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.
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.
Meet the 2026 Schulich Leaders at the Cheriton School of Computer Science
Four outstanding incoming undergrad students are joining the Cheriton School of Computer Science as Schulich Leaders, through the Schulich Leader Scholarships program, Canada’s most coveted undergraduate scholarship program for students pursuing studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
This year’s cohort includes Business and Computer Science student Angela Ho, and Computer Science students Jerry Li, Bill Xu and Sophia Xu.
Events
PhD Defence • Systems and Networking • Data-driven Fault and Performance Management of Virtualized Networks
Please note: This PhD defence will take place in DC 1331 and online.
Seyed Soheil Johari, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisor: Professor Raouf Boutaba
Seminar • Algorithms and Complexity • Chasing Submodular Objectives
Please note: This seminar will take place in DC 1304 and online.
David Wajc, Professor
The Technion
PhD Defence • Software Engineering • Performance Optimizations for AI-assisted Coding with CodeLLMs
Please note: This PhD defence will take place online.
Kishanthan Thangarajah, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisor: Professor Mei Nagappan