Welcome to the 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.

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News

Mar. 13, 2019Scaling Hyperledger Fabric: Creating faster and more efficient transactions
Originally built as a way to secure cryptocurrency transactions, blockchain is a digital platform that verifies and records exchanges. Blockchains are global networks that can have millions of users, each adding information or data that is secured through cryptography. This creates an indisputable history of these transactions that cannot be modified by a single user, eliminating opportunities for fraud, and it is this feature that has some heralding blockchain as a way of increasing cybersecurity.
Mar. 11, 2019Professor Raouf Boutaba and his graduate students, Yuhao Dong and Woojung Kim, develop new cybersecurity system that offers better protection against hacking and censorship
A new cybersecurity system developed by researchers at the Cheriton School of Computer Science has a set a new standard in the fight to protect people from malicious online attacks.
Mar. 7, 2019Priyank Jaini receives prestigious 2019 Borealis AI Graduate Fellowship
PhD candidate Priyank Jaini is one of 10 recipients nationally to receive a Borealis AI 2019 Graduate Fellowship.