ICR promotes industrial interaction and enhances the research environment for computer researchers at the University of Waterloo. ICR includes researchers from eight academic departments within four faculties of the University of Waterloo, most notably the School of Computer Science and the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering. The Institute has over 150 faculty members who are either individual members or are members of the fifteen federated groups within ICR. Each federated group is a team of researchers working on specific areas of computer research, and is responsible for generating its own research funding from industry or government.
Currently, total research funding to members and groups in ICR is in excess of $9M per annum. Much of the research carried out by ICR federated groups has found direct industrial application in the form of spin-off companies located in Waterloo or Toronto. A partial list of some of these companies founded by members of ICR includes
ICR promotes cooperation among its researchers, and enhances the computer research environment by sponsoring seminars, organizing short courses for industry and providing post graduate scholarships to attract the best students to computer-related academic programs.
ICR is a catalyst for Research and Digital Media. More details can be found here: http://dmet.uwaterloo.ca
ICR, Davis Centre room 1330
University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
519-888-4567, Ext. 32042, Fax: 519-746-5036
