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Software Solutions

QCIF’s Software Solutions team provides a comprehensive range of software development and integration services to support research conducted at QCIF’s Member universities, national research institutions and facilities, government departments and corporations, and industry.

QCIF’s Software Solutions team consists of software engineers, business analysts and project management professionals, as well as metadata and system integration specialists. 

The team can assist researchers by converting research into Proof of Concept as part of a path towards commercialisation.  

The team can rapidly scope and cost client projects and use Agile or blended methodologies to deliver project outcomes that meet expectations of quality, time and budget. 

QCIF provides managed hosting of software platforms either on QCIF’s own secure cloud infrastructure or using commercial public cloud infrastructure, while integrating with other institutional systems, including identity management. This provides customers with a managed solution as an alternative to on-premise self-management, or in-cloud self-management, thus reducing customer costs and administration overheads.

Download the QCIF Software Solutions flyer (PDF, 630 KB).

The Software Solutions team provide expertise in:


Software Project Activities

  • Metadata and research data management expertise
  • Systems integration and testing
  • Proof of concept development
  • Software platform hosting
  • Requirements gathering and analysis
  • Project management

Software Development Skills and Technology

  • Server side: Python, JavaScript (Node.js), Java (Spring and Grails)
  • Client side: HTML, CSS, JavaScript (Angular and Sails)
  • Databasing: SQL (PostgreSQL and MySQL), Mongo
  • Cloud computing: Nectar, AWS, Google Cloud, Azure and Terraform
  • and many other contemporary technologies.

Data Management

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ReDBox 2.0 is an open-source research data management platform that assists researchers and institutions to plan, create and publish their research data assets. 

ReDBox 2.0 helps data custodians to meet institutional data management policies, applying  the requirements of the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research, and publishing to Research Data Australia. 

QCIF leads the ReDBox 2.0 development initiative and provides support services to subscribing institutions and the ReDBox community. 

Find out more about ReDBox on our Data Management webpage. 

Project Management

QCIF understands the challenges facing eResearch infrastructure and platform projects and can help develop your project capabilities through mentoring or assurance services, or providing dedicated project planning and delivery capabilities.

QCIF can assist with putting good governance practices in place and ensure the right systems are implemented for accurate reporting and project updates.

QCIF can also assist researchers moving toward the commercialisation path through project management activities that will assist research to transform into real world outcomes.

To discuss our Project Management services further, please contact Troy Lockett: troy.lockett@qcif.edu.au.