# CAIDA — Center for Applied Internet Data Analysis > CAIDA conducts network research and builds research infrastructure to support large-scale data collection, curation, and data distribution to the scientific research community. CAIDA is based at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego. The links below provide a curated guide to its research resources, active projects, current funding, organization, and data-use policies. ## Data and Research Catalog - [CAIDA Resource Catalog](https://catalog.caida.org/): Search CAIDA datasets, software, publications, presentations, and other research resources. - [Ongoing CAIDA Datasets](https://catalog.caida.org/search?query=types%3Ddataset%20links%3Dtag%3Acaida%20status%3Dongoing): Find CAIDA datasets that are actively maintained or collected. - [CAIDA Software](https://catalog.caida.org/search?query=types%3Dsoftware%20links%3Dtag%3Acaida): Find software developed or maintained by CAIDA. - [CAIDA Publications](https://catalog.caida.org/search?query=types%3Dpaper%20links%3Dtag%3Acaida): Find research papers and technical reports authored by CAIDA researchers. ## Active Projects - [A Toolkit for Reproducible Assessment of Broadband Internet Topology and Speed](https://www.caida.org/projects/rabbits/): The RABBITS project aims to develop a new measurement toolkit for assessing broadband internet topology and speed, enabling consistent and reproducible tests across platforms. - [Archipelago Measurement Infrastructure](https://www.caida.org/projects/ark/): Ark is CAIDA’s next-generation, globally distributed active measurement infrastructure supporting coordinated experiments and long-term Internet topology mapping. - [AS Core Visualization](https://www.caida.org/projects/as-core/): AS Core Visualization generates annual AS-level Internet topology maps that visualize changes in IPv4 and IPv6 interconnection structures over time. - [Automated Verification Of Internet Data-paths for 5G](https://www.caida.org/projects/avoid/): AVOID is a system that automatically reroutes communications away from potentially adversary-controlled paths to verified safe routes, keeping 5G traffic on benign infrastructure. - [Cloudtrace](https://www.caida.org/projects/cloudtrace/): CloudTrace investigates how cloud networks interconnect and interact with the Internet by systematically probing routed IPv4 subnets to map cloud-to-Internet paths. - [Curated AI-ready Network telescope datasets for Internet Security](https://www.caida.org/projects/canis/): CANIS is a suite of modules to transform the applicability of UCSD-NT in AI contexts. - [Detection and Analysis of Infrastructure Bottlenecks in a Cloud-Centric Internet](https://www.caida.org/projects/cloudbottlenecks/): The Cloud Bottlenecks project proposes an effort to design measurement and analysis tools to reveal performance bottlenecks outside the cloud networks where the high cost of deployment and operations … - [Engaging Scholars in Cybersecurity Analysis: A Laboratory for Teaching and Education](https://www.caida.org/projects/escalate/): The ESCALATE project will develop a centralized cybersecurity community hub that provides cyberinfrastructure-ready, data-driven cybersecurity training resources using real-world datasets. - [Network Infrastructure Data Science](https://www.caida.org/projects/nids/): NIDS provides cyberinfrastructure-ready, data-driven cybersecurity training resources using real-world datasets, enabling educators to run hands-on network security courses. - [Network Telescope](https://www.caida.org/projects/network_telescope/): The UCSD Network Telescope passively monitors a large block of unused IPv4 address space to capture anomalous traffic and provide continuous data on global threat activity. - [Routing Operations Observational Technology: Building to Enable Education and Research](https://www.caida.org/projects/rootbeer/): The ROOTBEER project will build a routing observatory and operational dashboard to detect route leaks and improve the security and resilience of U.S. research and education network infrastructure. - [Spoofer](https://www.caida.org/projects/spoofer/): Spoofer is an active measurement project that tests networks for susceptibility to spoofed IP packets and publishes reports on global deployment of source address validation. ## Current Funding - [Internet Voyager for Gathering Cyber Threat Intelligence](https://www.caida.org/funding/cns-ivoyager/): This project deploys dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 telescopes and honeypots across distributed vantage points to collect datasets for analyzing malicious Internet activity and supporting ML/AI-driven … - [A measurement toolkit for Reproducible Assessment of BroadBand Internet Topology and Speed](https://www.caida.org/funding/cns-rabbits/): This project aims to design, implement and deploy a measurement toolkit for Reproducible Assessment of BroadBand Internet Topology and Speed (RABBITS). This toolkit offers comprehensive and … - [Curated AI-ready Network telescope datasets for Internet Security](https://www.caida.org/funding/cici-canis/): The CANIS project creates a suite of modules to transform the applicability of UCSD Network Telescope in AI contexts. - [Detection and Analysis of Infrastructure Bottlenecks in a Cloud-Centric Internet](https://www.caida.org/funding/cns-cloudbottlenecks/): This project proposes an effort to design measurement and analysis tools to reveal performance bottlenecks outside the cloud networks where the high cost of deployment and operations leads to … - [Engaging Scholars in Cybersecurity Analysis: A Laboratory for Teaching and Education](https://www.caida.org/funding/cybertraining-escalate/): This project will develop a centralized cybersecurity community hub that provides cyberinfrastructure-ready, data-driven cybersecurity training resources using real-world datasets. - [Integrated Library for Advancing Network Data Science](https://www.caida.org/funding/ccri-ilands/): We propose to enhance infrastructure to handle 100GB packet rates, and projected routing table growth, including deploying enhanced storage and compute resources to support long-term use of the data. - [Routing Operations Observational Technology: Building to Enable Education and Research](https://www.caida.org/funding/cici-rootbeer/): This project will build a routing observatory and operational dashboard to detect route leaks and improve the security and resilience of U.S. research and education network infrastructure. - [Scalable Technology to Accelerate Research Network Operations Vulnerability Alerts](https://www.caida.org/funding/cici-starnova/): This project designs and implements the Sustainable Technology to Accelerate Research Network Operations Vulnerability Alerts (STARNOVA) platform. STARNOVA leverages unsolicited Internet traffic to … ## About CAIDA - [About CAIDA](https://www.caida.org/about/): The Center for Applied Internet Data Analysis (CAIDA) conducts network research and builds research infrastructure to support large-scale data collection, curation, and data distribution to the … - [Contact and Visitor Information](https://www.caida.org/about/contactinfo/): The Center for Applied Internet Data Analysis (CAIDA) is located at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) on the campus of the University of California, San Diego. - [CAIDA Staff](https://www.caida.org/staff/): Members of CAIDA staff, researchers, and students - [CAIDA Annual Reports](https://www.caida.org/about/annualreports/): Annual Reports for CAIDA will be posted here as they become available. ## Data Access and Policies - [Legal: Data Stewardship Agreements](https://www.caida.org/about/legal/): Below is a list of the various policies and agreements that govern our relationships with entities that host our data collection infrastructure, access and use our data and resources, or are otherwise … - [CAIDA Master Acceptable Use Agreement (AUA)](https://www.caida.org/about/legal/aua/): The CAIDA Acceptable Use Agreement (AUA) applies to the majority of the CAIDA datasets, with the exception of datasets covered by the Acceptable Use Agreement for Publicly Accessible Datasets … - [CAIDA Acceptable Use Agreement (AUA) for Publicly Accessible Datasets](https://www.caida.org/about/legal/aua/public_aua/): The CAIDA Acceptable Use Agreement for Publicly Accessible Datasets (Public-AUA) applies only to all publicly accessible CAIDA datasets. Other datasets are accessible under the CAIDA Master Acceptable … - [CAIDA Privacy Practices](https://www.caida.org/about/legal/privacy/): Details the CAIDA Website Privacy Policy.