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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 ...
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Weaknesses and Vulnerabilities in Modern AI: Integrity, Confidentiality, and Governance

Scherlis, B., 2024: Weaknesses and Vulnerabilities in Modern AI: Integrity, Confidentiality, and Governance. Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering ...
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Weaknesses and Vulnerabilities in Modern AI: AI Risk, Cyber Risk, and Planning for Test and ...

Scherlis, B., 2024: Weaknesses and Vulnerabilities in Modern AI: AI Risk, Cyber Risk, and Planning for Test and Evaluation. Carnegie Mellon University, Software ...
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How Easy Is It to Make and Detect a Deepfake?

Bernaciak, C., and Ross, D., 2022: How Easy Is It to Make and Detect a Deepfake?. Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Insights (blog ...
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Applying Large Language Models to DoD Software Acquisition: An Initial Experiment

Schmidt, D., and Robert, J., 2024: Applying Large Language Models to DoD Software Acquisition: An Initial Experiment. Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering ...
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History of Innovation

Established by the Department of Defense (DoD) in 1984, the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) began operation in early 1985. Since then, the SEI has shown that it both anticipates and responds to ...
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Division

Leaders in defense and national security want to obtain the leap-ahead capabilities AI offers. At the same time, it is difficult to get AI right. As many as 85% of current AI deployments fail—failures ...
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An Introduction to Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)

Shevchenko, N., 2020: An Introduction to Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Insights (blog ...
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Rust Software Security: A Current State Assessment

Sible, J., and Svoboda, D., 2022: Rust Software Security: A Current State Assessment. Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Insights (blog ...
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Cyber Workforce Development

Research in cyber workforce development (CWD) focuses on developing the best methods and technology to help organizations effectively cultivate the knowledge and skills their cyber workforce needs to ...
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The Risks of SSL Inspection

Dormann, W., 2015: The Risks of SSL Inspection. Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Insights (blog), Accessed November 13, 2025, https://www ...
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Cybersecurity Architecture, Part 2: System Boundary and Boundary Protection

Fricke, J., and Hoover, A., 2018: Cybersecurity Architecture, Part 2: System Boundary and Boundary Protection. Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering ...