SKIZCorp

28/05/2024

Date: May 30, 2024
Time: 1:30-2:30PM ET

About this Webcast

Modern analytic methods, including artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) classifiers, depend on correlations; however, such approaches fail to account for confounding in the data, which prevents accurate modeling of cause and effect and often leads to prediction bias. The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) has developed a new AI Robustness (AIR) tool that allows users to gauge AI and ML classifier performance with unprecedented confidence. This project is sponsored by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering to transition use of our AIR tool to AI users across the Department of Defense. During the webcast, the research team will hold a panel discussion on the AIR tool and discuss opportunities for collaboration. Our team efforts focus strongly on transition and provide guidance, training, and software that put our transition collaborators on a path to successful adoption of this technology to meet their AI/ML evaluation needs.

What Attendees Will Learn:
How AIR adds analytical capability that didn’t previously exist, enabling an analysis to characterize and measure the overall accuracy of the AI as the underlying environment changes
Examples of the AIR process and results from causal discovery to causal identification to causal inference
Opportunities for partnership and collaboration

Who Should Attend?
Machine learning engineers
Data engineers
Quality engineers
Leaders responsible for using ML for decision making

In this webcast, we discuss a new AI Robustness (AIR) tool that allows users to gauge AI and ML classifier performance with confidence.

01/12/2021

The SEI will host the next International Conference on Software and Systems Processes (ICSSP) from May 20-22, 2022, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The conference’s call for submissions is now open, with due dates in mid-January 2022.

https://resources.sei.cmu.edu/news-events/events/icssp/index.cfm?&ref=skizcorp


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ICSSP, held jointly with the International Conference on Global Software Engineering (ICGSE), brings together researchers and practitioners to share their findings, experiences, and new ideas on diverse topics related to software and system processes and global software engineering.

The theme for ICSSP 2022 is “Envisioning the Future of Software Engineering Process and Practice for Global Competitiveness and Innovation.” Submissions may be on any topic related to software and system processes or global software engineering.

Software researchers and practitioners are invited to submit unpublished, original 10-page full papers or 5-page short papers, for presentation at the event and publication in the conference proceedings. Abstracts are due January 17, 2022, with papers due January 24.

Industry practitioners are invited to submit experience reports and talk proposals to the conference’s industry track, which will focus on the real-world application of techniques, tools, methodologies, processes, and practices. Submissions are due January 14, 2022.

Stay tuned for more information about event registration in February, 2022

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06/11/2021

How must we re-envision software engineering to develop the complex systems of the future?

The Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University has led the community in creating a multi-year research and development vision and roadmap for engineering next-generation software-reliant systems. The new study is titled Architecting the Future of Software Engineering: A National Agenda for Software Engineering Research & Development.

Download Architecting the Future of Software Engineering
https://resources.sei.cmu.edu/asset_files/Book/2021_014_001_741195.pdf?ref=skizcorp

31/10/2021

Date: October 27, 2021
Time: 1:30-2:30PM ET

About this Webcast

The shift from waterfall and long-increment development and delivery to accelerated approaches such as DevSecOps demands an agile yet disciplined approach to assuring cybersecurity. Current approaches focus on “big bang” assessments at major milestones which, for a product undergoing rapid, continual change, amounts to taking a snapshot of a door that is closed, reinforced, and triple bolted, and assuming all is well. But turn your back and the door is likely to be opened a few seconds later to let in an electrician or bring in some new furniture or an appliance. How can you know whether to trust the electrician, or the work they do, or the materials they use? Will connecting that new dishwasher blow a fuse? Is there a bug, maybe a powderpost beetle, living in that end table? Similarly, seconds after a security assessment is complete, a bug fix or software update comes along. Now what?



Continuous approaches to cybersecurity have been developed and piloted in DevSecOps environments, but these generally focus on only a subset of essential components and processes. Assuring cybersecurity requires an integrated strategy that incorporates agile processes, methods, and decision aids to address security of the whole product as it evolves through its life cycle. This webcast will present a strategy for cybersecurity engineering in DevSecOps environments.



What attendees will learn:the scope of a cybersecurity engineering strategy for DevSecOps
the challenges of applying the strategy to integrate cybersecurity into DevSecOps
the criticality of sharing information with direct and indirect stakeholders
Who should attend?software security engineers
software developers
DevOps engineers
systems engineers
program managers

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-cybersecurity-engineering-strategy-for-devsecops-tickets-181085300007

This webcast will present a strategy for cybersecurity engineering in DevSecOps environments.

