Cheriton School of Computer Science Professor Bin Ma has been appointed a University Research Chair to recognize his outstanding contributions to bioinformatics, in particular his development of novel algorithms and software to derive biological information from DNA and proteins.
Masoumeh Shafieinejad, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisor: Professor Florian Kerschbaum
Sina Gholamian, PhD candidate
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo
Incoming computer science master’s students Alex Bie, Matt Regehr, Xinyu Shi and Yiping Wang have each received a Vector Scholarship in Artificial Intelligence from the Vector Institute. Valued at $17,500, these merit-based scholarships help recruit top students into AI-related master’s programs in an Ontario university.
Pınar Tözün, Associate Professor
IT University of Copenhagen
Nivasini Ananthakrishnan, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisor: Professor Shai Ben-David
The research paper on which this feature article is based will be presented on May 12, 2021 at CHI 2021, where it received a best paper honourable mention.
CHI is the premier international conference on human–computer interaction. Held from May 8 to 13, 2021, the 2021 ACM CHI Virtual Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems was originally slated to be held in Yokohama, Japan.
Dr. Nashid Shahriar has won the 2021 Mathematics Doctoral Prize. Now in its third year, these prestigious awards are conferred annually to recognize the achievements of top graduating and graduated doctoral students in the Faculty of Mathematics.
Cheriton School of Computer Science Professor Kate Larson and her international colleagues have published a commentary in Nature about the need for cooperative artificial intelligence — beneficial AI with social understanding.
Shivasurya Sankarapandian, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisor: Professor Mei Nagappan