Last updated July 26, 2022
UW–Madison ranks as one of the most prolific research universities in the world. The research happening on our campus ranges from experimenting in the lab to cure diseases, to analyzing the mysteries of the universe, to studying neutrinos in the South Pole, to high throughput computing. And that’s just scratching the surface! No matter what the research is, technology plays a key role. This guide is meant to be a high level overview of the technologies provided by UW–Madison that may help you with your research.
A great starting point is your local IT staff (if available). They may have great information about the resources you have locally to help with your research. Additionally, Campus Computing Infrastructure (CCI) staff can answer any questions you may have and connect you with the right group. Contact CCI at cci@cio.wisc.edu.
Basic resources
Research IT services
ASG-Cypress
Save money, time, printing, and mailing costs by using ASG-Cypress to help create easily shareable online reports.
Center for High Throughput Computing
CHTC supports a variety of scalable computing capabilities, including high-throughput computing (HTC), tightly-coupled computations (e.g. "MPI"), high-memory, and GPUs.
Electronic lab notebooks
Electronic Lab Notebooks can be used to record and document the research process and to manage digital research data.
Globus
Globus is a web-based platform for research that supports secure data sharing, big data transfers, data lifecycle automation and secure sharing with collaborators at other institutions.
Research Cyberinfrastructure Consulting
What can you expect when you engage with a Research Cyberinfrastructure analyst from the Office of the CTO about a research project or proposal? A professional who is: Experienced with research workflows and data lifecycles …
Research Object Storage (S3)
Research Object Storage (S3) is an object file storage solution for eligible researchers and their research group members. It is hosted on premise by UW–Madison and is not a public cloud application, such as Amazon …
Research storage (ResearchDrive)
ResearchDrive provides secure, shareable, research storage space on the UW–Madison campus network for a variety of research purposes.
Surveys (Qualtrics)
Easily create surveys, collect and store data, and produce reports.
Teaching & research application development
The Teaching & Research Application Development service creates applications to meet teaching, learning, and research needs.
Additional services
Other key resources
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The Campus Computing Infrastructure (CCI) initiative staff can also answer any questions you may have, or connect you with the right group.