A powerhouse of discovery and innovation
As North America's only dedicated Faculty of Math, we are nationally and internationally recognized as one of the top schools for Mathematics and Computer Science.
With nearly $30 million in research funding (2019/20) and an alumni network of over 45,000 across more than 100 countries, our students, faculty, and graduates continue to push the boundaries of research to discover new ways to harness the power of mathematics, computer science, and statistics.
News
Professor Ana Crisan wins IEEE paper award
They were recognized for their paper, Finding Their Data Voice: Practices and Challenges of Dashboard Users.
Jerry Wang wins major award at International Consortium of Chinese Mathematicians
Congratulations to Jerry Wang, professor of Pure Mathematics, who recently won the John Coates Best Paper Award for Number Theory at the 2024 International Consortium of Chinese Mathematicians (ICCM).
Science paper co-authored by Mohamed Hibat Allah receives widespread media coverage
The paper, “Variational benchmarks for quantum many-body problems,” was published in Science in October 2024.
Events
Key Clues Kick-off
The University-wide puzzle-solving competition is back for winter 2025, bringing "Alfred Hitchcock vibes”. Attend the kick-off event which will include the early release of two puzzles!
Entrepreneurship and Impact Series: AMA featuring Ian MacKinnon
Join Math Innovation's latest Entrepreneurship and Impact Series featuring an exclusive 'Ask Me Anything' with Ian MacKinnon. Ian is a co-founder of Later.com and founder of a new start-up, Stealth.
NVIDIA Lecture: Tools for safety and security in Large Language Models
Christopher Parisien, Waterloo graduate (BMath '06), a PhD in Computational Linguistics from the University of Toronto and Senior Manager of Applied Research at NVIDIA, will deliver the NVIDIA Lecture. The lecture will introduce NeMo Guardrails' key functionalities, emphasizing responsible AI development. Students interested in AI, Machine Learning, and Foundation Models can gain insights into creating reliable AI solutions.