Canadian Research and Development Classification (CRDC) 2020 Version 1.0 - Field of Research (FOR)

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Canadian Research and Development Classification (CRDC) 2020 Version 1.0 - Field of Research (FOR)
Introduction

RDF20301 - Computer engineering

This class comprises research and experimental development in computer engineering.

  • Exclusion(s)

    • control theory (See RDF1010207 Calculus of variations, systems theory and control theory)
    • electrical and electronic engineering associated with communications technologies (See RDF20302 Communications and networks technologies)
    • electronics (See RDF20306 Electronics)
    • lasers associated with quantum electronics (See RDF1030303 Lasers and quantum electronics)
    • mathematical software (See RDF1020207 Mathematical software)
    • mechanical engineering aspects of automation and control systems (See RDF204 Mechanical engineering)
    • molecular and organic electronics (See RDF2110113 Molecular and organic electronics)
    • nanoelectronics (See RDF2110104 Nanoelectronics)
    • optoelectronics (See RDF2030511 Optoelectronics)
    • quantum computing (See RDF1020404 Quantum computing)
    • robotics associated with artificial intelligence (See RDF1020102 Intelligent robotics)
    • robotics associated with automotive engineering (See RDF20402 Automotive engineering)
    • robotics associated with manufacturing engineering other than automotive (See RDF20403 Manufacturing engineering)
    • software engineering (See RDF10203 Programming languages and software engineering)

RDF2030101 - Systems software

This subclass comprises research and experimental development in systems software.

  • Exclusion(s)

    • software engineering (See RDF10203 Programming languages and software engineering)

RDF2030102 - Computational languages (including domain-specific languages)

This subclass comprises research and experimental development in computational languages (including domain-specific languages).

RDF2030103 - Middleware systems

This subclass comprises research and experimental development in middleware systems.

  • Exclusion(s)

    • robotics associated with artificial intelligence (See RDF1020102 Intelligent robotics)
    • robotics associated with biomedical engineering (See RDF2070108 Biomedical robotics)

RDF2030104 - Computer systems engineering

This subclass comprises research and experimental development in computer systems engineering.

  • Exclusion(s)

    • middleware systems (See RDF2030103 Middleware systems)
    • systems software (See RDF2030101 Systems software)

RDF2030105 - Computer architecture

This subclass comprises research and experimental development in computer architecture.

RDF2030106 - Computer memory systems and storage

This subclass comprises research and experimental development in computer memory systems and storage.

RDF2030107 - Digital hardware and technologies

This subclass comprises research and experimental development in digital hardware and technologies.

RDF2030108 - Computer configurable hardware

This subclass comprises research and experimental development in computer configurable hardware.

RDF2030109 - Computer-aided design

This subclass comprises research and experimental development in computer-aided design.

RDF2030110 - Hardware and software for computer security

This subclass comprises research and experimental development in hardware and software for computer security.

  • Exclusion(s)

    • biomedical instrumentation (See RDF2070103 Biomedical instrumentation (including diagnostics))
    • software engineering (See RDF10203 Programming languages and software engineering)

RDF2030111 - Machine learning systems

This subclass comprises research and experimental development in machine learning systems.

RDF2030199 - Computer engineering, n.e.c.

This subclass comprises research and experimental development in computer engineering, n.e.c.

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