Thursday, May 9, 2024

The Art of Computing

Student playing a revised verison of snake: standing in front of a screen holding a controller. back is facing the camera

If Leonardo da Vinci, Pablo Picasso, and Vincent van Gogh lived in the 2020s how different would their art be? Would they use any computer science principles just like students taking CS 383: Computational Digital Art Studio?

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Two CS-founded startups earn $1 million seed funding

Photo of the winners in front of the y combinator sign. The background is an orange gradient colour

Five current and former David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science students received one million dollars in funding from one of the world's biggest and most prestigious startup accelerators, the Y Combinator (YC).

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Meet the students that broke the vending machine story

Photo of a truck. The back is open showing the truck is hosting 2 M&M themed vending machines

“It won’t get any bigger than this,” says River Stanley, a fourth-year University of Waterloo student in the Computer Science program, as they reminisce about the story they uncovered with three fellow undergraduates that would go on to make national and international headlines. 

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Ruidi Wei and Ava Pun receive the Jessie W. H. Zou Memorial Awards

photo of the winners

Two Computer Science students won the Jessie W. H. Zou Memorial Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research.

This award was created by Computer Science professor Ming Li and his family to honour his late wife Jessie Wenhui Zou. It recognizes excellence in undergraduate research and is valued at $1000.

Monday, May 6, 2024

Professor Edith Law receives the Graham Seed Fund to field test The Newcomer App

photo of the research team in front of their "The Newcomer App" booth at a conference. The table has 2 phones with 2 headphones

Eight Waterloo researchers have received $25,000 each from the Graham Seed Fund (GSF) to support transformative health-tech collaborations. Among the recipients is Cheriton School of Computer Science Professor Edith Law.

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