Current Year Winners
CS-CAN|INFO-CAN Announces 2025 Award Recipients Honouring Excellence in Canadian Computer Science
Eight honourees recognized for lifetime achievement, teaching excellence, outstanding early-career contributions, and doctoral research
The CS-CAN|INFO-CAN awards acknowledge exemplary contributions to computer science research, education, community and professional service, and the significant accomplishments of computer scientists.
The process to review and determine the award recipients is rigorous. Nominations are brought forward to Awards Committees, a panel of computer scientists from different disciplines across the country who, after careful consideration of each nomination, select the recipients.
Congratulations to the following CS-Can|Info-Can Award recipients:
Lifetime Achievement Award 2025
The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes computer scientists whose careers have had a profound and lasting impact on the discipline, on institutions, and on the broader research community.
Eugene Fiume
Simon Fraser University
Eugene Fiume
Reyhaneh Safavi-Naeini
University of Calgary
Reyhaneh Safavi-Naeini
Houari Sahraoui
Université de Montréal
Houari Sahraoui
Excellence in Teaching Award Winners 2025
The Excellence in Teaching Award recognizes computer scientists who have made exceptional and innovative contributions to computer science education.
Meghan Allen
University of British Columbia
Meghan Allen
Canadian Computer Science Distinguished Dissertation Award 2025
Computer science doctoral students completing degrees at Canadian institutions and recognize excellence in research and writing in a doctoral dissertation.
Georgianna Lin
University of Toronto
Georgianna Lin
Early Career Research Awards 2025
The Early Career Research Award recognizes exceptional researchers in the early stages of their careers who have already demonstrated outstanding contributions and significant promise.
Manolis Savva
Simon Fraser University
Manolis Savva
Song Wang
York University
Song Wang
Jian Zhao
University of Waterloo
Jian Zhao
Distinguished Service Award 2025
Recognizes outstanding service to CS-Can|Info-Can and the Canadian computer science community at large (selected by the CS-Can|Info-Can Board of Directors).
Hausi Müller
University of Victoria
Hausi Müller
About Awards
Award recipients will be recognized at the CS-CAN|INFO-CAN annual awards ceremony. For more information about the awards, nomination process, and past recipients, visit cscan-infocan.ca/awards.
About CS-CAN|INFO-CAN
CS-CAN|INFO-CAN is the national organization representing computer scientists at universities across Canada. It advocates for the discipline, fosters community, and celebrates outstanding contributions to computer science research, education, and service.
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CS-CAN|INFO-CAN Communications
Gina van Dalen, Executive Director
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