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.

Discover our latest achievements by following our news. Upcoming talks on a range of computer science topics are found under events.
 
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News

  1. June 12, 2024M. Tamer Özsu receives ACM Presidential Award
    photo of M. Tamer Özsu with ACM Books series

    University Professor M. Tamer Özsu has received the ACM Presidential Award for long-standing and significant contributions to the computing field and its scientific community in general, as well as to ACM in particular. He is one of seven individuals recognized for exemplary service to the computing field.

  2. June 11, 2024Lawrence Folland named Honorary Member
    headshot of Lawrence Folland inside Davis Centre

    Former Cheriton School of Computer Science staff member, Lawrence Folland, has been named an Honorary Member of the University of Waterloo.

  3. June 6, 2024RAGE against ChatGPT
    stock photo of someone wearing a blazer scrolling through the phone. Blue graphics (chatgpt or a security lock) overlaying

    A team of researchers based at the University of Waterloo have created a new tool – nicknamed “RAGE” – that reveals where large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT are getting their information and whether that information can be trusted.

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Events

  1. June 13, 2024Dean’s Distinguished Women in Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science Lecture Series • The Data Struggle of the Unseen

    Please note: This distinguished lecture will take place in DC 1302.

    Bhramar Mukherjee
    John D. Kalbfleisch Distinguished University Professor of Biostatistics
    University of Michigan

    Despite several proposed roadmaps to increase diversity in scientific research, most of the world’s research data are collected on people of European ancestry. We rely on summary statistics from historically privileged populations and then devise clever statistical methods to transfer/transport them for cross-ancestry use.

  2. June 14, 2024Master’s Thesis Presentation • Human-Computer Interaction • Memolet: Reifying the Reuse of User-AI Conversational Memories

    Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place in DC 2310.

    Hen-Chen Yen, Master’s candidate
    David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

    Supervisor: Professor Jian Zhao

  3. June 14, 2024Master’s Thesis Presentation • Software Engineering • Fuzzing OpenMP Compilers

    Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place online.

    Raymond Chang, Master’s candidate
    David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

    Supervisor: Professor Chengnian Sun

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