Sheridan College has been named Canada’s top college for AI research partnerships in Research Infosource’s Canada’s Top 50 Research Colleges 2023-2024, underscoring its leadership in AI collaboration.

Notable recent projects include McMaster-led SmartArms-Cancer, a digital health system using wearables and a mobile app to help breast cancer survivors manage upper-extremity complications.

Sheridan’s Generator and Centre for Applied AI are driving an AI-driven retail analytics project to transform sales and market data into actionable strategies using machine learning, association rule mining, and predictive modeling.

Sheridan rose to fourth place among Ontario’s research colleges and 11th nationally, signaling growing research capacity despite sector challenges.

Interim President Rajan Sandhu says Sheridan is leading AI innovation in Canada with a focus on ethical, applied, and industry-connected development that benefits communities and industries.

The college ranks among the top three in Canada for both research partnerships and student research activity, reflecting a strong emphasis on experiential, industry-connected learning.

Sheridan leads in AI research partnerships and places second for completed AI research projects, marking the first year AI categories were included across colleges and universities in the rankings.

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