Raouf Boutaba, Professor and Director of the Cheriton School of Computer Science, has been named a University Professor. Conferred by the University of Waterloo, this rare and prestigious recognition celebrates professors of international acclaim for their exceptional scholarly contributions.
“Raouf has made seminal contributions to computer networking that have not only improved the performance of networks but have also instigated new areas of academic research,” said Mark Giesbrecht, Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics. “His research has elevated the reliability, efficiency and latency of network communications, critical technological pillars that support our societies and are indispensable for a thriving economy.”
University Professor Boutaba’s dedication to and exceptional mentorship of graduate students was celebrated recently through a 2024 Award of Excellence in Graduate Supervision, a recognition conferred by Waterloo’s Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs and based upon submissions from former graduate students. Over his career at Waterloo, he has supervised 24 doctoral and 47 master’s students and has advised 17 postdoctoral researchers. Five of his former PhD students have received prestigious awards for their dissertations, among them three Best Dissertation Awards, two Alumni Gold Medals, the Mathematics Doctoral Prize, and the inaugural David R. Cheriton Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award.
Read the full article from Computer Science to learn more.