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
Marina Meila named Canada CIFAR AI Chair
Marina Meila has been named a Canada CIFAR AI Chair, recognizing her expertise in advancing the theoretical foundations of interpretable and explainable machine learning.
International Women’s Day: Celebrating women researchers and entrepreneurs
This Sunday, March 8 is International Women’s Day, a global event that recognizes the achievements of women around the world.
To celebrate, the Cheriton School of Computer Science is highlighting the research discoveries, achievements and entrepreneurial successes of women students, faculty members and alumni over the past year.
Pascal Poupart and Luis Ricardez-Sandoval receive $480k grant from BMO and Mitacs to develop reinforcement learning tools for rare earth element recycling
Professors Pascal Poupart of the Cheriton School of Computer Science and Luis Ricardez-Sandoval of the Department of Chemical Engineering have received $480,000 to strengthen Canada’s supply of critical minerals by applying artificial intelligence to the recycling of rare earth elements.
Events
Data Systems Seminar Series • Eliminating Spurious Dependencies in Data: From Cleaning to Private Data Generation
Please note: This seminar will take place in DC 1302.
Mostafa Milani, Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science, Western University
Seminar • Cryptography, Security, and Privacy (CrySP) • Toward More Usable and Secure Authentication
Please note: This seminar will take place in DC 1304.
Collins Munyendo, Postdoctoral Scholar
Center for Effective Global Action, University of California, Berkeley
Data Systems Seminar Series • Efficient Query Processing and Learning on Dirty Data
Please note: This seminar will take place in DC 3301 | DSG Lab.
Boris Glavic, Associate Professor
Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Chicago