Sara Kannan (BA ’16) talks about why she established the Dr. P. L. Kannappan Memorial Scholarship
Welcome to the Spring/Summer issue of E‑Ties!
Take a quiz to see how well you know the Maths buildings, hear why two M4 donors were inspired to support the new building and get a Giving Day update.
Waterloo-based technology can predict myeloma relapse 2 to 11 months earlier than traditional methods.
To keep up with the AI paradigm shift, the University of Waterloo and Google partnered up to explore AI’s role in education and career readiness.
Doris Simcich (BMath ’96) has led organizations across a range of industries, including healthcare, aerospace, pharmacy, entertainment and finance. Today, she is widely recognized as a leader in AI adoption strategy. We asked her about how Waterloo played a part in her success and her philosophy of leadership.
A playable “floor” ocarina. A commentary on modern-day surveillance and technology. A growing tree with people’s memories as leaves. What do they all have in common? These are some of the artworks featured in the annual CS 383 exhibit.
As the first Associate Dean of AI Strategy in the Faculty of Mathematics, I’m thrilled to introduce this special AI-focused issue of E‑Ties. As AI transforms society, Waterloo stands at a crossroads: we have the history, expertise and interdisciplinary strength to shape the technology’s future, but doing so requires renewed focus and collective ambition.
From advancing AI safety and explainability to accelerating drug discovery to strengthening Canada’s critical minerals supply chain, the University of Waterloo’s Faculty of Mathematics continues to be a responsible leader in artificial intelligence.
In this update on the Faculty's newest building: a student recreates M4 in Minecraft; Dr. Martin Karsten talks about the Green Room; and Dr. Achim Kempf, whose lab will have a home in M4, and his team make a major breakthrough in quantum computing.