Notable Student Awards
October 23, 2026The Department of Computer Science is delighted to recognize these to students for their considerable achievements!
Gezheng Xu, who completed her PhD this year, has been awarded the 2026 Governor General’s Gold Medal for her doctoral work on trustworthy AI. Gezheng currently continues to advance trustworthy AI in Dr Boyu Wang's research group and will soon join the University of Oxford as a postdoctoral researcher, where she will expand its applications to scientific discovery.
Ruiyi Fang has been selected to receive the 2026 IEEE Canadian Foundation Nicholas Cercone Graduate Scholarship in Computer Science. This national, biennial award recognizes research with real-world applications beyond computer science, alongside contributions to helping others. Ruiyi is the fifth recipient since the award was established in 2018 and the first from Western. To learn more about the scholarship: nickcerconescholarship.ca
