Facilitating collaborative research and training
Cybersecurity and privacy are emerging as central issues our society needs to tackle in the coming decade to secure our future. The Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute (CPI) at the University of Waterloo, is tackling these challenges head-on by fostering interdisciplinary research collaborations and increasing the visibility and strength of Waterloo's cybersecurity and privacy research. CPI is advancing discovery and partnerships in numerous application areas including:
- Quantum computing & communication
- Data science
- Cryptography
- Artificial intelligence
- Policy & Legal
- Social impacts of security and privacy
CPI’s vision is to be internationally recognized as a leading interdisciplinary research institute making significant impacts in improving information security and human privacy. Waterloo is uniquely capable of devising effective cybersecurity and privacy tools and technologies, commercializing these advancements, developing the next generation of cybersecurity leaders, and leading industry-academic collaboration.
News
University of Waterloo professor and CPI Member Dr. Alfred Menezes has launched a short "Kyber and Dilithium" course
Dr. Alfred Menezes, has launched a short "Kyber and Dilithium" course. The CPI member recently published an online course that introduces the quantum-safe key encapsulation and signature schemes based on lattices that were standardized by the US government's National Institute for Standards and Technology last month.
Congratulations to Vasisht Duddu and Rasoul Akhavan Mahdavi, the 2024 winners of the Cybersecurity and Privacy Excellence Graduate Scholarships
Congratulations to Vasisht Duddu and Rasoul Akhavan Mahdavi, the 2024 winners of the Cybersecurity and Privacy Excellence Graduate Scholarships. Generously sponsored by MasterCard and BTQ, each of these graduate students will receive $10,000 for attaining this prestigious award. We had many high calibre applicants for this year's scholarships, the competition was the highest level it has been since the inception of this award in 2019.
Human factors of security and cybersecurity professor at University of Waterloo reflects on CrowdStrike global tech outage
Kami Vaniea, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, discusses this occurrence and the issues surrounding it.
Meet Waterloo’s Trailblazer in Cybersecurity and Privacy Research
Explore the scholarly journey and legacy of CPI’s inaugural executive director, Florian Kerschbaum, and his globally impactful research as part of our ongoing Spotlight Series.
Events
Securing Canada’s Digital Future: The Role of Cybersecurity
On Thursday, September 26th, the C.D. Howe Institute and the University of Waterloo Cybersecurity & Privacy Institute will host a policy conference on “Securing Canada’s Digital Future: The Role of Cybersecurity”.
This conference brings together leading policy, industry, and academic experts to address the intersection of cybersecurity and public policy, offering insights into the strategies essential to secure Canada’s digital future.
2024 Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute Annual Conference
Welcome to the 2024 Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute Annual Conference.
The University of Waterloo Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute is proud to host its Annual Conference on Thursday October 10, from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM, at Federation Hall on the University of Waterloo Campus.
This event centres on our theme, TACKLING CANADA’S CYBERSECURITY CHALLENGES, which will highlight current and future efforts within the cybersecurity and privacy sphere, with keynote speakers, panel discussions, and industry talks. This conference is open to undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, entrepreneurs, start-ups, government, sponsors, and businesses.