The University of Waterloo is home to several exceptional researchers with both national and international distinctions.
Ian Goldberg named Canada Research Chair
Ian Goldberg has been named a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Privacy Enhancing Technologies. Professor Goldberg’s Canada Research Chair comes with to create and expand privacy enhancing technologies — systems that allow people to protect their privacy online.
Canada Research Chairs
Introduced by the federal government in 2000 to retain and attract exceptional research faculty.
Current Canada Research Chairs
- Ian Goldberg, 2019-2026
- Canada Research Chair in Privacy Enhancing Technologies (Tier 1)
- Anita Layton, 2018-2024
- Canada 150 Research Chair in Mathematical Biology and Medicine
- Canada 150 Research Chair in Mathematical Biology and Medicine
- Ming Li, 2016-2023
- Canada Research Chair in Bioinformatics (Tier 1)
- Ian Munro, 2015-2022
- Canada Research Chair in Algorithm Design (Tier 1)
- Cam Stewart, 2017-2024
- Canada Research Chair in Number Theory (Tier 1)
- David Landriault, 2016-2021
- Canadian Research Chair in Risk Theory (Tier 2)
- Jun Liu, 2017-2022
- Canada Research Chair in Hybrid Systems and Control (Tier 2)
- Luke Postle, 2015-2025
- Canada Research Chair in Graph Theory (Tier 2)
- Canada Research Chair in Graph Theory (Tier 2)
- Karen Yeats, 2017-2022
- Canada Research Chair in Combinatorics of Quantum Field Theory (Tier 2)
Past Canada Research Chairs
- Richard Cook, 2005-2019
- Canada Research Chair in Statistical Methods for Health Research (Tier 1)
- Jim Geelen, 2003-2013
- Canada Research Chair in Cmbinatorial Optimization
- Achim Kempf, 2004-2014
- Canada Research Chair in the Physics f Information
- Srinivasan Keshav, 2004-2014
- Canada Research Chair in Tetherless Computing
- Debbie Leung, 2005-2015
- Canada Research Chair in Quantum Cmmunication
- Michele Mosca, 2002-2015
- Canada Research Chair in Quantum Computation
- Justin Wan, 2006-2016
- Canada Research Chair in Scientific Computing (Tier 2)
University Research Chairs
The University of Waterloo recognizes exceptional achievement and pre-eminence in a particular field of knowledge with the designation 'University Research Chair' - a title which may be held for up to seven years, with the possibility of re-nomination.
Current University Research Chairs
- Shai Ben-David, Computer Science
- Raouf Boutaba, Computer Science
- Sue Anne Campbell, Applied Mathematics
- James Geelen, Combinatorics and Optimization
- Penny Haxell, Combinatorics and Optimization
- Lila Kari, Computer Science
- Achim Kempf, Applied Mathematics
- Matthew Kennedy, Pure Mathematics
- Kate Larson, Computer Science
- Debbie Leung, Combinatorics and Optimization
- Bin Ma, Computer Science
- Sri Namachchivaya, Applied Mathematics
- Alexander Schied, Statistics and Actuarial Science
- Ruodu Wang, Statistics and Actuarial Science
Past University Research Chairs
- Chris Bauch, Applied Mathematics
- Jason Bell, Pure Mathematics
- Carole Bernard, Statistics and Actuarial Science
- Timothy Chan, Computer Science
- Thomas Coleman, Combinatorics and Optimization
- Bill Cunningham, Combinatorics and Optimization
- Ian Goldberg, Computer Science
- Michele Mosca, Combinatorics and Optimization
- Tamer Özsu, Computer Science
- Sivabal Sivaloganathan, Applied Mathematics
- Doug Stinson, Computer Science
- Ken Seng Tan, Statistics and Actuarial Science
- Stephen Vavasis, Combinatorics and Optimization
- Grace Yi, Statistics and Actuarial Science
Industry and Named Chairs
Thanks to generous industry partners and donors, faculty members with extensive expertise can be awarded a Chair which allows for increased research resources and support.
- Florian Kerschbaum, NSERC/RBC Industrial Research Chair in Data Security
- Johnny Li, Munich Re Chair in Insurance
- Jimmy Lin, David R. Cheriton Chair in Software Systems
- N. Asokan, David R. Cheriton Chair in Software Systems
- Ihab F. Ilyas, NSERC Thomson Reuters Research Chair in Data Quality
- Gord Willmot, Munich Re Chair in Insurance
Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada
Election to the academies of the Royal Society is "the highest honour a scholar can achieve in the Arts, Humanities and Sciences". Inductees have been "elected by their peers in recognition of outstanding scholarly, scientific and artistic achievement". Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada have been "elected by their peers in recognition of outstanding scholarly, scientific and artistic achievement".
- Raouf Boutaba, 2019
- Srinivasan Keshav, 2019
- M. Tamer Ӧzsu, 2016
- Douglas Robert Stinson, 2011
- Richard Cleve, 2010
- Ian Goulden, 2010
- Ming Li, 2006
- Mary Thompson, 2006
- David Jackson, 2005
- J. Ian Munro, 2003
- Vidyadhar P. (VP) Godambe, 2002
- Jerald Lawless, 2000
- Scott Vanstone, 1998
- Jack Kalbfleisch, 1994
- Kenneth Davidson, 1992
- J. Alan George, 1992
- Cameron Stewart, 1989
- Jiri Cizek, 1988
- Joseph Paldus, 1983
- David Sprott, 1975
- János Aczél, 1971
University Professors
The University of Waterloo recognizes exceptional scholarly achievement and international pre-eminence through the designation “University Professor”. Once appointed, a faculty member retains the designation until retirement.
- Cameron Stewart, 2005
- Ken Davidson, 2007
- Ming Li, 2009
- Ian Munro, 2009
- Doug Stinson, 2013
- William Cook, 2015
- Tamer Ӧzsu, 2018
- Richard J. Cook, 2020
Retired University Professors
- Mary Thompson, 2004