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Our bodies are made of trillions of cells that form tissues and organs. The genes inside the nucleus of each cell code for proteins that determine a cell’s structure and function, as well as instruct a cell when to grow, divide and die. Normally, our cells follow these instructions, but if a cell’s DNA mutates it can cause the cell to divide and grow out of control. Cancer is fundamentally a disease of uncontrolled cell growth and regulation, and all cancers ultimately are caused by mutations to the genes that regulate cell division, growth and differentiation.

WATORACE — including Cheriton School of Computer Science and Software Engineering students Kyle Anderson (SE), Sinclair Hudson (CS), Ryan Larkin (CS), Dmitry Tsarapkine (CS) and Ben Zhang (BCS’20) — won fourth place in the Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC) virtual race #3, also capturing the Rising Star Award.

The International Collegiate Programming Contest is the oldest, largest and most prestigious university-level algorithmic programming contest in the world. Each year, teams of three programmers represent their university as they work together to solve real-world problems, while fostering collaboration, creativity, innovation, and the ability to perform under pressure. 

Computer science remains the University of Waterloo’s top-ranked program internationally, ranking 23rd among the world’s top universities, according to the latest edition of the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) worldwide university subject rankings released on Wednesday, March 3, 2021.

“I started as a student in mathematics,” said Professor Yuying Li. “It was a huge, scary move to come to Waterloo for computer science. Thankfully, it has worked out.”

Cheriton School of Computer Science student dreams of being a tech leader and building bridges for marginalized groups in tech

Amelia Holcomb, a master’s student at the Cheriton School of Computer Science, wanted more than a great job at a large tech company. She is now researching how technology can measure forest carbon.

University Professor Ming Li has received the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award in Computer Science from CS-Can|Info-Can, the non-profit professional society dedicated to representing all aspects of computer science and the interests of the discipline across the nation. Conferred annually since 2014, the prestigious lifetime achievement award recognizes faculty members in departments, schools and faculties of computer science who have made outstanding and sustained achievement in research, teaching and service.

The following is an article by Dr. Ali Abedi, a research lecturer at the Cheriton School of Computer Science. Dr. Abedi’s article appeared originally on APNIC Blog. 

Professor Ihab Ilyas has been named a 2020 ACM Fellow for his contributions to data cleaning and data integration.