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Charbonneau talks about his research and administrative work, his love of geometry and why he does what he does.

Benoit Charbonneau is an associate professor of Pure Mathematics who has been at Waterloo since 2010. We sat down with him to talk about his research and administrative work, his love of geometry, and why he does what he does. The following interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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Waterloo researchers use machine learning to classify 191 of the world’s most damaging viruses

Researchers from the University of Waterloo have successfully classified 191 previously unidentified astroviruses using a new machine learning-enabled classification process.

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How StarterHacks founders William Nippard and Marium Kirmani built equity and accessibility into their hackathon’s DNA

StarterHacks, the beginner-friendly hackathon returning to Waterloo campus this May, grew out of a friendship between co-founders William Nippard and Marium Kirmani based on the principle that opposites attract.

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Join us for fun and engaging events

Alumni events are a great way to stay connected to the Faculty of Mathematics and your fellow University of Waterloo alumni.

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Professor David McKinnon shares his perspective on the beauty, purpose and fun of pure mathematics

David McKinnon, chair of the Department of Pure Mathematics, is known throughout the Faculty of Mathematics for his sense of humour and enthusiasm for teaching.

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The Director of the Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing shared a message of the magic of math.

The trip was organized along with colleagues from the Faculty of Mathematics Undergraduate Recruitment team to attend conferences and special events. A highlight of this trip was VanderBurgh’s talk at the International Career and College Counseling (IC3) Conference and Expo, which took place late August in Hyderabad.

$Giving Tuesday$

Giving Tuesday is a worldwide 24-hour celebration of generosity

Three donors have come forward to be Challenge Champions for the Faculty of Mathematics. If 20 people donate to the fund they are championing, it will unlock their gift.

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Dean's Letter

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Researchers in applied mathematics are developing a program that could be added onto the COVID alert app used on smartphones to better target vaccination campaigns.

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The growth of data is transforming our world. When collected, it can drive insights to assist in making better decisions across industries.

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Math Marvels: Benoit Charbonneau

Charbonneau talks about his research and administrative work, his love of geometry and why he does what he does.

Identifying the next deadly virus

Waterloo researchers use machine learning to classify 191 of the world’s most damaging viruses

Creating a beginner-friendly hackathon

How StarterHacks founders William Nippard and Marium Kirmani built equity and accessibility into their hackathon’s DNA

Events

Join us for fun and engaging events

Exploring the marvels of mathematics

Professor David McKinnon shares his perspective on the beauty, purpose and fun of pure mathematics

CEMC's Ian VanderBurgh visits India

The Director of the Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing shared a message of the magic of math.

Help the Faculty of Mathematics unlock over $15,000 this Giving Tuesday!

Giving Tuesday is a worldwide 24-hour celebration of generosity

Letter from the Dean

End the pandemic with half the number of vaccines? There’s an app for that

Math co-op students bring fresh perspective to AI and big data work