The SEI: The Leader in Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, and AI Engineering
At the SEI, we research complex software engineering, cybersecurity, and AI engineering problems; create and test innovative technologies; and transition maturing solutions into practice. We have been working with the Department of Defense, government agencies, and private industry since 1984 to help meet mission goals and gain strategic advantage.
Latest Publications
Security Engineering Framework (SEF): Managing Security and Resilience Risks Across the Systems Lifecycle
December 12, 2024 • Special Report
Christopher J. Alberts, Charles M. Wallen, Carol Woody, Michael S. Bandor, Tom Merendino
The SEF is a collection of software-focused engineering practices for managing security and resilience risks across the systems...
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Dangers of AI for Insider Risk Evaluation (DARE)
November 19, 2024 • White Paper
Austin Whisnant
This paper describes the challenges and pitfalls of using artificial intelligence for insider risk analysis and how to thoughtfully and efficiently use AI to find insider...
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Assurance Evidence of Continuously Evolving Real-Time Systems (ASERT) Workshop 2024
November 15, 2024 • Special Report
Dionisio de Niz, Bjorn Andersson, Mark H. Klein, Hyoseung Kim (University of California, Riverside), John Lehoczky (Carnegie Mellon University), George Romanski (Federal Aviation Administration), Jonathan Preston (Lockheed Martin Corporation), Daniel Shapiro (Institute of Defense Analysis), Floyd Fazi (Lockheed Martin Corporation), Ronald Koontz (Boeing Company)
This report summarizes the analysis of the Taiwanese flight CI202 incident from 2020 as well as ideas for future work for ASERT presented at its 2024...
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At the Software Engineering Institute (SEI), we research complex software engineering, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence engineering problems; create and test innovative technologies; and transition maturing solutions into practice. The U.S. Department of Defense, as well as other public agencies and private businesses, can meet mission goals and gain strategic advantage by using tools, technologies, and practices developed or matured by the SEI.
News
Portend Toolset Creates Guardrails for Machine Learning Data Drift
December 18, 2024 • Article
The SEI’s new, open source toolset provides an end-to-end machine-learning assurance solution for simulating drift, detecting it in operation, and generating alerts.
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SEI Releases Security Engineering Framework
December 17, 2024 • Article
The new framework compiles an actionable hierarchy of the key leading practices for building secure and resilient software-reliant systems.
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AI Red-Teaming Workshop Will Explore Best Practices
December 16, 2024 • Article
The free, hybrid workshop will gather artificial intelligence and cybersecurity experts to explore effective red-teaming for generative AI systems.
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Carleton Named SEI Fellow
December 11, 2024 • Article
The honor recognizes Carleton’s outstanding contributions to the software community and expected future advancement of the SEI’s mission.
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Discover our numerous training and credentialing opportunities for individual professional development. We also offer workforce development and licensing opportunities for organizations to apply best practices to their operations.
Work With Us
In addition to our work with agencies across the United States government, we partner with academic institutions and private companies to solve key technical challenges for current and future software-reliant systems. You can sponsor research and development, collaborate with us on research, and even get guidance from us to implement new methods.
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Pursue your passion and work alongside world-recognized leaders in the field of software engineering. We invite you to view current employment opportunities, learn about benefits of working at the SEI, and apply for a position.