ERICA
E-Research Institutional Cloud Architecture (ERICA) is secure cloud computing infrastructure for individuals working with sensitive, often large-scale data.
Description
ERICA allows researchers to responsibly store, access and analyse highly sensitive data. Instances are operated at ¹úÃñ²ÊƱ Sydney, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (Secure Research Analysis Environment – SRAE), and the NSW Data Analytics Centre. Proposed new instances are planned for the University of Melbourne, SA-NT DataLink, and the University of Western Australia, supported through funding from the Australian Research Data Commons.Â
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- Delivered through Amazon Web Services (AWS)Â
- Each ERICA instance provides up to 100 isolated Project Spaces (data cannot be shared between Project Spaces)
- Project Spaces are accessed through User WorkSpaces (virtual desktops)Â
- Customised computing resources can be provisioned inside each User WorkSpaceÂ
- Project-specific roles and permissions are assigned to each UserÂ
- User-initiated data movement is tightly controlled and logged through a gateway hubÂ
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ERICA holds Privacy and Security Assurance Framework (PSAF) accreditation from eHealth NSW and therefore has approval to host NSW Health data. Â
ERICA has been Information Security Registered Assessors Program (IRAP) assessed to receive, process and store data classified to “Official:Sensitive.â€
Funding agency
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Applications
Any research that uses highly sensitive data
- Bioinformatics & Genomics
- Machine Learning & AI
- Social Sciences & Humanities
- Financial Modelling
Capabilities
- Store, access and analyse highly sensitive data
- Advanced analytics
Contact details
ERICA contact
General enquiries
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Email
contact.erica@unsw.edu.au
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