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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

Counter AI: What Is It and What Can You Do About It?

Counter AI: What Is It and What Can You Do About It?

October 07, 2024 • White Paper
Nathan M. VanHoudnos, Carol J. Smith, Matt Churilla, Shing-hon Lau, Lauren McIlvenny, Greg Touhill

This paper describes counter artificial intelligence (AI) and provides recommendations on what can be done about...

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Lessons Learned in Coordinated Disclosure for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Systems

Lessons Learned in Coordinated Disclosure for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Systems

August 20, 2024 • White Paper
Allen D. Householder, Vijay S. Sarvepalli, Jeff Havrilla, Matt Churilla, Lena Pons, Shing-hon Lau, Nathan M. VanHoudnos, Andrew Kompanek, Lauren McIlvenny

In this paper, the authors describe lessons learned from coordinating AI and ML vulnerabilities at the SEI's...

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On the Design, Development, and Testing of Modern APIs

On the Design, Development, and Testing of Modern APIs

July 30, 2024 • White Paper
Alejandro Gomez, Alex Vesey

This white paper discusses the design, desired qualities, development, testing, support, and security of modern application programming interfaces...

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Our Work

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

FloCon 2025 Opens Call for Participation

FloCon 2025 Opens Call for Participation

October 15, 2024 • Article

The annual conference on data-driven security is seeking abstracts on situational awareness beyond the network by December 20.

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SEI's Grace Lewis Elected IEEE Computer Society President

SEI's Grace Lewis Elected IEEE Computer Society President

September 30, 2024 • Article

Lewis, an accomplished SEI researcher on the effects of emerging technology on software engineering, will serve as IEEE Computer Society president in 2026.

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DevSecOps Days D.C. 2024 Presentations Now Available

DevSecOps Days D.C. 2024 Presentations Now Available

September 26, 2024 • Article

Presentations from the September 18 event feature SBOMs, zero trust, open source projects, and other topics on the integration of security into DevOps.

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ER 2024 to Feature the Latest on Conceptual Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, and Beyond

ER 2024 to Feature the Latest on Conceptual Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, and Beyond

September 18, 2024 • Article

The 43rd International Conference on Conceptual Modeling, or ER 2024, will include four days of workshops, tutorials, demonstrations, presentations, and networking.

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Education and Outreach

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.

Careers

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.

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