Contacts

Yousra Aafer joined the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science on January 1, 2020. She was a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Computer Science at Purdue University under the supervision of Professor Xiangyu Zhang before her appointment at the Cheriton School of Computer Science. Her research interests span the areas of systems security and software engineering, specifically focusing on mobile and smart device security. She received her Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Syracuse University and was advised by Professor Wenliang Du. Her previous research mainly tackled Android security.

Samer Al-Kiswany completed his Ph.D. at the Networked Systems Laboratory in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at The University of British Columbia, advised by Prof. Matei Ripeanu.

Degrees

• Ph.D., University of British Columbia (2013)
• M.Sc., University of British Columbia (2008)
• B.Sc., Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan (2003)

Professor Mina Tahmasbi Arashloo joined the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science as an Assistant Professor in July 2022.

Professor N. Asokan has joined the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science as a Professor and Cheriton Chair in Software Systems, effective September 2019.

Professor Atlee has worked with a number of industrial partners over the years, including Bell Northern Research (Nortel Networks), Mitel Networks, AT&T Labs, IBM Canada, and General Motors of Canada.

Gladimir V. G. Baranoski is a researcher interested in the predictive simulation of light interactions with organic and inorganic materials.

Diogo Barradas has significantly advanced the state-of-the-art on the use of personal video communication, such as Skype, as a carrier for covert TCP/IP communication.

Prior to pursuing an academic career, Professor Batty was a Research & Development Software Engineer at former Winnipeg-based visual effects studio Frantic Films, where he developed artist-friendly software tools for the physics-based animation of fluids and solids.

Chris Bauch is a professor and a university research chair in the Department of Applied Mathematics.

Research areas:

• Mathematical Medicine and Biology

Audrey Béliveau completed her Ph.D. in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at Simon Fraser University in 2016 under the supervision of Drs. Richard Lockhart and Carl Schwarz.

Jason Bell is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pure Mathematics.

Research areas:

• Algebra

Professor Dan Berry conducts research in Requirements Engineering.

Vijay Bhattiprolu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization.

Research areas:

• Continuous Optimization
• Discrete Optimization

Before joining the University of Waterloo in June 2005, Professor Boudreau was a member of the Division of Biostatistics and of the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR) at the Medical College of Wisconsin.

Raouf Boutaba is a University Research Chair Professor and the Director of the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo.

Michael Brannan obtained his Ph.D. in Mathematics at Queen's University in 2012.

Matthew Brehmer joined the School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo in September 2024. 

Professor Dan Brown's primary research area is the understanding of sequential data, joining ideas from evolutionary theory with probabilistic modeling and discrete mathematical ideas.

Degrees

• Ph.D., Cornell University, United States (2000)
• M.Sc., Cornell University, United States (1999)
• B.Sc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States (1995)

Professor Trevor Brown joined the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science in the fall of 2018 as an Assistant Professor. Before joining the Cheriton School of Computer Science, Trevor was a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Science and Technology in Austria, as well as the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology.

Degrees

• Ph.D., University of Toronto (2017)
• M.Sc., University of Toronto (2012)
• B.Sc., York University (2010)

Professor Peter Buhr worked at Sun Microsystems for his 1993/4 sabbatical on programming language design, which ultimately became Java.

Degrees

• Ph.D., University of Manitoba (1985)
• M.Sc., University of Manitoba (1978)
• B.Sc., University of Manitoba (1976)

Jun Cai obtained his Ph.D. in Actuarial Mathematics from Concordia University.

Sue Ann Campbell is a Professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics. 

Research areas:

• Control and Dynamical Systems (incl. differential equations)

Benoit Charbonneau is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pure Mathematics.

Research areas:

• Geometry and Topology

Wenhu Chen will be joining the Cheriton School of Computer Science as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in July 2022.

Degrees

• Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, United States (2021)
• M.Sc., RWTH Aachen University, Germany (2017)
• B.Sc., Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China (2014)

Joseph Cheriyan is a Professor in the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization.

Research areas:

• Discrete Optimization

Professor Charles Clarke's work addresses problems in information retrieval, question answering, database systems, and software engineering.

