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.
SEI Digital Library
Our digital library holds over 30 years of publications that you can browse by topic, author, and publication type.
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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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Actionable Data in the DevSecOps Pipeline
September 27, 2023 • Podcast
Bill Nichols, Julie B. Cohen
Bill Nichols and Julie Cohen talk with Suzanne Miller about how automation within DevSecOps product-development pipelines provides new opportunities for program managers (PMs) to confidently make decisions with the help of readily available...
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Ask Us Anything: Generative AI Edition
September 25, 2023 • Webcast
Douglas Schmidt (Vanderbilt University), John E. Robert, Rachel Dzombak, Jasmine Ratchford, Matthew Walsh, Shing-hon Lau
In this webcast, SEI researchers answered audience questions and discussed what generative AI does well and the associated risk and...
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Evaluating Trustworthiness of AI Systems
September 12, 2023 • Webcast
Carol J. Smith, Carrie Gardner
In this webcast, SEI researchers discuss how to evaluate trustworthiness of AI systems given their dynamic nature and the challenges of managing ongoing responsibility for maintaining...
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Insider Risk Management in the Post-Pandemic Workplace
September 07, 2023 • Podcast
Daniel L. Costa, Randall F. Trzeciak
Dan Costa and Randy Trzeciak discuss how remote work in the post-pandemic world is changing expectations about employee behavior monitoring and insider risk detection....
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