Researchers from the Department of Applied Mathematics are part of a team developing new testing technology for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Researchers linked with the Faculty of Mathematics are partnering on projects supported through the National Research Council (NRC).
NRC-sponsored projects underway at Waterloo are making breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, the internet of things and cybersecurity. The NRC and University of Waterloo collaboration will help position Canada as a global leader in these future-relevant areas.
Faculty of Mathematics alum Lisa Bentley (BMath’ 92) has penned a special editorial for Waterloo Magazine, in which she describes being a high-calibre triathlete with cystic fibrosis (CF).
Bentley says that while CF made her training and competing difficult, it also provided a kind of motivation.
Distinguished Professor Emerita Mary Thompson and professor Changbao Wu from the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science are part of a research team conducting a project on how policies impact smoking, vaping and the use of other nicotine products.
Mark Giesbrecht, the dean of the Faculty of Mathematics, today gave a keynote address for the WatITis 2021 conference.
The WatITis conference is an annual gathering of information technology professionals and administrators from the University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University and tech industry partners.
The founder of cryptocurrency Etherium and former computer science student Vitalik Buterin has been named in the recent Forbes '30 under 30 hall of fame.'
On this tenth anniversary of the Forbes 30 under 30 lists, the publication included a best of the best from the past ten years, noting those who had been named the most times or consistently in the lists.
A new series of research projects funded by the Canadian Institute for Health Research and the Kidney Foundation aim to improve outcomes for people living with diabetes.
December 3 this year is International Day of Persons with Disability, and the University of Waterloo is hosting a special keynote address by Chris Downey.
Judy Dinn, a graduate of the Faculty of Mathematics, has taken a new role as the chief information officer (CIO) for Toronto Dominion Bank’s US subsidiary, TD Bank NA.
Dinn completed a BMath in computer science and business, before going on to a career in the banking and finance sectors and working for companies including BMO, CIBC, Royal Bank, and JP Morgan Chase.
Cheriton School of Computer Science professor Ihab Ilyas has been named a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for his contributions to data integration, data cleaning and rank-aware query processing.