Robin Cohen conducts research in the artificial intelligence subfields of multiagent systems, user modeling and intelligent interaction.

Degrees

• PhD, University of Toronto (1983)
• MSc, University of Toronto (1977)
• BA Hons., Mathematics, McGill University (1975)

Richard Cook is a Professor of Statistics in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at the University of Waterloo and hold cross-appointments at the School of Public Health and Health Systems at the University of Waterloo and the Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University.

Logan Crew is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization.

Research areas:

• Algebraic Combinatorics

Professor Crisan joined the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science as an Assistant Professor in September 2024.

Professor Khuzaima Daudjee is interested in systems-oriented research.

Professor Nancy Day arrived at the University of Waterloo in January 2001.

Degrees

• Ph.D., University of British Columbia (1998)
• M.Sc., University of British Columbia (1993)
• B.Sc., University of Western Ontario (1991)

Hans De Sterck is a Professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics.

Research areas:

• Scientific Computing

Dr. Charmaine Dean received her Ph.D. from the University of Waterloo in 1988.

David Del Rey Fernández is an Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Pratt & Whitney Canada Chair in Industrial Artificial Intelligence. 

His research interest is in developing efficient and robust numerical algorithms for the solution of partial differential equations based on novel numerical methods with provable properties, applicable to high-performance computing systems. Currently, David’s research is focused on developing the mathematics and algorithms for the efficient solution of a broad class of time-dependent partial differential equations in the context of mathematically rigorous numerical frameworks. In particular, the emphasis is on: 1) robust numerical methods, 2) mesh adaptation, 3) approaches for dealing with geometric complexity and moving meshes, and 4) machine-learning algorithms for automation and increased efficiency.

Professor Yuntian Deng joined the School of Computer Science in 2024. 

Professor Diao has joined the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at the University of Waterloo since July, 2015 as an Assistant Professor.

Steve Drekic received his BA with Honours in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Windsor in 1994.

After completing his masters degree in Applied Statistics at Villanova University in 1993, Professor Joel Dubin worked at Veteran Affairs Health Services and Research in Houston, Texas; and at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, also in Houston.

Joseph Emerson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics. 

Research areas:

• Mathematical Physics

Professor Feng joined the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at the University of Waterloo in July, 2016 as an Assistant Professor.

Kimon Fountoulakis is an Associate Professor in the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science and a member of its Scientific Computation Group.

Degrees

• Ph.D., The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (2015)
• M.Sc., The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (2010)
• B.Sc., Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece (2009)

Keith Freeland obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Actuarial Science from the University of Calgary and his Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of British Columbia.

Ricardo Fukasawa is a Professor in the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization.

Research areas:

• Discrete Optimization

Jane (Pu) Gao is an Associate Professor in the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization.

Research areas:

• Graph Theory

Professor Gao joined the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at the University of Waterloo in July, 2020 as an Assistant Professor.

Lisa Gao joined the University of Waterloo in August 2022. 

Professor James Geelen's research interests are in combinatorics and, more specifically, in matroid theory and graph theory.

Professor Ghossoub joined the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at the University of Waterloo in May 2017.

Florian Girelli is an Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics. 

Research areas:

• Mathematical Physics

Professor Michael Godfrey was a faculty member at Cornell University between 1996 and 1998.

Degrees

• Ph.D., University of Toronto (1997)
• M.Sc., University of Toronto (1988)
• B.Sc., University of Toronto (1986)

From 1999 to 2006, Professor Ian Goldberg was Chief Scientist of Zero-Knowledge Systems (later known as Radialpoint), makers of security and privacy software for consumers and enterprises.

Degrees

• Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, United States (2000)
• M.Sc., University of California, Berkeley, United States (1998)
• B.Math., University of Waterloo (1995)

Sergey Gorbunov joined the School of Computer Science in January 2016. 

David Gosset is an Associate Professor in the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization.

Research areas:

• Quantum Computing

Maura R. Grossman is a Research Professor in the School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo.

