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Friday, June 30, 2023

How secure are voice authentication systems really?

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.

Wednesday, August 16, 2023 9:30 am - 12:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

PhD Defence • Cryptography, Security, and Privacy (CrySP) • Perceptions and Practicalities for Privacy in Machine Learning

Please note: This PhD defence will take place online.

Bailey Kacsmar, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Florian Kerschbaum

Privacy in machine learning holds great promise for enabling organizations to analyze data they and their partners hold while maintaining data subjects’ privacy.

Monday, July 31, 2023 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Master’s Thesis Presentation • Artificial Intelligence • On the Data Quality of Remotely Sensed Forest Maps

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

Shadi Ghasemitaheri, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Lukasz Golab

Accurate forest monitoring data are essential for understanding and conserving forest ecosystems. However, the remoteness of forests and the scarcity of ground truth make it hard to identify data quality issues.

Professor Justin Wan in the Davis Centre
Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Justin Wan appointed Assistant Vice-President for Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs

Cheriton School of Computer Science Professor Justin Wan has been appointed one of two Assistant Vice Presidents for Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs for a two-year term. He is joined in this position by Professor Clarence Woudsma from the School of Planning.

Wednesday, August 2, 2023 9:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

PhD Defence • Human-Computer Interaction • Transforming the Reading Experience of Scientific Documents with Polymorphism

Please note: This PhD defence will take place in DC 3102 and online.

Damien Masson, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisors: Professors Daniel Vogel, Géry Casiez, Sylvain Malacria

Wednesday, August 9, 2023 9:30 am - 10:30 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Master’s Thesis Presentation • Bioinformatics • Spectrum and Retention Time Prediction for N-Glycopeptides Using Deep Learning

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

Shuyang Zhang, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Ming Li

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Friday, June 23, 2023

Computer Science students on autonomous racing team

Last weekend, University of Waterloo students on a multi-school autonomous racing team achieved a personal best speed of 173.8 kph at a race on the Monza F1 Circuit in Milan, Italy.

The race, which featured five teams with members from universities around the world, was the Waterloo students’ fifth race, and the first on a road course rather than a banked oval track.