Research Specializations and Centres

Seneca’s applied research expertise lies in six areas:

  • software and data sciences
  • life sciences
  • design and animation
  • engineering
  • health sciences
  • business and finance

 

Software & Data Sciences 33%, Life Science 28%, Design & Animation 18%, Business & Finance 7%, Engineering 7%, Health Sciences 7%

Centres of Excellence in Research

Seneca Centre for Health and Social Innovation (SCHSI)

SCHSI

The Seneca Centre for Health and Social Innovation (SCHSI) supports new programs, products and services. Seneca is involved in numerous social innovation research projects with community and not-for-profit partners in areas such as sustainability, community development, mental health, public safety and reducing inequality.

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Seneca Centre for Innovation in Artificial Intelligence Technology (CIAIT)

Data scientists at Seneca’s Centre for Innovation in Artificial Intelligence Technology (CIAIT) help small- and medium-sized enterprises develop AI to enhance operations. Their research focuses on content analysis, management and cybersecurity. They use AI tools such as predictive analytics, data mining and natural language processing to solve real-world challenges.

About 70 per cent of Seneca’s software and IT applied research projects now involve AI. Seneca’s commitment to groundbreaking research continues to grow in response to the AI demand that reaches across all sectors.

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Seneca Centre for Innovation in Life Sciences (SCILS)

Located at the Seneca@York campus, SCILS serves a previously unmet need among SMEs in Ontario. SCILS enables industry-academic partnerships to further develop, enhance and validate life sciences technologies and products in the areas of diagnostics and cosmetics. As an integral component of the life sciences innovation ecosystem, through partnerships with regional innovation centres, incubators and industry associations, SCILS connects SMEs with Seneca faculty and students to collaborate on applied research projects.

Ultimately, through its focus on life sciences talent and investment in research and development, SCILS will play a significant role in the growth of the life sciences sector in Ontario, enabling early-stage diagnostics and cosmetics companies to reach commercialization and scale their businesses. 

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Open Source Technology for Emerging Platforms (OSTEP)

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Industrial Research Chair for Colleges (IRCC) in OSTEP was established to provide early access by local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to emerging computer platforms through collaboration with global open-source communities to increase their global competitiveness. This includes the development of open source software for emerging enterprise platforms, such as ARM64, DevOps (Software Development and IT Operations) technologies and methodologies and application in super-embedded systems.

The OSTEP program, led by Chris Tyler of the School of Software Design & Data Science, advances the state of open source software to make it possible for local companies to migrate from legacy computer systems to these emerging platforms, taking full advantage of new features, including reduced space, power and cooling requirements that are now demanded by the market.

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