Monday, November 26, 2012
The
School
has
been
selected
to
nominate
a
Canada
Excellence
Research
Chair
in
the
area
of
Security
and
Privacy
for
the
New
Digital
Economy.
This
chair
program
brings
world-renowned
researchers
to
campuses
across
the
country,
funded
by
$10
million
in
federal
money
for
each
chair.
Waterloo
will
invest
an
additional
$17
million,
which
will
fund
hiring
new
faculty,
renovations,
and
student
support.
"In
today's
highly
connected
world,
personal
information
is
increasingly
used
and
shared
over
wireless
devices
and
the
cloud,"
said
Ian
Goulden,
Dean
of
the
Faculty
of
Mathematics.
"This
CERC
will
create
innovative
approaches
to
ensure
security
and
personal
privacy
as
Canada
advances
in
the
digital
economy.²
This
chairholder
will
be
the
third
CERC
at
Waterloo,
joining
the
Canada
Excellence
Research
Chair
in
Ecohydrology,
Philippe
Van
Cappellen,
and
the
Canada
Excellence
Research
Chair
in
Quantum
Information
Processing,
David
Cory.