SCS Colloquium Series

The SCS Colloquium Series hosts lectures aimed at a broad Computer Science audience of graduate students, faculty, and anyone interested in a great talk by our leading researchers. The goal is to foster discussion and collaboration around active topics of research in the school. 

                             Past Colloqiua

Ricardo Baeza-Yates

Ricardo Baeza-Yates: UPF, Spain & UChile

Date: Monday, April 18, 2016

Location: DC 1302

Title: Data and Algorithmic Bias in the Web

Rick Haldenby

Rick Haldenby: School of Architecture, University of Waterloo

Date: Friday, January 22, 2015

Location: DC 1302

Title: Design and the Davis Centre: a personal and irreverent account



Urs Hengartner

Urs Hengartner: David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo

Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Location: DC 2585

Title: On Implicit Authentication

George Labahn

George Labahn: David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo

Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Location: DC 1302

Title: Experiments in developing Pen Math systems

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Peter Buhr

Peter Buhr: David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo

Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Location: DC 1302

Title: High-Performance N-Thread Software Solutions for Mutual Exclusion (Creating Mutual Exclusion out of Thin Air)

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Jeff Orchard

Jeff Orchard: David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo

Date: Monday, October 20, 2014

Location: DC 1302

Title: Computing Between Your Ears

Brad A. Meyers

Brad A. Meyers: Human Computer Interaction Institute, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University

Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Location: DC 1304

Title: Improving Software Development through Human-Centered Approaches

David S. Johnson

David S. Johnson, Columbia University

Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Location: DC 1302

Title: The Traveling Salesman Problem for random points in the unit square: An experimental and statistical study

Shai Ben-David

Shai Ben-David, University of Waterloo, Cheriton School of Computer Science

Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Location: DC 1302

Title: Understanding machine learning — a theory perspective

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Jo Atlee

Jo Atlee, University of Waterloo, Cheriton School of Computer Science

Date: Monday, December 9, 2013

Location: DC 1302

Title: Feature Interactions: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

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S. Keshav

S. Keshav, University of Waterloo, Cheriton School of Computer Science — Cisco Systems Research Chair in Smart Grid

Date: Thursday, October 17, 2013

Location: DC 1302

Title: Information Systems and Science for Energy

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