Entries Tagged as 'SEI Research'

The Latest Research Reports from the SEI

Architecture Analysis & Design Language (AADL) , CERT , SEI Research No Comments »

By Douglas C. Schmidt
Principal Researcher

Douglas C. SchmidtHappy Memorial Day. As part of an ongoing effort to keep you informed about our latest work, I'd like to let you know about some recently published SEI technical reports and notes. These reports highlight the latest work of SEI technologists in architecture analysis, patterns for insider threat monitoring, source code analysis and insider threat security reference architecture. This post includes a listing of each report, author(s), and links where the published reports can be accessed on the SEI website.

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Rapid Lifecycle Development in an Agile Context

Acquisition , Agile , SEI Research 13 Comments »

By Robert Nord,
Senior Member of the Technical Staff
Research, Technology, & System Solutions

Robert NordNew acquisition guidelines from the Department of Defense (DoD) aimed at reducing system lifecycle time and effort is encouraging the adoption of Agile methods. There is a general lack, however, of practical guidance on how to employ Agile methods effectively for DoD acquisition programs. This blog posting describes our research on providing software and systems architects with a decision making framework for reducing integration risk with Agile methods, thereby reducing the time and resources needed for related work.

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The Latest Research from the SEI

Resilience Management Model (RMM) , SEI Research No Comments »

By Douglas C. Schmidt
Principal Researcher

Doug Schmidt As part of an ongoing effort to keep you informed about our latest work, I'd like to let you know about some recently published SEI technical reports and notes. These reports highlight the latest work of SEI technologists in embedded systems, risk management, risk-based measurement and analysis, early lifecycle cost estimation, and techniques for detecting data anomalies. This post includes a listing of each report, author(s), and links where the published reports can be accessed on the SEI website.

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Real-Time Scheduling on Heterogenous Multicore Processors

Cyber-physical Systems , Multicore Processors , Real-Time Scheduling , SEI Research 5 Comments »

By Bjorn Andersson,
Senior Member of the Technical Staff
Research, Technology & System Solutions

Bjorn AnderssonMany DoD computing systems—particularly cyber-physical systems—are subject to stringent size, weight, and power requirements. The quantity of sensor readings and functionalities is also increasing, and their associated processing must fulfill real-time requirements. This situation motivates the need for computers with greater processing capacity. For example, to fulfill the requirements of nano-sized unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), developers must choose a computer platform that offers significant processing capacity and use its processing resources to meet its needs for autonomous surveillance missions. This blog post discusses these issues and highlights our research that addresses them.

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High Maturity Software Engineering Measurement and Analysis

CMMI , Measurement & Analysis , SEI Research , Team Software Process (TSP) 2 Comments »

By Dave Zubrow, Manager
Software Engineering Measurement and Analysis Initiative

 

Dave ZubrowThe SEI has been actively engaged in defining and studying high maturity software engineering practices for several years.  Levels 4 and 5 of the CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration) are considered high maturity and are predominantly characterized by quantitative improvement. This blog posting briefly discusses high maturity and highlights several recent works in the area of high maturity measurement and analysis, motivated in part by a recent comment on a Jan. 30 post asking about the latest research in this area. I’ve also included links where the published research can be accessed on the SEI website.

 

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