# David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
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[**Using AI to accelerate drug development**
PhD candidate Bing Hu uses machine learning to empower collaboration between computer science, math and medical research](https://uwaterloo.ca/news/global-futures/using-ai-accelerate-drug-development)
[**The hidden dangers of black carbon in snow**
Research on light and snow interactions reveal how pollution could impact plant growth](https://uwaterloo.ca/news/media/hidden-impact-polluted-snow)
[**Does DNA carry an imprint of the environment?**
Computational genomics: Extremophiles in different domains of life adapted to same extreme environment can share similar genomic signatures](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/news/does-dna-carry-imprint-of-the-environment)
[**The TTC race**
Computer science student built a website to track the speed of TTC streetcars](https://uwaterloo.ca/news/mathematics/tracking-transit)
[**From computer science to Grammy nominations**
Award-winning mix and recording engineer, George Seara, discusses his Cheriton roots and music career](https://uwaterloo.ca/math/news/computer-science-recording-studio-interview-george-seara)
[**Pascal Poupart, Luis Ricardez-Sandoval receive $480k grant from BMO and Mitacs**
Strengthening Canada’s supply of critical minerals by applying AI to recycling of rare earth elements](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/news/pascal-poupart-luis-ricardez-sandoval-receive-480k-grant-bmo-mitacs-develop-reinforcement-learning-tools-for-ree-recycling)
[**International Women’s Day: Celebrating women researchers and entrepreneurs**
From groundbreaking discoveries to accelerating patient care, Waterloo's Computer Science women shine](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/news/international-womens-day-celebrating-women-researchers-and)
[**Marina Meila named Canada CIFAR AI Chair**
Recognizing her expertise in advancing the theoretical foundations of interpretable and explainable machine learning](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/news/marina-meila-named-canada-cifar-ai-chair)
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# 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](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/node/2876), [faculty fellowships](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/node/2877), and [graduate scholarships](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/node/3034).
Discover our latest achievements by following our [news](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/news). Upcoming talks on a range of computer science topics are found under [events](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/events).\
Please go to [contact](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/node/2861), [open positions](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/node/2881) or [visit](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/node/2860) if you have a question about school programs or services, would like to know more about faculty positions available or plan to visit our school.
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News
Events
## News
Thursday, June 19, 2025
## [Stuck on that paper? AI tool suggests citations and autocompletes writing](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/news/stuck-paper-ai-tool-suggests-citations-and-autocompletes)
Ever spent hours browsing through multiple websites *because you can’t find the right source for your essay?*
Fortunately, a Waterloo-led research team has created ScholarCopilot, an AI-powered software that can make writing papers faster, smoother, and less stressful.
Users can write or upload on ScholarCopilot’s interface. When they click on the “search citations” button, it will analyze their content and generate a list of academic sources. If the user chooses one of the recommendations, ScholarCopilot will automatically create in-text citations.
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[Current undergraduate students](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/news?audience[2]=2), [Current graduate students](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/news?audience[3]=3);
- [International](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/news?audience[13]=13)
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
## [Yuzhe You wins best student paper award at GI 2025 for novel cybersecurity tool](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/news/yuzhe-you-wins-best-student-paper-award-gi-2025-novel)
PhD student Yuzhe You has won the [Michael A.J. Sweeney Award for Best Student Paper](https://graphicsinterface.org/awards/michael-a-j-sweeney-award/) at Graphics Interface 2025. Held annually by the Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society, GI is the nation’s top conference on computer graphics and visualization, and human-computer interaction.
The award recognizes Yuzhe’s paper, *Exploring Comparative Visual Approaches for Understanding Model Trade-offs in Adversarial Machine Learning*, co-authored with Professor Jian Zhao, her supervisor.
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[Current graduate students](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/news?audience[3]=3);
- [International](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/news?audience[13]=13)
Monday, June 16, 2025
## [Research on long-distance immigrant family communication wins award at GI 2025](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/news/research-long-distance-immigrant-family-communication-wins)
[Jiawen Stefanie Zhu](https://stef-zjw.github.io/) (BCS ’24) has won the Best Poster award at Graphics Interface 2025, Canada’s top conference on computer graphics and visualization, and human-computer interaction.
Jiawen completed her undergraduate studies at the Cheriton School of Computer Science in 2024. Now, as a PhD student at the University of Washington, her research focuses on interactive systems that can enhance human–human and human–AI collaboration. In particular, she is “exploring ways to help people navigate our multilingual world.”
- [Alumni](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/news?audience[9]=9);
- [International](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/news?audience[13]=13)
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## Events
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 10:15 am
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## [Data Systems Seminar Series • Efficient Query Processing and Learning on Dirty Data](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/events/data-systems-seminar-series-efficient-query-processing-and-learning-on-dirty-data)
## Please note: This seminar will take place in DC 3301 | DSG Lab.
**Boris Glavic, Associate Professor**\
*Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Chicago*
- [WebNotice](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/events/tags/webnotice);
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[Current undergraduate students](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/events?audience[2]=2), [Current graduate students](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/events?audience[3]=3);
- [Research Seminar](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/events?audience[82]=82);
- [Faculty](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/events?audience[7]=7);
- [Staff](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/events?audience[8]=8);
- [Seminar](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/events/types/seminar)
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 10:30 am
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11:30 am
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## [Seminar • Systems and Networking • Towards More Trustworthy and Efficient Systems](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/events/seminar-systems-and-networking-towards-more-trustworthy-and-efficient-systems)
## Please note: This seminar will take place in DC 1304.
**Hugo Lefeuvre, Postdoctoral Research Fellow**\
*Department of Computer Science, University of British Columbia*
- [WebNotice](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/events/tags/webnotice);
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[Current undergraduate students](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/events?audience[2]=2), [Current graduate students](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/events?audience[3]=3);
- [Faculty](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/events?audience[7]=7);
- [Staff](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/events?audience[8]=8)
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 12:00 pm
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## [PhD Seminar • Data Systems | Graph Data Management • Empirical Analysis of Locality for Graph Ordering Techniques](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/events/phd-seminar-data-systems-graph-data-management-empirical-analysis-of-locality-for-graph-ordering-techniques)
## Please note: This PhD seminar will take place in DC 3301.
**Zeynep Korkmaz, PhD candidate**\
*David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science*
**Supervisors**: Professors M. Tamer Özsu, Khuzaima Daudjee
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- [Current students](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/events?audience[1]=1)
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[Current undergraduate students](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/events?audience[2]=2), [Current graduate students](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/events?audience[3]=3);
- [Research Seminar](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/events?audience[82]=82);
- [Faculty](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/events?audience[7]=7);
- [Staff](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/events?audience[8]=8);
- [Seminar](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/events/types/seminar)
[All upcoming events](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/events)