David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
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
PhD student Yuzhe You showcased her AI-powered design prototype at Adobe Summit 2026, held in Las Vegas from April 19 to 22.
Adobe Summit is the world’s largest digital experience conference. Every year, Adobe gathers 16,000 attendees, ranging from industry leaders, marketers and data analysts, to “share ideas and best practices around customer experience management.”
Gautam Kamath receives EATCS Presburger Award
Professor Gautam Kamath has won the 2026 Presburger Award. This prestigious honour recognizes his exceptional contributions to theoretical computer science, notably his pioneering work on computationally efficient algorithms for fundamental estimation tasks under robustness constraints.
Growing up in Brazil, computer science student Enzo Porto always loved the ocean. After finishing classes or during stressful weeks, he would often retreat to the family’s beach house to unwind. Enzo’s love for the ocean deepened further when he moved to Peru at 11 years old. He fondly recalls how Peruvians would hit the beach to celebrate New Year’s.
Events
PhD Seminar • Cryptography, Security, and Privacy (CrySP) • Investigating Membership Inference Attacks under Data Dependencies
Please note: This PhD seminar will take place in DC 2314 and online.
Thomas Humphries, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisor: Professor Florian Kerschbaum
PhD Seminar • Human–Computer Interaction • Bare-Hand Continuous VR Locomotion Using Beyond-Field-of-View Unimanual Gestures Around the Head-Mounted Display (HMD)
Please note: This PhD seminar will take place online.
Shaikh Shawon Arefin Shimon, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisor: Professor Jian Zhao
Seminar • Software Engineering • Towards Ethically Sourced Code Generation
Please note: This seminar will take place in DC 1304.
Shin Hwei Tan, Associate Professor (Gina Cody Research Chair)
Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Concordia University