Exploring SHIRE, UNC Health's Secure Research Platform

ALIGN Lightning Talk: From Data to Discovery: Exploring SHIRE, UNC Health's Secure Research Platform

What is SHIRE? Why was SHIRE created, and how is it helping researchers today? In this session, you'll learn how SHIRE evolved to address growing research data needs while maintaining security and compliance.

Explore the platform's development, the capabilities it offers today, and hear from a researcher using SHIRE to advance their work. Whether you are curious about research analytics, AI, machine learning, or large language models, this talk will provide a practical look at how SHIRE supports innovation across UNC Health.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Understand the need that led to the creation of SHIRE.
• Learn how SHIRE evolved into a secure research platform that supports everything from Excel-based analysis to advanced AI and LLM research.
• Hear directly from a researcher who uses SHIRE and identify ways the platform can support future research projects.

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