Bertrand Guenin is a Professor in the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization.

Research areas:

• Discrete Optimization
• Graph Theory

Roberto Guglielmi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics.

Research areas:

• Control and Dynamical Systems (incl. differential equations)

Toshiya Hachisuka joined the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science as an Associate Professor in September 2020.

Mohammad Hajiabadi joined the Cheriton School of Computer Science as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in July 2021.

Kevin Hare is a Professor in the Department of Pure Mathematics.

Research areas:

• Number Theory

Joining the Faculty of Mathematics in 1993 as an assistant professor, Haxell took a love for the beauty of mathematics and turned it into a teaching style.

Professor Xi He joined the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science in March 2019.

Professor Urs Hengartner completed his Ph.D. in Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon in August 2005.

Mohamed Hibat-Allah is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics.

Research areas:

• Mathematical Physics

Dr. Jesse Hoey is a professor in the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo, where he leads the Computational Health Informatics Laboratory (CHIL).

Professor Xiao Hu joined the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science as an Assistant Professor in July 2024.

Professor Ihab Ilyas has been with the University of Waterloo since 2004. 

Brian Ingalls is a professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics at the University of Waterloo, and cross-appointed to the Departments of Biology and Chemical Engineering.

Research areas:

• Mathematical Medicine and Biology

Samuel Jaques is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization.

Research areas:

• Cryptography

Elana Kalashnikov is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pure Mathematics.

Research areas:

• Geometry and Topology

Gautam Kamath joined the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science in July 2019.

Professor Craig Kaplan is interested in a broad range of interdisciplinary topics, with a particular focus on interactions between mathematics and art.

Lila Kari is Professor and University Research Chair in the School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo, where she moved from her previously held position in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Western Ontario (1993-2017).

Spiro Karigiannis is a Professor in the Department of Pure Mathematics at the University of Waterloo, and a member of the Geometry & Topology research group.

Professor Martin Karsten has been involved in collaborative research projects with industry partners in the computer and telecommunications industry in Europe and North America.

Achim Kempf is a Professor in Applied Mathematics, Research Associate at the Perimeter Institute, and the Dieter Schwarz Chair in the Physics of Information and AI. 

Research areas:

• Mathematical Physics

Matthew Kennedy is a Professor in the Department of Pure Mathematics.

Research areas:

• Functional and Harmonic Analysis

Florian Kerschbaum is a Professor in the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo (since 2017), a member of the CrySP group, and NSERC/RBC chair in data security (since 2019).

Jochen Koenemann is a Professor in the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization and the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo.

Research areas:

• Discrete Optimization

Mohammad Kohandel is a Professor at the Department of Applied Mathematics of the University of Waterloo.

Lilia Krivodonova is an Associate Professor at the Department of Applied Mathematics of the University of Waterloo.

Research areas:

• Scientific Computing

Kate Larson is a Professor in the Cheriton School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo.

Lap Chi is a Professor in the School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo.

Edith's research focuses on designing and developing technologies that leverage the AI-people partnership to tackle more complex problems in business, science, education and medicine.

Anita Layton is the Canada 150 Research Chair in Mathematical Biology and Medicine, and Professor of Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Pharmacy and Biology.

Research areas:

• Mathematical Medicine and Biology

Jonathan Leake is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization.

Research areas:

• Algebraic Combinatorics
• Continuous Optimization
• Discrete Optimization

Christiane is interested in quasi-Monte Carlo methods and their applications.

Debbie Leung is a Professor in the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization.

Research areas:

• Quantum Computing

Professor Ondřej Lhoták is one of the developers of abc, one of the two leading compilers for the AspectJ language.

Pengfei Li received his Ph.D. in statistics in 2007 from the University of Waterloo, and then spent six months at the University of British Columbia as a postdoctoral fellow (2008).

Professor Yuying Li's research interests include the design, analysis and application of computational algorithms for continuous optimization problems and, more generally, problems in scientific computing.

Professor Mufan Li joined the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science in July 2025. 

Kun Liang joined the University of Waterloo in July 2012.

