While nitrates and nitrites play important roles in neurological and heart health, in the stomach, they can undergo a chemical reaction known as “nitrosation” and form chemicals that many scientists suspect increase cancer risk.
Balduf will be spending at least two years doing research at Waterloo thanks to the Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship, a post-doctoral fellowship awarded by the Humboldt Foundation, which helps Germany researchers do cooperative scientific research abroad.
The award recognizes recent master’s graduate Evelien Riddell, whose thesis forms the foundation of the paper, along with MMath student James Riddell, PhD student Gengyi Sun, research engineer Michał Antkiewicz and Professor Krzysztof Czarnecki.
The award recognizes a junior researcher who has demonstrated exceptional promise in programming languages research through impactful early-career contributions.
PhD candidate Vasisht Duddu has been selected as one of 39 outstanding early-career researchers from institutions across the globe to be named a 2026 MLCommons Rising Star, an honour recognizing his contributions to machine learning and systems research.
These grants are part of the National Quantum Strategy.
Students presented their AI prototypes, which focused on tackling a unique learning challenge.
PhD student Yuzhe You showcased her AI-powered design prototype at Adobe Summit 2026, held in Las Vegas from April 19 to 22.
This prestigious honour recognizes his exceptional contributions to theoretical computer science, notably his pioneering work on computationally efficient algorithms for fundamental estimation tasks under robustness constraints.
Santhoshini Velusamy joined the Cheriton School of Computer Science as an Assistant Professor in December 2025.