David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

In spring 2026, Professor Dan Brown appeared before the Senate of Canada’s Standing Committee on Transport and Communications to discuss intellectual property and safety concerns raised by the rise of generative AI.

He highlighted concerns about the use of copyrighted works to train generative AI systems and the potential impact of these technologies on creative professionals, particularly writers and creators from minoritized communities.

In an age of search engines, online databases, and AI assistants, it is easy to forget that for most of modern history research was done using books, paper, and pencils.

If you have ever looked up a definition or searched the etymology of a word online instead of driving to the library, you have the Waterloo innovators behind the New Oxford English Dictionary Project to thank.

Twenty-one researchers at the Cheriton School of Computer Science have secured a combined $1,331,500 in funding through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

This year, NSERC is investing $630 million to foster discovery research, training and talent development in Canada. The funding will empower researchers to tackle pressing problems and strengthen Canada’s position as a global innovation hub.