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
Maura R. Grossman receives two recognitions for work at intersection of law, data governance, and AI
Research Professor Maura R. Grossman has received two recognitions highlighting her scholarly contributions at the intersection of law, data governance, and artificial intelligence.
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.
Events
Master’s Thesis Presentation • Data Systems • MADBench — Measuring Agentic Databases: Quantifying the Protocol Tax of MCP-Mediated Query Workloads
Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place in DC 3301 (DSG lab).
Yaseen Ahmed, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisor: Professor Tamer Öszu
PhD Seminar • Systems and Networking • Learning-based Joint Slice Admission Control and Virtual Network Embedding in 5G and Beyond Networks
Please note: This PhD seminar will take place in DC 2314.
Muhammad Sulaiman, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisor: Professor Raouf Boutaba
Data Systems Seminar Series • Beyond Sets and Bags — The Behavioral Perspective in Data Management
Please note: This seminar will take place in DC 1304.
Matthias Weidlich, Professor
Hasso Plattner Institute, University of Potsdam