David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

When it comes to cybersecurity, humans are often seen as the weakest link, but new research suggests that with a little help, people can do a surprisingly effective job at identifying malware.

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers from the Cheriton School of Computer Science teamed up with University of Guelph cybersecurity experts to test how users, ranging from tech novices to experts, can respond to real-time legitimate and malicious software download requests in a simulated office setting.

Is it possible for Waterloo professor to successfully bridge academic research and industry innovation, especially in the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence?

The answer, it turns out, is Yupp.

Jimmy Lin is a professor of computer science and Cheriton Chair in Software Systems, as well as co-director of the Waterloo Data & Artificial Intelligence Institute. He is also the chief scientist at Yupp, an AI startup that launched last month with more than $33 million in seed funding.

Professor Diogo Barradas has received the 2025 FOCI Rising Star Award for his significant contributions to censorship-resistant communications.

Presented at the Free and Open Communications on the Internet conference, the FOCI Rising Star Award honours early-career researchers whose work advances Internet freedom.