Current students

Researchers at the Cheriton School of Computer Science have secured nearly $425,000 in funding to support two research projects through the National Cybersecurity Consortium (NCC), a federally incorporated not-for-profit organization committed to advancing Canada’s cybersecurity ecosystem.

Professors Sujaya Maiyya and Florian Kerschbaum, members of Waterloo’s Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute, are among those awarded funding in this NCC round, which distributed more than $1.5 million to Waterloo researchers alone.

A conversation with Professor Yuntian Deng, where he discusses his natural language processing and machine learning research, advice for aspiring computer scientists, and his excitement about joining the Cheriton School of Computer Science.

Please note: This PhD defence will take place in DC 2310.

Kenneth Ryan Hancock, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Ali José Mashtizadeh

A conversation with Professor Xiao Hu, where she discusses her database theory research and its applications to practical database systems, advice for aspiring computer scientists, and what excites her about joining the Cheriton School of Computer Science.

Please note: This PhD defence will take place in DC 3317 and online.

Johann David Wentzel, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Daniel Vogel

Please note: This PhD defence will take place in DC 2310 and online.

Gaurav Sahu, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Olga Vechtomova