The Women in Computer Science (WiCS) Committee supports the success of women in their studies in computer science, and prepares them for a future career in computing.
Distinguished Professors Emerti Alan George and Frank Tompa have been presented with the Canadian Association for Computer Science (CACS/AIC) Lifetime Achievement in Computer Science Awards.
Recognized as a leading computer science educator, the University of Waterloo is helping to close the global digital divide with free courseware for anyone with an Internet connection.
As educators struggle to expand digital literacy globally and U.S. President Obama announces a $4 billion Computer Science for All initiative, the University of Waterloo is launching free online courseware that will teach people computer science and programming skills.
In 2012, the University of Waterloo and Cisco established an agreement to create a Cisco Systems research chair in Smart Grid to promote, support, and lead research, development and innovation within the use of technologies and solutions for smart power grids.
The David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science is deeply saddened to share the passing of former chair, Nicholas Cercone. Professor Cercone passed peacefully with his wife by his side, members of the school were told in a letter from York University's dean of the Lassonde school of Engineering Janusz Kozinski.
The David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science is mourning the loss of Gabriel Barsky, age 20, who died as the result of a motorcycle accident while in San Francisco on a work term. Gaby was a bright and vibrant third-year student who was extremely interested in the startup culture and loved working on his own side projects. Gaby will be deeply missed by his many friends in Computer Science and across campus.
The David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science has joined the the National Center for Women & Information Technology as an academic affiliate. The National Centre for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT), based out of the University of Colorado, is a non-profit community of more than 600 universities, companies, non-profits and government organizations working to increase women's participation in computing and technology.
The David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science has been ranked second in Canada by Maclean's magazine's brand new program rankings.
Members of the Waterloo Black Association of Computing Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contest team are headed to Phuket, Thailand this coming May for the contest world finals thanks to a stunning performance at this past weekend's East Central North America Regional Programming Contest which took place at the University of Windsor.
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science professor Michael Godfrey and alumnus Cory Kasper (PhD, 2009) have been awarded most influential paper from Working Conference on Reverse Engineering (WCRE) and the European Conference on Software Maintenance and Reengineering (CSMR), for their 2006 paper "Cloning considered harmful" considered harmful (PDF).