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
Peter Forsyth and colleagues receive Chris Daykin prize for best pension paper
Distinguished Professor Emeritus Peter Forsyth from the Cheriton School of Computer Science, Professor Emeritus Ken Vetzal from the School of Accounting and Finance, and Graham Westmacott, a portfolio manager at Richardson Wealth Limited, have been awarded the 2024 Chris Daykin Prize by the International Actuarial Association.
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Lights, camera, physics simulations
Why do films, especially ones with computer-generated visuals, need physics simulations?
For Christopher Batty, an Associate Professor at the Cheriton School of Computer Science whose group develops physics simulation tools for visual effects software, part of the goal is to “offload the physics onto the computer so the artists can really focus on their vision,” he said.
Events
Seminar • Artificial Intelligence • Algebraic Approaches and Deep Neural Models for 3D Scene Reconstruction and Camera Pose Estimation in Static and Dynamic Environments
Please note: This seminar will take place in DC 1304.
Yoni Kasten, Senior Research Scientist
NVIDIA Research
PhD Seminar • Symbolic Computation | Cryptography • Bit Size Estimates for Computing Roadmaps in Smooth Bounded Real Hypersurfaces
Please note: This PhD seminar will take place in DC 2306.
Jesse Allister Kasian Elliott, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisors: Professors David Jao, Éric Schost
PhD Seminar • Artificial Intelligence • Dynamically Shaping Unsupervised Object-Centric Representations Through Causal Mechanisms
Please note: This PhD seminar will take place in DC 2314 and online.
Marvin Pafla, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisors: Professors Kate Larson, Mark Hancock