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 ̽ϵ 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.
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- Delivered through Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- 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)
- Customised computing resources can be provisioned inside each User WorkSpace
- Project-specific roles and permissions are assigned to each User
- User-initiated data movement is tightly controlled and logged through a gateway hub
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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.
ERICA has been Information Security Registered Assessors Program (IRAP) assessed to receive, process and store data classified to “Official:Sensitive.”
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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Our infrastructure and expertise are accessible to ̽ϵ students and staff, external researchers, government, and industry.