Summaries from the 2025 SEI Year in Review
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Software Engineering Institute
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Abstract
The Software Engineering Institute establishes and advances software as a strategic advantage for national security. We lead and direct research and transition of software engineering, cyber, artificial intelligence, and acquisition transformation at the intersection of academia, industry, and government. The SEI helps the Department of War (DoW) respond quickly to national challenges and emergencies. We serve the nation as a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) sponsored by the DoW’s Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering and are based at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU).
The 2025 SEI Year in Review highlights the work of the institute undertaken during the fiscal year spanning October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025. This booklet summarizes its stories.
Contents
- Message from the Director and Chief Executive Officer
- News Briefs for 2025
- Warfighter-AI Partnership: Beyond Humans in the Loop
- Supporting DARPA’s AI Reinforcements: Tactical Autonomy AI for Future Air Combat
- Automation Speeds Up Quality Assessments for Safety-Critical Software
- Efficacy of Human Teaming with Generative AI for Software Maintenance
- Generative AI and the Future of DoW Software Modernization
- Social Media Analysis Elucidates Army’s Battle Damage Assessment
- Analyzing Applicability of Security and Zero Trust Principles to Weapon Systems
- President’s Cup Transition Leaves Lasting Legacy
- AI Red-Teaming Gets a Large-Language-Model Upgrade
- Strengthening Foreign Infrastructure Resilience for U.S. National Security
- Identifying Opportunities for Pentagon Digital Transformation Through Workflow Mapping
- Advancing AI for Mission Success
- Accelerating Decision Advantage Through Innovation
- Helping Defense Programs Get on the Software Acquisition Pathway
- SEI Convenes Tech Community Around Critical Software Topics
- Professional Leadership Enhances National Security Mission
- 40 Years of Advancing Software for National Security
- 2025 Key Publications and Conference Presentations
- 2025 Leadership
Cite This Annual Report
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title={Summaries from the 2025 SEI Year in Review},
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year={{2026},
howpublished={Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library},
url={https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/summaries-from-the-2025-sei-year-in-review/},
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Software Engineering Institute. "Summaries from the 2025 SEI Year in Review." Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Carnegie Mellon's Software Engineering Institute, April 9, 2026. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/summaries-from-the-2025-sei-year-in-review/.