Recognizing Excellence Summit

Thursday, June 13, 2019 8:00 am - 4:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

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Join us on Thursday, June 13th for a day of captivating discussions presented by faculty and alumni.

Wes Graham Research Symposium

8:00 am - 10:00 am in DC 1302

Time Talk/Speaker Location
8:00 am Morning Refreshments DC 1302
8:15 am Welcome and Opening Remarks 
Mark Giesbrecht, Professor and Director of the Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo
DC 1302
8:30 am Emotional Identity in Assistive Technology for Aging
Jesse Hoey, Inaugural Graham Research Fellow, 2017–2019, University of Waterloo
DC 1302
8:50 am Improving Perceived Humanness of Virtual Agents Through Emotions
Moojan GhafurianInaugural Graham Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Waterloo
DC 1302
9:20 am                    Early Detection of Cancer (Multiple Myeloma) Relapse from Blood with Mass Spectrometry and Computation
Bin Ma, Inaugural Graham Research Fellow, 2017–2020, University of Waterloo
DC 1302

Turing Symposium & Celebrating Women in Computer Science

9:55 am - 12:30 pm in DC 1302

Time Talk/Speakers Location
9:55 Break DC 1302                     
10:10 am                       Welcome and Opening Remarks 
Raouf BoutabaAssociate Dean of Research, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo                                                                              

DC 1302

10:15 am Multicore Programming
Barbara Liskov - A.M. Turing Award Laureate
DC 1302
11:00 am Cryptography for Safe Machine Learning 
Shafi Goldwasser - A.M. Turing Award Laureate
DC 1302
11:45 am                         Celebrating Women in Computer Science 

Moderator: Maura Grossman, Director of Women in Computer Science

Panelists: Barbara Liskov - A.M. Turing Award Laureate and Shafi Goldwasser - A.M. Turing Award Laureate

DC 1302

Recognizing Excellence Series

2:00 pm - 4:30 pm in DC 1302

Time  Talk/Speakers Location
2:00 pm Welcome and Opening Remarks 
Stephen M. Watt, Dean, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo
DC 1302                     
2:10 pm The Accidental Entrepreneurd: A Pocket MBA in 30 Minutes or Less
Eldon Sprickerhoff, 2019 J. W. Graham Medal Recipient Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer, eSentire
DC 1302
2:45 pm How to Sell your Company to Bill Gates for $150M
Sam Pasupalak, 2018 Young Alumni Achievement Medal Recipient, Co-Founder & former CEO, Maluuba
DC 1302        
3:15 pm Working with Bright High School Students
Eddie Cheng, 2018 Alumni Achievement Medal Recipient Distinguished Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Oakland University
DC 1302
3:45 pm                           Where are our Future Global Leaders are Going to Come From?
Keith Farlinger, 2018 Alumni Achievement Medal Recipient CEO, BDO International Limited
DC 1302