David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Valentio Iverson, Alice Moayyedi and Beihao Zhou are recipients of the Computing Research Association’s 2026 Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Awards, an annual program that recognizes exceptional undergraduate researchers from universities across North America.

All three students received honourable mentions in this year’s competition, placing them among an outstanding group of research-focused undergraduates whose work demonstrates technical depth, originality and intellectual creativity.

Throughout 2025, researchers at the Cheriton School of Computer Science had a productive year of breakthroughs, entrepreneurship, and community building. From discovering cybersecurity risks to creating novel accessibility technology, Cheriton faculty, students and alumni advanced the boundaries of curiosity and discovery.

Mastering Japanese, art history and linear algebra can be easy, thanks to the latest AI collaboration between Google and the University of Waterloo.

At the heart of this collaboration is reimagining education and career development in an AI-driven world, spearheaded by Waterloo’s new Future of Work Institute.