Introducing CERIT-SC AI Tools
Posted on May 22, 2025 • 3 min read • 574 wordsSmart, Secure, and Ready for Research
Introducing CERIT-SC AI Tools: Smart, Secure, and Ready for Research
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer just a futuristic concept—it’s now a cornerstone of modern scientific research. At CERIT-SC, we are proud to announce a new suite of AI services designed specifically for the academic community. These tools are powerful, user-friendly, and most importantly, securely hosted within the trusted e-INFRA CZ infrastructure.
Meet the Open WebUI Platform
At the heart of our AI offering is the Open WebUI platform—a secure, on-premise interface providing access to advanced language models for a variety of tasks, including:
- Natural language chatting
- Code generation and assistance
- Document analysis
- Image generation
The interface is intuitive and supports multiple languages, including Czech. Whether you’re a researcher looking to analyze complex documents or a developer integrating AI into your workflows, Open WebUI is ready for you.
➡️ Try it here: chat.ai.e-infra.cz
We provide both a stable set of language models (like LLaMA 3.3) and an experimental track where new models are tested and evaluated. If your research team has specific requirements, we’re open to including additional models based on relevance and demand. Just let us know!
Key Features
- Open WebUI: Chat interface similar to popular AI tools
- Combined web and arXiv search: Get AI-enhanced answers from online and academic sources
- Image generation: Create visual content with text prompts
- Document RAG: Upload your own PDFs and ask questions based on their content
- OpenAI-compatible API: Seamless integration with your custom apps
- Secure access: Requires a valid MetaCenter account
Why Choose WebUI?
While commercial AI platforms are fast and convenient, they often raise serious questions around data privacy and vendor lock-in. In contrast, our AI tools:
- Run entirely on-premise within the secure e-INFRA CZ infrastructure
- Never share your data with third-party services
- Offer transparent operations, governed by the Czech academic community
📌 Learn more about privacy: Data Privacy at CERIT-SC
Dedicated WebUI Clones
We are also able to deploy dedicated instances (clones) of our WebUI for specific user groups and institutions. This ensures even more control over usage, configuration, and access.
📌 Charles University is one of the first institutions currently benefiting from this customized deployment.
Optional: Commercial AI Integration
For user groups with specific needs, we offer prepaid access to commercial models like OpenAI or Anthropic—accessible through the same unified interface.
API Capability
Behind the sleek interface lies a set of robust, REST-based APIs—fully documented and OpenAI-compatible—that make it easy to connect your own applications or scripts. This flexibility empowers you to build, experiment, and deploy AI-assisted workflows that fit your research goals.
📌 Learn more about API: OpenAI-compatible API
Extended AI Integration
Our AI tools are fully integrated into the platform that many researchers already use.
Our JupyterHub environment, running in Kubernetes, includes the Notebook Intelligence extension, preconfigured to use our in-house models (such as Command-A). Users can easily switch to other models or APIs with their own API keys.
Similarly, RStudio users can access AI functionality via the gpt-studio extension, also preconfigured and customizable.
🚀 Access it here: hub.cloud.e-infra.cz
AI-chat in Docs
Our updated documentation portal ( https://docs.e-infra.cz) features an AI-powered chatbot capable of answering questions based on the documentation, and in some cases, offering solutions to common infrastructure issues. This service is actively evolving, with new features being added regularly.
