David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
The Cheriton School of Computer Science is named for David R. Cheriton, who earned his PhD in Computer Science at the University of Waterloo in 1978. In 2005, Professor Cheriton made a transformational gift to the school that supports named chairs, faculty fellowships, and graduate scholarships.
News
Interruptions for Good: The Surprising Value of Helping a Machine Over Time
PhD graduate Ludwig Wilhelm Wall (PhD ’24) and his supervisors, Professors Daniel Vogel and Oliver Schneider, have received a Best Paper Honourable Mention Award at the annual Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI).
Launched by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), CHI is the leading conference in human-computer interaction (HCI) research and one of the top-ranked conferences in computer science. This year’s conference occurred in Yokohama, Japan, from April 26th to May 1st, 2025.
Hadas Barabash and Leyi Yan receive Jessie W.H. Zou Memorial Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research
Computer Science students Hadas Barabash and Leyi Yan have won the 2025 Jessie W.H. Zou Memorial Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research.
As recipients, each receives a $1,000 prize in recognition of outstanding research during their final year of study.
Valentio Iverson wins Germain-Erdős Undergraduate Award in Mathematical Research
Valentio Iverson, a fourth-year Computer Science major, has won the 2025 Germain-Erdős award, a recognition conferred annually for “remarkable contributions to basic mathematical research” by a student who has done a successful Undergraduate Research Assistant placement.
Events
PhD Seminar • Algorithms and Complexity • Optimal Differentially Private Sampling from Unbounded Gaussians
Please note: This PhD seminar will take place in DC 1304 and online.
Argyris Mouzakis, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisor: Professor Gautam Kamath
PhD Defence • Information Retrieval • Evaluation of Information Access Systems in the Generative Era
Please note: This PhD defence will take place online.
Negar Arabzadehghahyazi, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisor: Professor Charles Clarke
PhD Seminar • Systems and Networking • CachedVid: Efficient Caching for Text-to-Video Diffusion Models
Please note: This PhD seminar will take place in DC 1304.
Desen Sun, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisor: Professor Sihang Liu