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 in 1978, and made a transformational gift to the school in 2005. It has become the largest academic concentration of Computer Science researchers in Canada.
News
- July 28, 2021Eric Blais receives an Ontario Early Researcher Award to develop new theoretical foundations for sublinear-time algorithms
Cheriton School of Computer Science Professor Eric Blais is one of nine researchers at the University of Waterloo to receive funding from the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities through the Early Researcher Awards program.
- July 27, 2021What’s in a developer’s name?
In one of the most memorable speeches from William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, Juliet ponders, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Her message is clear — things are what they are no matter what name they are given.
But what if your name, or more precisely what people perceive about you from just your name, affected how your contributions are viewed and valued?
- July 6, 2021Themelio, blockchain start-up founded by CS PhD student Yuhao Dong, receives $1.5 million USD funding from Polychain Capital
Themelio Labs, a blockchain-based start-up founded by Cheriton School of Computer Science doctoral student Yuhao Dong, has secured $1.5 million USD in seed funding from Polychain Capital, a digital asset investment fund based in San Francisco, California. The start-up is developing Themelio, an open-source public blockchain that aims to revolutionize the way blockchains are used in security-critical software systems.
Events
- July 30, 2021PhD Defence • Machine Learning • Prediction and Planning in Dynamical Systems with Underlying Markov Decision Processes
Please note: This PhD defence will be given online.
Ershad Banijamali, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer ScienceSupervisor: Professor Ali Ghodsi
- Aug. 3, 2021PhD Seminar • Cryptography, Security, and Privacy (CrySP) • Can Rust Safely Lower Barriers to Entry?
Please note: This PhD seminar will be given online.
Justin Tracey, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer ScienceSupervisor: Professor Ian Goldberg
- Aug. 6, 2021Master’s Thesis Presentation • Human-Computer Interaction • Semantic Search and Visual Exploration of Computational Notebooks
Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will be given online.
Xingjun Li, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer ScienceSupervisor: Professor Jian Zhao
