Past Winners
Lifetime Achievement Award
These awards recognize current or former faculty members in Canadian Computer Science Departments, Schools, and Faculties who have made outstanding and sustained contributions to computing over their careers. The awards can be for achievement in research, teaching, service, or any combination of these.
Joanne Atlee
Gregory Dudek
David Fleet
Osmar Zaiane
Sheelagh Carpendale
Simon Fraser University
Sheelagh Carpendale
Robin Cohen
University of Waterloo
Robin Cohen
Russell Greiner
University of Alberta
Russell Greiner
Guy Lapalme
Université de Montréal
Guy Lapalme
Alan Mackworth
University of British Columbia
Alan Mackworth
Gord McCalla
University of Saskatchewan
Gord McCalla
Robert Holte
University of Alberta
Robert Holte
François Laviolette
Université Laval (posthumously)
François Laviolette
Stella Atkins
Simon Fraser University
Stella Atkins
Renée J. Miller
University of Toronto
Renée J. Miller
Ming Li
University of Waterloo
Ming Li
Kellogg S. Booth
University of British Columbia
Kellogg S. Booth
Jonathan Schaeffer
University of Alberta
Jonathan Schaeffer
John Tsotsos
York University
John Tsotsos
W. Morven Gentleman
Laurie Hendren
McGill University
Laurie Hendren
James R.Cordy
Queen’s University
James R.Cordy
J. Wesley Graham
University of Waterloo
J. Wesley Graham
Hugh Williams
University of Manitoba
Hugh Williams
Tamer Özsu
University of Waterloo
Tamer Özsu
Selim G. Akl
Queen’s University
Selim G. Akl
Pierre L’Ecuyer
Université de Montréal
Pierre L’Ecuyer
Jacob Slonim
Dalhousie Universiy
Jacob Slonim
Richard C. Holt
University of Waterloo, University of Toronto
Richard C. Holt
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Godfried Toussaint
New York University Abu Dhabi, McGill University
Godfried Toussaint
Donald D. Cowan
University of Waterloo
Donald D. Cowan
David Kirkpatrick
The University of British Columbia
David Kirkpatrick
John Mylopoulos
University of Toronto
John Mylopoulos
John Brzozowski
Dalhousie Universiy
John Brzozowski
Ian Munro
University of Waterloo
Ian Munro
Hector Levesque
University of Toronto
Hector Levesque
Gregor von Bochmann
University of Ottawa
Gregor von Bochmann
Gilles Brassard
Université de Montréal
Gilles Brassard
Tom Hull
University of Toronto
Tom Hull
Steve Cook
University of Toronto
Steve Cook
Nick Cercone
York University
Nick Cercone
Frank Tompa
University of Waterloo
Frank Tompa
Derek Corneil
University of Toronto
Derek Corneil
Alan George
University of Waterloo
Alan George
Ronald M. Baecker
University of Toronto
Ronald M. Baecker
Maria M. Klawe
President Harvey Mudd College
Maria M. Klawe
J.N. Patterson (Pat) Hume
University of Toronto
J.N. Patterson (Pat) Hume
Calvin C. (Kelly) Gotlieb
University of Toronto
Calvin C. (Kelly) Gotlieb
Beatrice H. (Trixie) Worsley
Queen’s University
Beatrice H. (Trixie) Worsley
Allan B. Borodin
University of Toronto
Allan B. Borodin
Outstanding Early Career Computer Science Researcher Awards
These prizes recognize excellence in research and are made to top young faculty members in Canadian Computer Science Departments, Schools, and Faculties who are within the first ten years of their career beyond the completion of their Ph.D.
