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
Matthew Regehr awarded 2025 CPI Graduate Excellence Scholarship
PhD candidate Matthew Regehr has received a Graduate Excellence Scholarship from Waterloo’s Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute. Sponsored generously by BTQ, Matthew will receive $10,000.
Cheriton School of Computer Science faculty members receive 2024 Outstanding Performance Awards
Seven faculty members at the Cheriton School of Computer Science have received a 2024 Outstanding Performance Award. Established in 2005, this prestigious recognition honours Waterloo faculty members who demonstrate exceptional teaching and scholarship.
Xiao Hu and colleagues receive 2025 SIGMOD Research Highlight Award
Professor Xiao Hu and her collaborators Binyang Dai and Ke Yi from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology have received a 2025 SIGMOD Research Highlight Award for their paper, Reservoir Sampling over Joins.
Events
Master’s Thesis Presentation • Cryptography, Security, and Privacy (CrySP) • Compiler Support for Constant-Time Programs in LLVM
Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place online.
Mehdi Aghakishiyev, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisors: Professors N. Asokan, Meng Xu
Data Systems Seminar Series • Invisible Yet Powerful: Watermarking to Protect Datasets and Models in Machine Learning
Please note: This seminar will take place in DC 1304.
Lingyang Chu, Assistant Professor
McMaster University
PhD Seminar • Machine Learning | Information Retrieval • Modern IR Evaluation in the Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) Era
Please note: This PhD seminar will take place in DC 3301.
Nandan Thakur, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisor: Professor Jimmy Lin