Services for Researchers

IT Services for Researchers

UCInetIDs– Your UCInetID is for your individual use and grants access to a range of University resources. You can also get a UCInetID for shared use, such as an email address for your lab.
Duo Multi-factor Authentication – Duo adds an extra layer of account security, using your mobile device to verify it is you.

ZotGPT Chat – ZotGPT is a free AI chatbot featuring multiple models, chat history, and file uploads.
ZotGPT API – API access allows faculty and staff to integrate ZotGPT into your research.
ZotGPT Creator – Create a custom chatbot trained on the knowledge you provide.

Google Groups – Mailing lists allow for easy email communication with and among small groups.
Faculty Websites – If you want to set up a simple lab website, or a collection of resources related to your research field, a faculty website is easily set up and maintained on the WordPress platform.
UCI Google Workspace (G Suite) – UCI Google Workspace includes a wide variety of collaboration tools. UCI Google makes it easier to share with a UCI-only audience.
Microsoft OneDrive & Sharepoint – Secure cloud-based collaboration and storage.
Microsoft Teams – Part of Office 365, a collaboration platform that unifies voice, video and file sharing.
Zoom Conferencing – Zoom is an inexpensive and easy-to-use software that allows video and audio collaboration over the network. You can, for example, host a virtual meeting with research collaborators at other Universities.

Research Software – OIT distributes licenses and binaries for a good deal of research software applications that are commonly used by researchers including Matlab, Mathematica, Labview, SAS, SPSS, JMP, ArcGIS, Tableau, and others.

CrashPlan for Researchers – CrashPlan is a free cloud backup service that allows researchers to back up their data to the cloud.
Data Backup and Recovery – Set up a backup schedule and be protected from data loss
Basic Safeguarding for Research (FAR 52.204-21) – If you receive federal grants, these guidelines show how to use OIT services to meet Basic Safeguarding requirements for federal contracts.
LightPath Network – LightPath is a segment of UCI’s network tuned for research use involving the transfer of large data sets.
OIT Data Center – The Data Center offers secure and climate-controlled housing for your important hardware.
Server Registration – UCInet is secured against off-campus access for the protection of research data. If you have a server in your lab and need access to it from off-campus, register it with the campus firewall.
Unix System Administration – Your system can be configured and maintained by expert administrators, freeing up your time for research.
Virtual Server Hosting – If your server needs are modest, your server doesn’t need to be a physical machine at all. Virtual servers are reconfigurable and robust against outages.

Research IT Consulting – Not sure what IT services are available at UCI or which will promote your research goals? Let us help you find them. Send an email to OIT Research Services

Campus Research Storage Pool (CRSP) – The Campus Research Storage Pool offers cost-effective and high-performance storage of large research data sets.
High Performance Community Computing Cluster (HPC3) – HPC3 is the next generation of shared computing at UCI and builds upon the very successful HPC and GreenPlanet clusters. HPC was implemented as a strictly “condo-style” cluster.
ZotGPT API Access – The ZotGPT API provides researchers and others with safe, programmatic access to the latest LLMs.

Secure Research Environment (SRE) – The Secure Research Environment provides a computing and storage environment with stronger security standards for sponsored research and provides new options for future research needs.
VPN – With the Virtual Private Network, you can work from off-campus as if you were on campus, directly connected to the campus network.

Updated on

July 17, 2025