Roger Grosse
Liam Paull
Ali Ouni
Parmit Chilana
Simon Fraser University
Parmit Chilana
Alec Jacobson
University of Toronto
Alec Jacobson
Julia Rubin
University of British Columbia
Julia Rubin
Weiyi (Ian) Shang
Concordia University
Weiyi (Ian) Shang
François Pomerleau
Université Laval
François Pomerleau
Ashton Anderson
University of Toronto
Ashton Anderson
Jiannan Wang
Simon Fraser University
Jiannan Wang
Rita Orji
Dalhousie Universiy
Rita Orji
Meiyappan Nagappan
University of Waterloo
Meiyappan Nagappan
Zhen Ming (Jack) Jiang
York University
Zhen Ming (Jack) Jiang
Audrey Girouard
Carleton University
Audrey Girouard
Florian Kerschbaum
University of Waterloo
Florian Kerschbaum
Foutse Khomh
Polytechnique Montréal
Foutse Khomh
Emad Shihab
Concordia University
Emad Shihab
Daniel Vogel
University of Waterloo
Daniel Vogel
Chanchal Roy
University of Saskatchewan
Chanchal Roy
Andrea Bunt
University of Manitoba
Andrea Bunt
Bernhard Thomaszewski
Université de Montréal
Bernhard Thomaszewski
Yasutaka Furukawa
Simon Fraser University
Yasutaka Furukawa
Reid Holmes
The University of British Columbia
Reid Holmes
Nick Harvey
The University of British Columbia
Nick Harvey
Abram Hindle
University of Alberta
Abram Hindle
Lap Chi Lau
University of Waterloo
Lap Chi Lau
Kate Larson
University of Waterloo
Kate Larson
Zongpeng Li
University of Calgary
Zongpeng Li
Regan Mandryk
University of Saskatchewan
Regan Mandryk
Derek Nowrouzezahrai
Université de Montréal
Derek Nowrouzezahrai
Xue (Steve) Liu
McGill University
Xue (Steve) Liu
Ahmed E. Hassan
Queen’s University
Ahmed E. Hassan
Kevin Leyton-Brown
University of British Columbia
Kevin Leyton-Brown
Bianca Schroeder
University of Toronto Scarborough
Bianca Schroeder
Sandra Zilles
University of Regina
Sandra Zilles
Michael Friedlander
The University of British Columbia
Michael Friedlander
Eyal de Lara
University of Toronto
Eyal de Lara
Ondřej Lhoták
University of Waterloo
Ondřej Lhoták
Mathieu Blanchette
McGill University
Mathieu Blanchette
Michael Brudno
University of Toronto
Michael Brudno
Joanna McGrenere
The University of British Columbia
Joanna McGrenere
Ian Goldberg
University of Waterloo
Ian Goldberg
Patrick Hayden
McGill University
Patrick Hayden
Parvin Mousavi
Queen’s University
Parvin Mousavi
Aaron Hertzmann
University of Toronto
Aaron Hertzmann
Bin Ma
University of Waterloo
Bin Ma
Eric Schost
University of Western Ontario
Eric Schost
Excellence In Teaching Awards
The Lifetime Achievement Award in Teaching honors the enduring impact of educators who have consistently exhibited excellence and innovation in their teaching careers. It recognizes faculty members who have made significant contributions to curriculum development, student engagement, and the adoption of innovative teaching methods.
Ben Stephenson
Elisa Baniassad
University of British Columbia.
Elisa Baniassad
Bowen Hui
University of British Columbia.
Bowen Hui
Daniel Zingaro
University of Toronto
Daniel Zingaro
Canadian Computer Science Distinguished Dissertation Award
The Canadian Computer Science Distinguished Dissertation Award recognizes excellence in research and writing by a computer science doctoral student completing their degree at a Canadian institution. One award is given annual based on nominations prepared by a nominee’s supervisor in consultation with the nominee’s department chair. Nominations are assess by a panel of computer scientists chosen from a variety of sub-disciplines in the field for originality, potential impact, technical depth and significance, and quality of presentation.
Nadia Ady
Specific Machine Curiosity
Yasha Pushak
University of British Columbia.
Yasha Pushak
Mahmoud Afifi
York University
Mahmoud Afifi
Mike Schaekermann
The University of Waterloo
Mike Schaekermann
Leqi Zhu
University of Toronto
Leqi Zhu
Julie Nutini
The University of British Columbia
Julie Nutini
Distinguished Service Award
The Distinguished Service Award is presented annually to recognize outstanding service to CS-Can|Info-Can and the Canadian computer science community at large.
Kelly Lyons
Jörg-Rüdiger Sack
Carleton University
Jörg-Rüdiger Sack
Wendy Powley
Queen’s University
Wendy Powley
Carey Williamson
University of Calgary
Carey Williamson
Marc Frappier
Université de Sherbrooke