Noura Limam received the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from the University Pierre & Marie Curie, Paris VI, in 2002 and 2007 respectively.

Jun Liu received the B.S. degree in Applied Mathematics from Shanghai Jiao-Tong University in 2002, the M.S. degree in Mathematics from Peking University in 2005, and the Ph.D. degree in Applied Mathematics from the University of Waterloo in 2010.

Michael Liu has a BSc in Computer Science and a diploma in International Trade from Zhejiang University, a MSc in Computer Science from the University of Windsor, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Queen's University.

Xinzhi Liu is a Professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics. 

Research areas:

• Control and Dynamical Systems (incl. differential equations)

Professor Sihang Liu joined the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science as an Assistant Professor in April 2023.

Dr. Lysy is an Associate Professor in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science.

Professor Bin Ma was a postdoc at University of Waterloo in 1999-2000.

Subha is an assistant professor in the department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at the University of Waterloo.

Professor Sujaya Maiyya joined the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science as an Assistant Professor in September 2022.

Olya Mandelshtam is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization.

Research areas:

• Algebraic Combinatorics

In 2007, Professor Stephen Mann was a visiting research for six months at Solid Works Corporation in Concord, Massachusetts where he studied the polynomial Least.

Laurent Marcoux is a Professor in the Department of Pure Mathematics.

Research areas:

• Functional and Harmonic Analysis

Eduardo Martin-Martinez is a Professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics. 

Research areas:

• Mathematical Physics

Dr. Glen McGee completed his Ph.D. in Biostatistics at Harvard University and previously received a BScH in Mathematics from Queen's University University. Dr. McGee is the Associate Director of the Statistical Consultng and Survey Research Unit.

Dr. Shane McIntosh joined the Cheriton School of Computer Science an Associate Professor in July 2020.

Degrees

• Ph.D., Queen’s University, Canada (2015)
• M.Sc., Queen’s University, Canada (2011)
• B.A.Comp., University of Guelph, Canada (2009)

David McKinnon is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pure Mathematics.

Research areas:

• Algebra
• Geometry and Topology
• Number Theory

Professor Marina Meila joined the School of Computer Science in July 2025.

Steve Melczer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization.

Research areas:

• Algebraic Combinatorics

Rahim Moosa's research interests are in model theory, especially interactions with algebra, geometry and number theory.

Kirsten Morris is a Professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics.

Research areas:

• Control and Dynamical Systems (incl. differential equations)

Michele Mosca is an Associate Professor in the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization. 

Research areas:

• Cryptography
• Quantum Computing

Walaa Moursi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization.

Research areas:

• Continuous Optimization

Mei Nagappan is currently an Associate Professor in the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo.

Navaratnam Sri Namachchivaya is a Professor of Aerospace Engineering and the Director of the Nonlinear Systems Group at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he has been a professor since 1985.

Ashwin Nayak is a Professor in the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization.

Research areas:

• Quantum Computing

Jeffrey Negrea joined the University of Waterloo in July 2023. 

Peter Nelson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization.

Research areas:

• Discrete Optimization
• Graph Theory

Max is an associate professor in the department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at the University of Waterloo.

Alexandru Nica is a Professor in the Department of Pure Mathematics. 

Research areas:

• Functional and Harmonic Analysis

Professor Pengyu Nie joined the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science as an Assistant Professor in October 2023.

Professor Naomi Nishimura's research is in the area of algorithms and complexity, with an emphasis on graph algorithms.

Dr. Rafael Oliveira joined the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science as an Assistant Professor in January 2020.

Dr. Jeff Orchard is a Associate Professor in the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo and a core member of the Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience.

Degrees:

• PhD, Simon Fraser University, Computing Science (2003)
• MSc, University of British Columbia, Applied Mathematics (1996)
• BMath, Waterloo, Applied Mathematics (1994)

Dr. M. Tamer Özsu is a University Professor in David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo where he holds a Cheriton Faculty Fellowship.

Degrees

• Ph.D., Ohio State University, United States (1983)
• M.Sc., Ohio State University, United States (1981)
• M.Sc., Middle East Technical University, Turkey (1978)
• B.Sc., Middle East Technical University, Turkey (1974)

B Doug Park is a Professor in the Department of Pure Mathematics. 

Research areas:

• Geometry and Topology

Kanstantsin Pashkovich is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization.

Research areas:

• Discrete Optimization

Oliver Pechenik is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization.

Research areas:

• Algebraic Combinatorics

Jesse Peterson is a Professor in the Department of Pure Mathematics.

Research areas:

• Algebra

Luke Postle is a Professor in the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization.

Research areas:

• Graph Theory

Francis Poulin is a Professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics. 

Research areas:

• Fluid Mechanics

Kevin Purbhoo is an Associate Professor in the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization.

Research areas:

• Algebraic Combinatorics

Dr. Yingli Qin completed her M.S. and Ph.D. at the Iowa State University.

Dr. Mohammad Ali Salahuddin is a Research Assistant Professor of Computer Science with the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo.

Dr. Semih Salihoglu, an Associate Professor at University of Waterloo's Cheriton School of Computer Science, obtained his Ph.D. in Computer Science at Standford University in 2015.

Degrees

• Ph.D., Stanford University (2015)
• B.Sc., Yale University (2006)

Dr. Peijun Song joined the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at the University of Waterloo in September 2018 as an Assistant Professor.

Dr. Matthew Satriano is a Professor in the Department of Pure Mathematics at the University of Waterloo.

While a graduate student at the University of Toronto, Professor Saunders was an associate member of the Quantitative Research group at Algorithmics Inc., a leading provider of software for financial risk management.

Professor Schaeffer joined the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science as an Assistant Professor in September 2024.

Alexander Schied 's research is in probability theory and stochastic analysis with applications to mathematical finance and economics.

Prior to becoming a professor, Dr. Matthias Schonlau was a statistician at RAND and head of the Rand Statistical Consulting Service.

Matthew Scott is an Associate Professor at the Department of Applied Mathematics.

Research areas:

• Mathematical Medicine and Biology

Professor Freda Haoyue Shi joined the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science as an Assistant Professor in July 2024.

Henry Shum is an Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics. 

Research areas:

• Fluid Mechanics

Dr. William Slofstra is an Associate Professor in the Pure Math department at the University of Waterloo, and a member of the Institute for Quantum Computing.

Graeme Smith is an Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics. 

Research areas:

• Mathematical Physics

Sophie Spirkl is an Associate Professor in the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization.

Research areas:

• Graph Theory

Marek Stastna is a Professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics.

Research areas:

• Fluid Mechanics

Douglas Stebila is an Associate Professor in the Department of Combinatorics & Optimization.

Research areas:

• Cryptography

Professor Shlomi Steinberg joined the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science as an Assistant Professor in August 2023.

Since joining the University of Waterloo in 1995, Professor Steiner has carried out research-related consulting through the University's Business and Industrial Statistics Research Group.

Nathaniel was the recipient of the 2020 ASQ LLyod Nelson Award for the paper title "Design and Analysis of Confirmation Experiments" which was deemed to be the paper appearing in the Journal of Quality Technology with the greatest immediate impact to practitioners .

Professor Arne Storjohann obtained his Ph.D. from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH-Zurich, Switzerland in 2020.

Alex Stringer obtained his Ph.D. at the University of Toronto under the supervision of Patrick Brown and Jamie Stafford.

Professor Chengnian Sun joined the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science in August 2019.

Chaitanya Swamy is a Professor in the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization.

Research areas:

• Discrete Optimization

Kateryna Tatarko is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pure Mathematics.

Research areas:

• Functional and Harmonic Analysis

Giang Tran is an Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics. 

Research areas:

• Scientific Computing

From 1999 to 2002 Professor Richard Trefler was a senior member of technical staff at AT&T Labs - Research in Florham Park, New Jersey. He worked on the application of automated reasoning tools to the development of reliable software communications systems and in particular to Internet based telephony systems.

