David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Renowned AI researcher Professor Kate Larson has won the Best Paper Award at the International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS).

Established in 2002, AAMAS is the world’s leading conference for research in AI, autonomous agents and multiagent systems. Every year, it brings researchers and practitioners worldwide to discuss the latest developments in agent technology. This year’s conference took place in Detroit, Michigan, from May 19 to May 23, 2025.

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.

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.