Publications
The SEI provides access to more than 5,000 documents from three decades of research on best practices in software engineering. These documents include technical reports, presentations, webinars, podcasts, blogs, and other searchable materials. You can search our database to find publications that span the SEI's history as well as current research.
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A Strategy for Component Product Lines: Report 3: Component Product Line Governance
October 04, 2023 • Special Report
Alfred Schenker, Sholom G. Cohen
This report provides guidance for the community involved with developing and sustaining product lines of components used by the U.S....
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U.S. Leadership in Software Engineering & AI Engineering: Critical Needs & Priorities Workshop - Executive Summary
October 03, 2023 • White Paper
Anita Carleton, Forrest Shull, Douglas Schmidt (Vanderbilt University), Erin Harper, John E. Robert, Ipek Ozkaya
A joint SEI/NITRD workshop will advance U.S. national interests through software and AI engineering and accelerate progress across virtually all scientific...
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Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management: No Silver Bullet
October 02, 2023 • Webcast
Brett Tucker
In this webcast, Brett Tucker renews an emphasis on using robust enterprise risk management to achieve operational resilience in the cyber supply...
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Simulating Realistic Human Activity Using Large Language Model Directives
October 02, 2023 • Technical Report
Dustin D. Updyke, Thomas G. Podnar, Sean Huff
The authors explore how activities generated from the GHOSTS Framework’s NPC client compare to activities produced by GHOSTS’ default behavior and...
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Why Your Software Cost Estimates Change Over Time and How DevSecOps Data Can Help Reduce Cost Risk
September 29, 2023 • White Paper
Julie B. Cohen
Early software cost estimates are often off by over 40%; this paper discusses how programs must continually update estimates as more information becomes...
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A Retrospective in Engineering Large Language Models for National Security
September 29, 2023 • White Paper
The Software Engineering Institute
This document discusses the findings, recommendations, and lessons learned from engineering a large language model for national security use...
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