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.

Discover our latest achievements by following our news. Upcoming talks on a range of computer science topics are found under events.

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News

Professor Craig S. Kaplan in his office with many the geometric shapes and objects

Professor Craig S. Kaplan has been named a 2025 Fellow of the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences, an honour that recognizes his exceptional contributions to mathematics.

Liam Hebert discussing his research with Prof Justin Wan at the 2023 Cheriton Research Symposium

Liam Hebert, a PhD candidate in computer science, has been awarded the 2025 IEEE Canadian Foundation Nick Cercone Graduate Scholarship in Computer Science. The award recognizes a doctoral student at a Canadian university who demonstrates exceptional research promise with practical impact beyond the field of computer science, along with a strong commitment to helping others.

Veronika Sustrova, Katarina Makivic and Isabella Di Biasio

A trio of recent Waterloo graduates has tackled a long-standing problem in clinical research with an automated solution that could help scientists analyze blood stem cells faster and more accurately.

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News

Craig Kaplan named 2025 Fields Institute Fellow

Liam Hebert receives 2025 Nick Cercone Graduate Scholarship

Biochemistry and computer science students combine expertise to help automate blood stem cell analysis

Events

PhD Defence • Systems and Networking • Adaptive Live Streaming Strategies for Multi-homed Environments

Please note: This PhD defence will take place in DC 2314 and online.

PhD Defence • Bioinformatics • Advancing Proteomic Analyses with Graph-Based Deep Learning: Protein Inference and DIA De Novo Peptide Sequencing

Please note: This PhD defence will take place online.

Seminar • Algorithms and Complexity • Synthesis and Arithmetic of Quantum Circuits

Please note: This seminar will take place on DC 1304 and online.