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

RDF20-21 - Engineering and technology

This division comprises research and experimental development in engineering and technology. Engineering and technology refer to scientific disciplines concerned with understanding, exploring or developing the natural world, in the fields of engineering and technology, which include civil engineering; maritime engineering; transport engineering; mining engineering; industrial, systems and processes engineering; electrical engineering, computing engineering, and information engineering; mechanical engineering; chemical engineering; materials engineering and resources engineering; medical and biomedical engineering; environmental and related engineering; environmental biotechnology; industrial biotechnology; nanotechnology; and other engineering and technologies. Research consists of systematic investigation carried by means of experiment or analysis to achieve a scientific or technological advance such as acquiring new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts. Experimental development consists of new or substantially improved goods, services, systems, methods or processes.

  • Exclusion(s)

    • food engineering (See RDF4040208 Food engineering)
    • forest engineering (See RDF4010413 Forest engineering)
    • medical biotechnology (See RDF30401 Medical biotechnology)

RDF203 - Electrical engineering, computer engineering, and information engineering

This group comprises research and experimental development in electrical engineering, computer engineering, and information engineering.

  • Exclusion(s)

    • history and philosophy of engineering (See RDF6030304 History and philosophy of engineering and technology)
    • lasers associated with quantum electronics (See RDF1030303 Lasers and quantum electronics)
    • molecular and organic electronics (See RDF2110113 Molecular and organic electronics)
    • nanoelectronics (See RDF2110104 Nanoelectronics)
    • neurorobotics (See RDF3010420 Neurorobotics)
    • optical communications (See RDF1030306 Photonics, optoelectronics and optical communications)
    • optoelectronics associated with optical communications (See RDF1030306 Photonics, optoelectronics and optical communications)
    • quantum computing (See RDF1020404 Quantum computing)
    • quantum optics (See RDF1030308 Quantum optics)
    • software engineering (See RDF10203 Programming languages and software engineering)

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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