News

$Marian Forster, Math's hidden figure$

How Marian Forster became one of the first female employees in Wes Graham’s computing group

“I decided to do mathematics out of defiance,” Marian Forster says, chuckling and leaning forward in her chair. “I pretty much got a message from society, my school, and my family that I was not very smart, and that I should take typing in Grade 10 and become a typist like my mother. And then that would be it.”

$Floyd Marinescu$

Floyd Marinescu launched UBI Works to reframe the debate about basic income — and his message is catching on

Growing up in a family where money was scarce, Floyd Marinescu (BMath ’02) saw firsthand the impacts of working class poverty. “Money was a source of a lot of conflict in my house,” he said. “I knew that if there was financial security, it would have been a lot better for my family.”

$Benoit Charbonneau$

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.

$Lila Kari and Fatemeh Alipour$

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.

$Beryl Tomay (BMath ’05), Brice Nkengsa (BSE ’12), and Dean Mark Giesbrecht.$

Celebrating the past, present and future of the Faculty of Mathematics

Last weekend, I had the pleasure of attending “From Red Room to Green Room: A Celebration of Computer Science throughout the Decades” as part of Reunion 2024.

$DC hallway$

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.

$Students looking at old computers$

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.

Filter by:

Waterloo Math’s ‘Hidden Figure’

How Marian Forster became one of the first female employees in Wes Graham’s computing group

Unlocking human potential through a universal basic income

Floyd Marinescu launched UBI Works to reframe the debate about basic income — and his message is catching on

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

Dean's Letter

Celebrating the past, present and future of the Faculty of Mathematics

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