 The university operates and manages 41 research centres and institutes, including the Centre for Applied Cryptographic Research, the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, the Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing, the Institute for Quantum Computing, and the Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience.Official recognition and designation of all centres and institutes requires the approval of the university's Senate.On 6 April 2018, the University of Waterloo announced the launching of its Artificial Intelligence Research Lab.