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.
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Events
Thursday, December 11, 2025 10:30 am
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11:30 am
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Master’s Thesis Presentation • Data Systems • Parallel Oblivious Joins using Radix Partitioning
Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place in DC 2314.
Nafis Ahmed, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisor: Professor Sujaya Maiyya
Thursday, December 11, 2025 11:00 am
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12:00 pm
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Master’s Thesis Presentation • Human–Computer Interaction • Exploring Gender and Gender-Based Stereotyping in a Voice Agent Running Coach
Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place online.
Casey O’Neill, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisor: Professor Edith Law
Thursday, December 11, 2025 11:30 am
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12:30 pm
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PhD Seminar • Cryptography, Security, and Privacy (CrySP) • Level Up: Private Non-Interactive Decision Tree Evaluation using Levelled Homomorphic Encryption
Please note: This PhD seminar will take place in DC 2310.
Rasoul Akhavan Mahdavi, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisor: Professor Florian Kerschbaum