Events

Come out to The Critical Media Lab at 44 Gaukel Street in Kitchener is experience the first ever Computational Digital Art Capstone Exhibition, where you will see interactive and digital art pieces made by students from the University of Waterloo!

Featured artists
Erin Kim
Helga Jiang
Susie Su
Simon Yu
Bonnie Wu
Stephanie Lin
Saadiya Desai
Jennifer Wu
Jimmie Shan

The David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science is pleased to announce the inaugural Wes Graham Research Symposium & Computer Science Awards reception. The symposium takes its name from James Wesley (Wes) Graham, a humble visionary known as the father of computing at the University of Waterloo and an academic who devoted his career to making the magic of computers available to everyone. 

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On Friday, September 28 we will launch the new Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute.

The Institute brings together under one umbrella Waterloo’s 40 security researchers from across the University. These renowned experts are collaborating to uncover new approaches to security and privacy while also partnering with corporations and government to advance the application and implementation of cybersecurity and privacy technologies.

Anonymization with Differential Privacy • Ben Weggenmann
SAP Security Research

Donald E. Knuth
Professor Emeritus of The Art of Computer Programming
Stanford University

Abstract: The speaker will answer any question on any subject.

Margo Seltzer
Canada 150 Research Chair in Computer Systems
University of British Columbia

Mark Elendt and Jeff Lait are two Academy Award winning developers at SideFX who have a long history in the industry. They will be discussing the unique challenges involved in developing 3D tools for artists and what it’s like to be a software developer in this very exciting industry.

This time last year we saw our 40,000^th alumnus cross the stage and we celebrated every graduating student in the Faculty of Mathematics. We can’t do that for the Class of 2020 because of COVID-19. This year’s event will be virtual as we celebrate the 1,200 mathies who deserve a memorable finale for their years of hard work and diligent study. We hope to hold an in-person ceremony as soon as we are able.

Digital adoption and dependence have been dramatically propelled by the COVID-19 pandemic. This sudden growth spotlights critical issues such as cybersecurity, privacy, resilience, the highly consequential shift to 5G, and what innovative technologies may follow. Leadership in 5G adoption will be a vital determinant of future national competitiveness, as 5G will further enable dramatic technological advances in logistics, manufacturing, autonomous vehicles, mining, construction and smart grids.