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.

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News

How to escape tunnel visions of success

From fostering collaboration to defining your own success, three Math students share how to overcome academic and career pressure.

HCI Researcher Nikhita Joshi tapped to attend the Heidelberg Laureate Forum

Heidelberg Laureate Forum brings together early-career researchers with the world’s top mathematicians and computer scientists

Professor Ihab Ilyas named Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

Professor Ihab Ilyas has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the highest national recognition for researchers in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and sciences. He is among 104 distinguished individuals across Canada recognized this year for their exceptional scholarly, artistic, and scientific achievements.

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Events

PhD Seminar • Software Engineering • Cross-Language and Cross-Project Bug Localization via Dynamic Chunking and Hard Example Learning

Please note: This PhD seminar will take place in DC 2564.

Partha Chakraborty, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Mei Nagappan

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PhD Seminar • Software Engineering • Dependency-Induce Waste in Continuous Integration

Please note: This PhD seminar will take place in DC 2564 and online.

Nimmi Rashinika Weeraddana , PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Shane McIntosh

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Master’s Thesis Presentation • Software Engineering • BugLLM: Explainbale Bug Localization through LLMs

Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place online.

Vikram Subramanian , Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Mei Nagappan

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David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario
Canada N2L 3G1
Phone: 519-888-4567 ext. 33293
Fax: 519-885-1208

The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg, and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is co-ordinated within the Office of Indigenous Relations.