CS professors Raouf Boutaba and Marina Meila appointed Canada Research Chairs

Thursday, May 21, 2026

Dr. Raouf Boutaba, University Professor and Director of the Cheriton School of Computer Science, has been appointed the Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Network Intelligence. Dr. Marina Meila has been appointed the Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Reliable Structure Discovery.

Tier 1 Chairs are awarded to outstanding researchers recognized by their peers as world leaders in their fields. Each chair is valued at $200,000 annually for seven years and may be renewed for an additional seven-year term.

To read the full story about Boutaba, visit the Computer Science news article about him. To read the full story about Meila, visit the Computer Science news article about her.