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 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.
News
Freda Shi and Victor Zhong appointed Canada CIFAR AI Chairs at Vector Institute
Cheriton School of Computer Science Professors Freda Shi and Victor Zhong have been named Canada CIFAR AI Chairs and appointed as Faculty Members at the Vector Institute. They are two of three distinguished researchers in the latest cohort to receive this prestigious national recognition.
Hack the North is back!
Hackers find inspiration, invention and community at the weekend-long Hack the North event
Waterloo coders top Canadian team, fourth in North America, at 48th ICPC World Finals
A trio of Waterloo’s top algorithmic programmers showcased their expertise at the 48th International Collegiate Programming Contest World Finals, held in Astana, Kazakhstan, from September 15 to 20, 2024. This prestigious global competition attracted elite programming talent from over 140 universities, representing more than 50 countries.
Events
Seminar • Algorithms and Complexity • Algebraic Pseudorandomness in VNC^0
Please note: This seminar will take place in DC 2306 and online.
Robert Andrews, William T. Tutte Postdoctoral Fellow
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
PhD Seminar • Bioinformatics • CGRclust: Chaos Game Representation for Twin Contrastive Clustering of Unlabelled DNA Sequences
Please note: This PhD seminar will take place online.
Fatemeh Alipour, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisors: Professors Lila Kari, Yang Lu
Data Systems Seminar Series • Privacy and PETs: An Interaction with Human Rights Law
Please note: This seminar will take place online.
Kris Shrishak
Public Interest Technologist and Senior Fellow
Enforce