Cheriton School of Computer Science Professor Lap Chi Lau has been appointed a University Research Chair to recognize his many fundamental contributions to theoretical computer science. His research is in the field of algorithm design and analysis, with a focus on algorithms for graph theoretic problems.
Themis Gouleakis, Senior Research Fellow
National University of Singapore
The enormous success of the field of machine learning in recent years and its ability to make accurate predictions using data has also influenced research in other areas. In this talk, we will explore such settings where “machine learned advice” can be exploited.
Sreeharsha Udayashankar, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisor: Professor Samer Al-Kiswany
Bobby Miraftab, Postdoctoral Researcher
Algorithms, Graphs, and Geometry Lab, Carleton University
Just months ago, an international team of four that includes Cheriton School of Computer Science Professor Craig Kaplan discovered a single shape that tiles the plane — an infinite, two-dimensional surface — in a pattern that can never be made to repeat.
The discovery mesmerized mathematicians, tiling enthusiasts and the public alike.
The shape, a 13-sided polygon they called “the hat,” is known to mathematicians as an aperiodic monotile or an “einstein,” the German words that mean “one stone.”
Andrew Na, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisor: Professor Justin Wan
Damien Masson, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisors: Professors Daniel Vogel, Géry Casiez, Sylvain Malacria
Ahmed Alquraan, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisor: Professor Samer Al-Kiswany
Bio: Ahmed is a 5th-year PhD student working with Samer Al-Kiswany. His work focuses on utilizing new data center technologies to build efficient and reliable data stores.
Kasper Hornbæk, Professor of Human-Centred Computing
Department of Computer Science, University of Copenhagen
Theory is supposed to be central to science. Yet the field of human-computer interaction (HCI) seems confused about what theory is and what to do with it.
Researchers at the Cheriton School of Computer Science have discovered a method of attack that can successfully bypass voice authentication security systems with up to a 99% success rate after only six tries.
Voice authentication — which allows companies to verify the identity of their clients via a supposedly unique voiceprint — has increasingly been used in remote banking, call centres and other security-critical scenarios.