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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.

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


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Keer Liu was 18 years old when she left China to study computer science at the University of Waterloo with a dream of becoming a leader in the tech industry. She wanted an exceptional foundation in computing, but her real dream has always been to lead.

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.


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Amelia Holcomb was working at one of the biggest tech firms in the United States after graduating from Yale University when she started to grow restless.

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.

Cheriton School of Computer Science Professors Ihab Ilyas and Gautam Kamath are among the 72 faculty members appointed as 2020 Faculty Affiliates at the Vector Institute. The 2020 cohort includes both new faculty affiliates as well as those returning for a second term.

The Vector Institute’s Faculty Affiliates program brings together professors who conduct research in deep learning, machine learning and artificial intelligence across universities in Ontario.