Key Publications Organized by Subject Matter

Use the links on this page to view lists of research reports and books that the SEI considers to be seminal publications from our major areas of work.

In addition to these publications, the SEI Web site provides free downloads of almost 1,000 SEI research reports. Also, Addison-Wesley has published more than 30 books by SEI staff members and others in the SEI Series in Software Engineering. SEI staff members have also written books published by other publishing companies.

Acquisition

Support for the DoD, federal agencies, and others in institutionalizing and continuously improving their ability to acquire, deploy, and sustain systems that meet cost, schedule, and technical objectives.

Architecture
Product Lines
Predictable Assembly

Practices and techniques for predictably and efficiently designing, constructing, and guiding the evolution of software-intensive systems with the qualities needed to meet business and mission goals.

Interoperability
Dependability
Mission Success

Technology and practices to achieve system-of-systems interoperability and to predict and improve the performance and dependability characteristics of embedded and large systems.

Process Improvement
and Performance Measurement

Process-management practices and performance-improvement and measurement techniques for software and related disciplines in support of the management, development, and acquisition of software and systems.

Security

Technologies, system-development practices, and system-management practices that can significantly improve networked systems security and survivability; includes CERT, a center of Internet security expertise.