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Shaping the future of software for a better world.

Our Mission

We establish and advance software as a strategic advantage for national security. We lead and direct research and transition of software engineering and related disciplines at the intersection of academia, industry, and government. 

Our Process

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Research

We research software and cybersecurity problems of considerable complexity. We apply first principles of relevant information science, computer science, and mathematics to mature the disciplines of engineering and secure software systems

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Prototype

We create and test innovative technologies, presenting proofs of concept and demonstration systems to customers and stakeholders. This ensures viability of new approaches at the earliest possible stage of the development process.

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Mission Application

We apply our expertise to a variety of Department of Defense, federal agency, and private-sector problem sets. Being a nimble organization, we are able to deploy such expertise on demand to assist with the planning and execution of especially critical, urgent, or sensitive projects.

Training and Education

Training & Education

We engage in technology transfer with the global software and systems engineering communities by developing curricula, hosting events, sharing our publications, and offering downloadable software and tools. These and other education and outreach efforts help us transition solutions into widespread use, advance the state of the art, and uncover new areas of research.

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Feedback

Each of our activities reinforces our expertise in the others, creating a feedback loop through which we continue to improve our work. For example, creating applications for real-world missions feeds our research. In turn, our research improves, and we can deliver better applications and prototypes, as well as informed training and education.

The SEI seeks talent interested in investigating all of the research topics listed above.

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