As an applied research and development center, the SEI brings immediate benefits to its research partners and long-term benefits to the software industry as a whole. The SEI’s body of work in technical and management practices is focused on developing software right the first time, which results not only in higher quality, but also predictable and improved schedule and cost.

• Acquisition Support
• Cyber-Physical Systems
• Digital Intelligence & Forensics
• Measurement & Analysis
• Performance & Dependability
• Pervasive Mobile Computing
• Process & Performance Improvement
• Risk Management
• Security & Survivability
• Smart Grid
• Software Architecture
• Software Product Lines
• System of Systems
• Ultra-Large-Scale Systems