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Thursday, April 18, 2019

New AI tool able to better identify bad data

$Metadata$

Researchers have developed a novel tool for managing the quality of your data.

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

New software tool could provide answers to some of life’s most intriguing questions

$DNA$

A University of Waterloo researcher has spearheaded the development of a software tool that can provide conclusive answers to some of the world’s most fascinating questions.

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Team of computer science students win inaugural Pasupalak Velocity CS Capstone Award

$Pat Martinson, Jason Williamson, Bing Xu Hu, Rebecca Brown$

A team of three computer science students has won the Pasupalak Velocity CS Capstone Award for its entry in the 2019 Computer Science and Software Engineering Capstone Design Symposium, an exhibition in which final-year students develop new products and practical solutions to problems across a variety of indu

Monday, April 15, 2019

Canada brings home hardware from 2019 European Girls’ Mathematical Oympiad

$Canadian European Girls Math Olympiad team holding a Canadian flag$

The second-ever Canadian team to compete in the European Girls Mathematical Olympiad (EGMO) were awarded two medals and two honourable mentions.

Canada was represented at the EGMO by:

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Professor N. Asokan joins Cheriton School of Computer Science as Cheriton Chair

$N. Asokan Photo credit: Tobias Scholl$

Professor N. Asokan has joined the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science as a Professor and Cheriton Chair, effective September 2019. This position is supported by the David R.

Thursday, April 4, 2019

John Harris wins third place at Velocity Graduate Student Fund finals

$John Harris$

PhD candidate John Harris won third place at the Velocity Graduate Student Fund finals, a contest in which graduate students competed for an opportunity to win funds to help them develop their research projects into businesses. The finals are thanks to a generous contribution by alumnus Sam Pasupalak.

Thursday, April 4, 2019

Waterloo helps Indonesian university launch co-op program

$READI and Prasetiya Mulya University signing the agreement$

On March 12, Bill Duggan, the University of Waterloo’s Risk Management, Economic Sustainability, and Actuarial Science Development in Indonesia (READI) Project Field Director, joined with Dr. Totok Prasetyo, Director of Institutional Development of Higher Education (Kemenristekdikti), Abdullah Mojadeddi, First Secretary of the Embassy of Canada and Prof.

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Why people don't reply to your emails

Ever wonder why people seem to be ignoring your emails?

The first formalized study of “email deferral” in the workplace, conducted by a University of Waterloo PhD candidate, outlines the primary reasons people tend to put off responding to online correspondence.

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

2019 Computer Science and Software Engineering Capstone Design Symposium winners

$Davis Centre atrium full of Software Engineering and Computer Science projects$

On March 28, 2019, final-year computer science and software engineering students gathered in the Davis Centre’s Great Hall to participate in the 2019 Computer Science and Software Engineering Capstone Design Symposium.

Monday, April 1, 2019

Mathematics graduate students awarded Huawei Prizes for Outstanding Research Papers

The Faculty of Mathematics recognizes six graduate students for their outstanding research papers. Andrew Giuliani in the Department of Applied Mathematics, Stefan Sremac in the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization, Ruizhang Jin in the Department of Pure Mathematics, Rui Qiao in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, and Nik Unger and Ahmed Alquraan from the David R.