School of Computer Science alumnus Jeff An (BCS ’20) co-founded Momentic: an AI startup accelerating software testing.

    Recently, Momentic was chosen for the Y Combinator’s (YC) Winter 2024 cohort, joining 11 other startups founded by the University of Waterloo’s students and alumni.

  3. May 29, 2024New AI-powered tool could curb hate speech
    PhD student Liam Hebert presenting his research poster to a computer science professor

    A team of researchers at the University of Waterloo has developed a new machine-learning method that detects hate speech on social media platforms with 88 per cent accuracy, saving employees from hundreds of hours of emotionally damaging work.

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Events

  1. June 5, 2024DSG Seminar Series • Opportunities for Latency Hiding in Modern OLTP Engines

    Please note: This seminar will take place in DC 1304.

    Tianzheng Wang, Assistant Professor
    School of Computing Science, Simon Fraser University

  2. June 6, 2024Seminar • Software Engineering • Inner-Source Software Development

    Please note: This seminar will take place in DC 1304.

    Dirk Riehle, MBA
    Professor of Open Source Software
    Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg

    Inner-source software development is the use of open source practices for firm-internal software development. In inner source, developers collaborate across organizational silo boundaries for higher code quality, more code reuse, and better knowledge sharing, while improving employee satisfaction.

  3. June 11, 2024Distinguished Public Lecture • Internet: Past, Present and Future
    photo of 2004 A. M. Turing Laureate Vint Cerf

    This Distinguished Public Lecture will take place in the Humanities Theatre.

    Vinton G. Cerf
    Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist
    Google

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