The Velocity $5K competition is a competition hosted by the Velocity incubator that happens every term. Student teams deliver three-minute pitches to a panel of expert judges for a chance to win one of four $5000 prizes.
The event featured panel discussions with current students and staff, campus tours, a mock lecture and opportunities to connect early with various campus services.
Up to two awards are given each year to teachers who have “consistently demonstrated outstanding pedagogical skills and a deep commitment to our students’ education.”
His research is in the field of algorithm design and analysis, with a focus on algorithms for graph theoretic problems.
Throughout June, the Faculty of Math celebrated Pride month with a series of community-building and educational events, as well as a “Pride in Math” campaign that highlighted 2SLGBTQIA+ people both in Math at Waterloo and in the larger math and computer science community.
Just months ago, an international team of four that includes Cheriton School of Computer Science professor Dr. Craig Kaplan discovered a single shape that tiles the plane — an infinite, two-dimensional surface — in a pattern that can never be made to repeat.
Computer scientists at the University of Waterloo have discovered a method of attack that can successfully bypass voice authentication security systems with up to a 99% success rate after only six tries.
Dr. Justin Wan from the Cheriton School of Computer Science will begin his two-year tenure on September 1.
Last weekend, University of Waterloo students on a multi-school autonomous racing team achieved a personal best speed of 173.8 kph at a race on the Monza F1 Circuit in Milan, Italy.
The University of Waterloo hosted this week the 14th International Conference on Computational Creativity (ICCC), held over five days at Federation Hall.