Chanaka Lakmal

CS PhD Student at @UWaterloo @UWCheritonCS | ex-@WSO2 (Associate Technical Lead)

[News from Google @NewsFromGoogle]

Joint Statement: Apple and Google have entered into a multi-year collaboration under which the next generation of Apple Foundation Models will be based on Google's Gemini models and cloud technology. These models will help power future Apple Intelligence features, including a more personalized Siri coming this year.

After careful evaluation, Apple determined that Google's Al technology provides the most capable foundation for Apple Foundation Models and is excited about the innovative new experiences it will unlock for Apple users. Apple Intelligence will continue to run on Apple devices and Private Cloud Compute, while maintaining Apple's industry-leading privacy standards.

[Waterloo's Cheriton School of Computer Science @UWCheritonCS]

Congratulations to Kevin Wan, Wen Yuen Pang and Max Jiang for being the top Canadian team and placing 4th in North America at the 48th ICPC World Finals! You make us proud.

https://t.co/hyRyOilGpm

[Waterloo's Cheriton School of Computer Science @UWCheritonCS]

📢 Internet pioneer Vinton G. Cerf is coming to Waterloo to give a Distinguished Public Lecture titled “Internet: Past, Present and Future.”

🗓️ Tuesday, June 11 at 2:30 pm in Waterloo’s Humanities Theatre

A free event, but registration is required: https://t.co/RxI795CxUI

[Chanaka Lakmal @ldclakmal92]

@alexellisuk @openfaas You're most welcome!

[Waterloo's Cheriton School of Computer Science @UWCheritonCS]

We have wonderful news to share: World-renowned computer scientist Renée J. Miller has been named the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Data Intelligence. She will be joining the Cheriton School of Computer Science in 2024!

Congratulations, Dr. Miller!

https://t.co/6CZhiAoGiL

[Waterloo's Cheriton School of Computer Science @UWCheritonCS]

Great news to share as we head into the weekend ... Computer Science at Waterloo has been ranked number one nationally for the fourth year in a row, according to the Maclean’s 2024 university rankings just released.

https://t.co/NnfChIXOOY

[Chanaka Lakmal @ldclakmal92]

@lakmalbuddika @ubicomp @dgaticaperez Congratulations! 🎉

[Ballerina @ballerinalang]

Are you ready to code, learn, and grow with #Hacktoberfest 2023!? 🚀 @Hacktoberfest

#Ballerinalang has several categories of open issues that are ideal for first-time developers and opportunities for low-code/no-code contributors. Plus, we’ve got some exciting prizes up for grabs! 🏆

Get started here: https://t.co/SSuh5N0bhL

[Werner Vogels @Werner]

Farewell EC2-Classic, it’s been swell - after 16.83 years of loyal duty, the service that defined Cloud Computing is riding into the sunset. #AWS #allthingsdistributed #EC2 https://t.co/QGkc0HFNtW

[Waterloo's Cheriton School of Computer Science @UWCheritonCS]

Congratulations to PI Khuzaima Daudjee and co-PI Sujaya Maiyya on receiving $220k in research funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund!

Their computer systems research will create solutions to big data problems. 👇

https://t.co/8Bhf7u3MxJ

[Chanaka Lakmal @ldclakmal92]

Hoping to see exciting talks/workshops and to meet folks during the course of the week at the VLDB 2023 conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada!
https://t.co/lenCU4FPr8 #VLDB2023

[Chanaka Lakmal @ldclakmal92]

Secure Connectivity from Public to Private: Introducing EC2 Instance Connect (EIC) Endpoint
https://t.co/hUQksYqEwp via @awscloud #aws #amazon #network #security

[Killed by Google @killedbygoogle]

I am absolutely shocked. lmao

https://t.co/vofwTNeFVQ

[Waterloo's Cheriton School of Computer Science @UWCheritonCS]

In case you missed it ... a trio of amazing Waterloo algorithmic programmers — Ramazan Rakhmatullin, Kevin Wan and Andrew Qi Tang — topped the competition at the 2023 ICPC North America Championship!

https://t.co/pspQ3J4PcB

[John A De Goes @jdegoes]

Loom vs Go vs Rust: How much memory do you need to run anywhere from 1 to 10 million concurrent tasks?

Great summary below, with some surprising findings (nice job, C#!).

https://t.co/7d14pmjsVs

[University of Waterloo @UWaterloo]

#UWaterloo ranked among the top 30 universities in the world across 2 subject areas of the QS World University Rankings 2023. #UWaterloo's strengths in STEM were complemented by showings in hospitality and leisure studies and environmental sciences. More: https://t.co/gr82aLeV6t

[Chanaka Lakmal @ldclakmal92]

@shafreen101 @wso2 Congratulations @shafreen101!

[Daily Bulletin @uwdailybulletin]

Waterloo marks 15 straight years as top research university. https://t.co/coIKZeqBBV

[Waterloo's Cheriton School of Computer Science @UWCheritonCS]

Our very own Professor Khuzaima Daudjee has been named an ACM Distinguished Member​. Khuzaima is recognized for his outstanding scientific contributions to computing​. He designs and builds systems that store and manage data.

Congrats, Khuzaima!

[Waterloo's Cheriton School of Computer Science @UWCheritonCS]

Some wonderful news going into the long weekend ... Computer Science at @UWaterloo has been ranked number one nationally for the third year in a row, according to the Maclean’s 2023 university rankings recently released. Woo-hoo!

https://t.co/BCeiRiKwIe