Awards & Chairs

School of Computing Science is proud to celebrate the achievements of outstanding researchers.

We are our honoured to recognize the exceptional achievements of our distinguished faculty members. View their notable recognitions below. 

Canadian Research Chairs

Dr. Matthew Amy

Assistant Professor, School of Computing Science

Tier II Canada Research Chair in Quantum Computing

Dr. Sheelagh Carpendale

Professor, School of Computing Science
 

Tier I Canada Research Chair in Information Visualization

Dr. Manolis Savva

Assistant Professor, School of Computing Science

Tier II Canada Research Chair in Computer Graphics

Other Notable Chairs & Scholars

Dr. Ouldooz Baghban Karimi

Lecturer, School of Computing Science

Rajan Family Scholar in Computing Science

Dr. Angel Chang

Assistant Professor, School of Computing Science

Canada CIFAR Artificial Intelligence Chair

Dr. Mo Chen

Assistant Professor, School of Computing Science

Canada CIFAR Artificial Intelligence Chair

Dr. Parmit Chilana

Assistant Professor, School of Computing Science

Ebco-Eppich Research Chair

Dr. Ke Li

Assistant Professor, School of Computing Science

SFU Visual Computing Research Chair 

Dr. Angelica Lim

Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, School of Computing Science

Rajan Family Scholar in Computing Science

Dr. Jason Peng

Assistant Professor, School of Computing Science

SFU Visual Computing Research Chair

Dr. Andrea Tagliasacchi

Associate Professor, School of Computing Science

SFU Visual Computing Research Chair

Dr. Xing-Dong Yang

Associate Professor, School of Computing Science

SFU Visual Computing Research Chair

Research Awards & Honours

2024

Jason Peng 

Assistant Professor, School of Computing Science

  • CHCCS/SCDHM, Graphics Interface Early Career Researcher Award

Richard Zhang 

Professor, School of Computing Science
 

  • 2024 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellow

2023

Matthew Amy

Assistant Professor, School of Computing Science

  • Early Career Google Research Scholar

Ouldooz Baghban Karimi

Lecturer, School of Computing Science

  • Google Research exploreCSR

Ryan D'Arcy

Professor, School of Computing Science & Engineering Science

  • Business in Vancouver BC500 List - Most Influential Business Leaders

2022

Alaa Alameldeen

Associate Professor, School of Computing Science

  • IEEE Transactions on Computers Award for Editorial Service and Excellence

Matthew Amy

Assistant Professor, School of Computing Science

  • Early Career Google Research Scholar

Andrei Bulatov

Professor, School of Computing Science

  • Canadian Mathematical Society Cathleen Synge Morawetz Prize

Diana Cukierman

Lecturer, School of Computing Science

  • Simon Fraser University Excellence in Teaching Award

Steven Ko

Associate Professor, School of Computing Science

  • Amazon Research Award

Jason Peng

Assistant Professor, School of Computing Science

  • Outstanding Doctoral Research Award

Manolis Savva

Assistant Professor, School of Computing Science

  • Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society Early-Career Research Award

Tianzheng Wang

Associate Professor, School of Computing Science

  • ACM SIGMOD Research Highlight Award

Richard Zhang

Professor, School of Computing Science

  • Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society Achievement Award

2021

Andrei Bulatov

Professor, School of Computing Science

  • Gödel Prize

Sheelagh Carpendale

Professor, School of Computing Science

  • Royal Society of Canada Fellow

Mo Chen

Associate Professor, School of Computing Science

  • Canada CIFAR AI Chair

Ryan D'Arcy

Professor, School of Computing Science & Engineering Science

  • BIV BC 500 Health Tech Leader

Maxwell Libbrecht

Associate Professor, School of Computing Science

  • Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar Award

Tianzheng Wang

Associate Professor, School of Computing Science

  • ACM SIGMOD Research Highlight Award