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
Ian Goldberg appointed Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Professor Ian Goldberg has been named a 2026 Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the nation’s highest honour bestowed upon scholars, artists and scientists.
He is among 105 newly elected Fellows nationwide and one of seven Waterloo researchers elected this year in recognition of their exceptional scholarly, artistic and scientific achievements.
Jimmy Lin appointed Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Professor Jimmy Lin has been named a 2026 Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the nation’s highest honour for scholars, artists and scientists.
He is among 105 individuals across Canada, and seven at the University of Waterloo, elected as RSC Fellows this year in recognition of their exceptional scholarly, scientific and artistic achievements.
De-frightening failure
Jeffrey Zang is a first-year computer science student at the University of Waterloo. At 15, he landed his first internship and completed four software internships before his 19th birthday.
Since high school, he has competed in 17 hackathons, where he built projects from an eye-tracking device to a conversational robot resembling former President Barack Obama. He became the youngest co-chair of Hack the 6ix, Toronto’s largest hackathon. With his help, the hackathon garnered more than 1,100 attendees and secured nearly $50,000 in sponsorship from companies such as Microsoft and Deloitte. He went on to organize six hackathons.
Events
Master's Thesis Presentation • Systems and Networking • DNATree: Dynamic Tree Adaptation for Multi-Tenant In-Network Aggregation
Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place online.
Qi Fan (Eric) Yan, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisors: Professor Raouf Boutaba
Seminar • Machine Learning • Can NNs Learn Computational Algorithms That Generalize OOD? Perspectives from the Interplay Between Architecture and Computational Structure
Please note: This seminar will take place in DC 1304.
Yusu Wang, HDSI Endowed Chair Professor in Data Science
Halιcιoğlu Data Science Institute, University of California, San Diego
Master's Thesis Presentation • Cryptography, Security, and Privacy • Inside the Crypto Laundering Machine: A Taxonomic Study of Crypto Money Laundering Schemes and Countermeasures
Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place in DC 2314.
Hesam Sarkhosh Sarkendi, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science