Export-controlled university research

Identifies documents containing references to export-controlled university research in international contexts. This information type is classified as personally identifiable information under applicable data protection regulations. Enforcement is aimed at controlled university research and its technical data; ordinary import/export licensing language is discovery-only unless independent university-research or controlled-technical-data evidence is present.

Type

regex

Engine

boost_regex

Confidence

medium

Confidence justification

category-aware structural regex with anchor and context constraints replaces phrase-only detection. Added context gating and exclusion rules improve precision and reduce incidental matches.

Detection quality

Not detected

Jurisdictions

global

Regulations

GDPR, AML/CTF Act (Cth), HRIPA (Cth), IPA 2009 (Qld), My Health Records Act 2012 (Cth), NDB Scheme (Cth), Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), TIA Act 1979 (Cth)

Data categories

pii

Scope

wide

Risk rating

8

Platform compatibility

Purview: Compatible, GCP DLP: Compatible, Macie: Compatible, Zscaler: Compatible, Palo Alto: Degraded, Netskope: Unsupported

Pattern

(?is)\b(?:export[\s-]+controlled|export\s+control|dual[\s-]+use\s+technology|controlled\s+technology|deemed\s+export|technology\s+control\s+plan|restricted\s+research|defence\s+strategic\s+goods|munitions\s+list|export\s+license)\b

Corroborative evidence keywords

export-controlled university research, export, controlled, university, research, education, administration, DISP, DSPF, DSGL, ITAR, Defence and Strategic Goods, export control, controlled technology, defence industry security, DISP member, CASG, Defence Materiel, data record, database record (+22 more)

Proximity: 300 characters

Should match

• export controlled — Primary topic phrase match
• export control — Case-insensitive topic phrase match
• dual-use technology — Alternative topic phrase match
• controlled technology — Additional topic phrase match
• Export-controlled university research — Hyphenated title now anchors (hyphen-tolerant export-controlled branch fixed a verified recall miss)
• Project UQ-ITAR-17, PI N. Singh: foreign-national access to CAD technical data is restricted under the technology control plan, ECCN 9E003. — Control-plan anchor with project/technical-data context — enforceable controlled-research content

Should not match

• unrelated generic text without domain phrases — No relevant topic phrases present
• placeholder value 12345 — Random text should not match topic-specific regex
• student grant — Generic word pair from old broad template should not match
• The university procurement office explains export license fees for shipping cafeteria equipment overseas. — Ordinary goods-export administration — export license is discovery only, must not enforce
• The economics class studies how tariffs influence agricultural exports. — Academic trade discussion contains no control anchor — must not match
• Training example: "deemed export" and "technology control plan" are terms learners must define. — Training/example exclusion suppresses quoted control phrases
• export license — Bare contextual phrase — discovery only, must not enforce

Known false positives

• Common words and phrases related to export-controlled university research appearing in policy documents, training materials, HR templates, or compliance guidelines without actual personal data. Mitigation: Require corroborative evidence keywords within the proximity window to confirm sensitive data context rather than general discussion.
• In English (as the primary international business language), similar terminology used in formal or administrative contexts (education, professional documentation) that does not constitute sensitive data collection. Mitigation: Layer with additional contextual signals such as structured identifiers, form fields, or database column headers to distinguish sensitive records from general references.
• High-frequency pattern matches in large document corpora due to broad regex anchors. Expected match rate is significantly higher than specific identifier patterns. Mitigation: Tune confidence thresholds for bulk scanning. Consider using this pattern primarily as a pre-filter with secondary validation.

References

• https://www.defence.gov.au/business-industry/export/controls
• https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2012A00153/latest/text