Please join us for two days of celebrations, presentations and awards.
2019 Computer Science Awards Ceremony
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 • 4:15 p.m. • DC Fishbowl
Join Mark Giesbrecht, Director of the Cheriton School of Computer Science, as he recognizes the many achievements and awards conferred to our faculty members and students. The ceremony will begin right after the School of Computer Science’s council meeting.
- Download the CS Achievement Awards poster (PDF)
View a sampling of photos from last year’s Computer Science Awards Ceremony.
Ian Goldberg and Mark Giesbrecht: Ian Goldberg and Mark Giesbrecht
Maura Grossman and Gord Cormack : Maura Grossman and Gord Cormack
Jeff Orchard : Jeff Orchard
Mei Nagappan and Mark Giesbrecht : Mei Nagappan and Mark Giesbrecht
Justin Wan, Christopher Batty and Jeff Orchard : Justin Wan, Christopher Batty and Jeff Orchard
Frank Tompa and Jodi Szimanski : Frank Tompa and Jodi Szimanski
CS Awards Ceremony : CS Awards Ceremony audience
Michael Godfrey and Mark Giesbrecht : Michael Godfrey and Mark Giesbrecht
Edward Chrzanowski and Michael Cormier : Edward Chrzanowski and Michael Cormier
John Brzozowski, Cory Sinnamon and Mark Giesbrecht : John Brzozowski, Cory Sinnamon and Mark Giesbrecht
Jo Atlee and Mark Giesbrecht : Jo Atlee and Mark Giesbrecht
Don Cowan and Ian Munro : Don Cowan and Ian Munro
Recognizing Excellence Summit
Please note: The Recognizing Excellence Summit is a free event and open to all, but registration is required.
2019 Wes Graham Research Symposium
Thursday, June 13, 2019 • 8 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
| Time | Speakers | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. | Morning Refreshments | DC 1302 |
| 8:15 a.m. |
Welcome
and
Opening
Remarks Mark Giesbrecht, Professor and Director, Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo | DC 1302 |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Emotional
Identity
in
Assistive
Technology
for
Aging Jesse Hoey, Inaugural Graham Research Fellow, Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo | DC 1302 |
| 8:50 a.m. |
Improving
Perceived
Humanness of
Virtual
Agents
Through
Emotions Moojan Ghafurian, Inaugural Graham Postdoctoral Fellow, Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo | DC 1302 |
| 9:20 a.m. |
Early
Detection
of
Cancer
(Multiple
Myeloma)
Relapse
from
Blood
with
Mass
Spectrometry
and
Computation Bin Ma, Inaugural Graham Research Fellow, Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo | DC 1302 |
Turing Symposium & Celebrating Women in Computer Science
Thursday, June 13, 2019 • 9:55 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
| Time | Speakers | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 9:55 a.m. | Break | DC 1302 |
| 10:10 a.m. |
Welcome
and
Opening
Remarks Stephen M. Watt, Dean, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo |
DC 1302 |
| 10:15 a.m. |
Introduction
of Barbara
Liskov
Multicore
Programming | DC 1302 |
| 11:00 a.m. |
Introduction
of
Shafi
Goldwasser
Cryptography
for
Safe
Machine
Learning | DC 1302 |
| 11:45 a.m. |
Celebrating Women in Computer Science Moderator: Maura Grossman, Director of Women in Computer Science, Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo Panelists: Barbara Liskov and Shafi Goldwasser, ACM A.M. Turing Award Laureates |
DC 1302 |
| 12:30 p.m. |
Symposium
Luncheon Lunch vouchers will be available |
DC
1301 |
Recognizing Excellence Series
Thursday, June 13, 2019 • 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
| Time | Speakers | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2:00 p.m. |
Welcome
and
Opening
Remarks Stephen M. Watt, Dean, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo | DC 1302 |
| 2:10 p.m. |
The
Accidental
Entrepreneurd:
A
Pocket
MBA
in
30
Minutes
or
Less Eldon Sprickerhoff, 2019 J. W. Graham Medal Recipient Co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer, eSentire | DC 1302 |
| 2:45 p.m. |
How
to
Sell
your
Company
to
Bill
Gates
for
$150M Sam Pasupalak, 2018 Young Alumni Achievement Medal Recipient, Co-founder and former CEO, Maluuba | DC 1302 |
| 3:15 p.m. |
Working
with
Bright
High
School
Students Eddie Cheng, 2018 Alumni Achievement Medal Recipient, Distinguished Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Oakland University | DC 1302 |
| 3:45 p.m. |
Where
are
our
Future
Global
Leaders
are
Going
to
Come
From? Keith Farlinger, 2018 Alumni Achievement Medal Recipient, CEO, BDO International Limited | DC 1302 |