Degrees

• Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Texas at Austin (1999)
• M.S., Computer Science, University of Texas at Austin (1994)
• B.A., Economics and Philosophy, University of Toronto (1986)

Levent Tunçel is a Professor in the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization.

Research areas:

• Continuous Optimization

Stephen Vavasis is a Professor in the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization.

Research areas:

• Continuous Optimization

Dr. Olga Veksler received BS degree summa cum laude with honors in mathematics and computer science from New York University in 1995, and a Msc and Ph.D. degrees from Computer Science Department, Cornell University in 1999.

Before returning to academia, Professor Daniel Vogel worked for more than ten years as a computer animator, graphic designer, and interaction design consultant for clients such as AutoDesk Press, Starbucks, Sony, and the Royal Bank of Canada.

Degrees

• Ph.D., University of Toronto (2010)
• M.Sc., University of Toronto (2005)
• B.FA., Emily Carr University of Art + Design (1996)
• B.A., Western University (1993)

Michael Waite is a Professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics.

Research areas:

• Fluid Mechanics

Dr. Michael Wallace received his Ph.D. from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in 2012, with his thesis focusing on classical covariate measurement error.

In 1995, Professor Justin Wan was a Givens Fellows with the Mathematics and Computer Science Group, Argonne National Laboratory.

Degrees

• Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles (1998)
• M.A., University of California, Los Angeles (1995)
• B.Sc., Chinese University of Hong Kong, China (1992)

Jerry Xiaoheng Wang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pure Mathematics.

Research areas:

• Geometry and Topology
• Number Theory

Ruodu Wang joined the University of Waterloo in 2012. 

Dr. Ben Webster moved to Waterloo and Perimeter in 2017.

His research is on related topics and issues that are more foundational, and the results of this research are predominately analytic in nature.

Degrees

• PhD, University of Toronto, 1987
• MSc, University of British Columbia, 1980
• BSc, University of British Columbia, 1976

Lan Wen joined the University of Waterloo in January 2022. 

Chengguo Weng joined the University of Waterloo as an Assistant Professor in 2010. 

Henry Wolkowicz is a Professor in the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization.

Research areas:

• Continuous Optimization

Samuel Wong obtained his Ph.D. in Statistics at Harvard University in 2013.

Dr. Meng Xu joined the Cheriton School of Computer Science as an Assistant Professor in July 2021.

Degrees

• Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, United States (2020)
• B.Eng., Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2014)
• B.Bus., Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2014)

Prior to joining the University of Waterloo, Fan Yang obtained her Ph.D. in Applied Mathematical and Computational Sciences at the University of Iowa. 

Karen Yeats is a Professor in the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization and Canada Research Chair in Combinatorics in Quantum Field Theory.

Research areas:

• Algebraic Combinatorics

Dr. Yaoliang Yu is currently an Assistant Professor in the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science at University of Waterloo, and a faculty member at the Vector institute.

Degrees

• Ph.D., University of Alberta (2013)
• M.Sc., Fudan University, China (2008)
• B.Sc., Fudan University, China (2005)

Barbara Zemskova has been an Assistant Professor in Applied Mathematics at the University of Waterloo since September 2024.

Research Areas:

• Fluid Mechanics

Prior to joining the University of Waterloo as a tenure-track Assistant Professor, Dr. Hongyang Zhang was a postdoctoral fellow at the Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago, working with Avrim Blum and Greg Shakhnarovich.

Degrees

• Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, United States (2019)
• M.Sc., Carnegie Mellon University, United States (2018)
• M.Sc., Peking University, China (2015)

Dr. Yizhou Zhang joined the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science as an Assistant Professor in October 2020.

Professor Zhang received a Google Ph.D. fellowship in Systems and Networking. He received his Ph.D. from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2013

Dr. Jian Zhao joined the Cheriton School of Computer Science in fall 2019 as an assistant professor.

Professor Victor Zhong joined the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science as an Assistant Professor in July 2024.

Yeying Zhu received her BSc in Statistics at East China Normal University in 2006.

Andrew Zucker is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pure Mathematics. 

Research areas:

• Mathematical Logic