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. Angelica Lim
Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, School of Computing Science
Rajan Family Scholar in Computing Science
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