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Research Computing and Data Services
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
Periodic workshops will be offered to researchers on the topics
of High-Performance Computing, Research Data Transfers, Python,
R, Introduction to Bash scripting, cloud computing,
etc.
2022 Workshops
COVID-19 Computing & Data Resources
If you are a researcher conducting COVID-19 research, please find below some computing, data and collaboration resources that may be useful to you. Priority help is available for using national computational resources for COVID-19, please email ResearchIT@ucf.edu for setting up an engagement call.
NIST Science Data Portal
Search and discover NIST public datasets, tools and other resources in Material Science, Manufacturing, Forensics, Materials, Physics, Chemistry, Communications, and Technology domains.
GIS &
DATA COLLECTION TOOLS
The following data collection tools are available for researchers: ArcGIS, REDCap, Qualtrics
DATA ANALYSIS TOOLS
Office of Research sponsors the following data analysis tools for researchers: IBM SPSS, SAS, JMP
RESEARCH DATA ARCHIVES
STARS, UCF's institutional repository, provides an unlimited storage option for hosting data and other research outputs at no additional cost to you. STARS uses the Digital Commons platform, a comprehensive cloud solution, for storing, managing, and sharing research and scholarship. Please visit the Researcher FAQ on STARS or email STARS@ucf.edu to learn more.
DATA MANAGEMENT PLAN
Create data management plans using the DMPTool's click-through wizard for creating a DMP that complies with funder requirements. It also has direct links to funder websites and help text for answering questions.
GETTING STARTED WITH AWS
The University of Central Florida has an agreement for utilizing AWS
services under the
Texas DIR contract
.
Please contact ResearchIT@ucf.edu for
setting up your research projects under UCF's contract
AZURE SERVICES
UCF IT has built a robust, scalable, highly-available, and secure Azure environment to handle a variety of workloads. Azure services that UCF provides include virtual machines, storage, archive storage, DNS for hosting and content delivery network.
Please contact us to get started
ADVANCED RESEARCH COMPUTING CENTER
UCF ARCC houses two high performance computing (HPC) clusters, Stokes and Newton, and advanced networking capabilities to support advanced computational-based research. ARCC is managed by scientists for scientists and is subsidized by the UCF Provost and the Vice President for Research. Please visit ARCC User Registration to get started.
DATA TRANSFER
WITH GLOBUS
UCF has a Globus subscription for secure and reliable research data management across systems. Using Globus, you can transfer, share and discover data via a single interface. For instructions on setting up Globus and transferring files to and from ARCC resources using UCF's Globus subscription, please click here.
RESEARCH COLLABORATION
UCF researchers can collaborate with other UCF or external researchers with the tools provided by Univeristy of Central Florida for Collaborative writing, Web Conference or Online meeting, etc.
Knight Shield
A controlled and authorized computing environment to support UCF researchers and staff
with federal cybersecurity requirements for handling Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).
The environment meets the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-171,
the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.204.7012 and may potentially be used by projects requiring
compliance with the FISMA Act of 2014 and HIPAA/HITECH Security Rule.
Please contact OCRM@ucf.edu for
assistance.
Cyber Risk Office
Researchers working with federal data (FOUO or CUI) or have federal data requirements (DFARS 252.204-7012, FISMA, etc.) can work with Cyber Risk Office for their project's environment assessment, System Security Plan (SSP) and Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&M). To set up a consultation, please email ResearchOCRM@ucf.edu Note: FOUO is For Official Use Only and CUI is Controlled Unclassified Information.
TECHNICAL CONSULTING
Technical Consulting available for research projects, whether on-premise or in the cloud to meet your storage, compute, collaboration and compliance needs. Please email ResearchIT@ucf.edu to schedule an appointment.
PROPOSAL TEMPLATES
Facilities description and data management templates are available to be included in your proposals.
Open Science Grid
Open Science Grid (OSG) is an NSF-funded national, distributed computing resource available for free for running thousands of independent computations. US-based research projects can run jobs via OSG Connect.
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XSEDE: Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment
The Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE) is an NSF-funded computational resource available to US institutions. Visit the XSEDE portal to request an allocation.
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HiPerGator AI
UCF researchers can request an account on UF's new NVIDIA AI supercomputer, the HiPerGator AI. See news article here.
View Account Access Instructions
All issues and questions must be directed to arcc-request@ist.ucf.edu.
Florida LambdaRail
Florida LambdaRail (FLR) operates a statewide 100 Gigabits per second network that connects Florida's universities and research centers to peer organizations and scientists throughout the country and the world.
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Research Data Privacy
The privacy and protection of personal information are considered a fundamental right and therefore must be protected. Confidential information involving the university, often falling into the categories of highly restricted or restricted data, must also be protected.
UCF is dedicated in the safe and appropriate handling and processing of personal data in research.
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Global REgistry of REsearch Data REpositories
Through re3data.org, a global registry of research data repositories, researchers can locate data in a discipline specific repository, or find an appropriate repository for depositing research data.
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NSF Cloud Bank
Request cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure, IBM) resources as part of NSF CISE proposals or existing CISE awards through Cloud Bank. This is a fully managed service with no invoices for researchers to pay for any cloud services consumed on these awards, if approved.
Requesting Cloud Bank Resources
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Upwork
Researchers seeking developers, project manager, game developer and other tech talent for their projects now have access to hire professionals through the UCF's contract with Upwork.
Explore available tech talent: https://www.upwork.com/cat/dev-it
When you are ready to get started, please email your requirements to ResearchIT@ucf.edu.