27/10/2021

Date: October 27, 2021
Time: 1:30-2:30PM ET
About this Webcast

The shift from waterfall and long-increment development and delivery to accelerated approaches such as DevSecOps demands an agile yet disciplined approach to assuring cybersecurity. Current approaches focus on “big bang” assessments at major milestones which, for a product undergoing rapid, continual change, amounts to taking a snapshot of a door that is closed, reinforced, and triple bolted, and assuming all is well. But turn your back and the door is likely to be opened a few seconds later to let in an electrician or bring in some new furniture or an appliance. How can you know whether to trust the electrician, or the work they do, or the materials they use? Will connecting that new dishwasher blow a fuse? Is there a bug, maybe a powderpost beetle, living in that end table? Similarly, seconds after a security assessment is complete, a bug fix or software update comes along. Now what?

Continuous approaches to cybersecurity have been developed and piloted in DevSecOps environments, but these generally focus on only a subset of essential components and processes. Assuring cybersecurity requires an integrated strategy that incorporates agile processes, methods, and decision aids to address security of the whole product as it evolves through its life cycle. This webcast will present a strategy for cybersecurity engineering in DevSecOps environments.

What attendees will learn:

the scope of a cybersecurity engineering strategy for DevSecOps
the challenges of applying the strategy to integrate cybersecurity into DevSecOps
the criticality of sharing information with direct and indirect stakeholders

Who should attend?

software security engineers
software developers
DevOps engineers
systems engineers
program managers

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-cybersecurity-engineering-strategy-for-devsecops-tickets-181085300007
Register

This webcast will present a strategy for cybersecurity engineering in DevSecOps environments.

21/10/2021

Date: October 27, 2021
Time: 1:30-2:30PM ET

About this Webcast

The shift from waterfall and long-increment development and delivery to accelerated approaches such as DevSecOps demands an agile yet disciplined approach to assuring cybersecurity. Current approaches focus on “big bang” assessments at major milestones which, for a product undergoing rapid, continual change, amounts to taking a snapshot of a door that is closed, reinforced, and triple bolted, and assuming all is well. But turn your back and the door is likely to be opened a few seconds later to let in an electrician or bring in some new furniture or an appliance. How can you know whether to trust the electrician, or the work they do, or the materials they use? Will connecting that new dishwasher blow a fuse? Is there a bug, maybe a powderpost beetle, living in that end table? Similarly, seconds after a security assessment is complete, a bug fix or software update comes along. Now what?

Continuous approaches to cybersecurity have been developed and piloted in DevSecOps environments, but these generally focus on only a subset of essential components and processes. Assuring cybersecurity requires an integrated strategy that incorporates agile processes, methods, and decision aids to address security of the whole product as it evolves through its life cycle. This webcast will present a strategy for cybersecurity engineering in DevSecOps environments.

What attendees will learn:

the scope of a cybersecurity engineering strategy for DevSecOps
the challenges of applying the strategy to integrate cybersecurity into DevSecOps
the criticality of sharing information with direct and indirect stakeholders

Who should attend?

software security engineers
software developers
DevOps engineers
systems engineers
program managers

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-cybersecurity-engineering-strategy-for-devsecops-tickets-181085300007
Register

This webcast will present a strategy for cybersecurity engineering in DevSecOps environments.

19/10/2021

Date: October 26, 2021
Time: 1:30-2:30PM ET

Join the SEI for a presentation from Rolf Siegers of Raytheon Technologies, the 2021 recipient of the Linda M. Northrop Software Architecture Award. Siegers’ presentation is “Establishing an Enduring Architecture Practice Across a Global Enterprise.” He has been a leader in developing and institutionalizing mature architecture practices for two decades, resulting in an international community of hundreds of skilled architects across Raytheon Technologies. He leads the Raytheon Mission Architecture Program, comprising several company-wide architecture initiatives.



The Northrop Award is given to an individual or team that has used software architecture to significantly improve practices, outcomes, or both in an organization or in the software-development community.
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Join the SEI for a presentation from the 2021 recipient of the Linda M. Northrop Software Architecture Award.

12/10/2021

Date: October 21, 2021
Time: 1:30-2:30PM ET
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cro-success-factors-in-the-age-of-covid-tickets-179004656747
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The past year has served as a case study for the need for robust enterprise risk management (ERM), and strong leadership to oversee this critical organizational priority. The COVID pandemic has had a major impact on business operations and supply-chains, and we have also seen an increased velocity of cybersecurity incidents as well. For organizations to achieve their mission in this dynamic environment risk executives (Chief Risk Officers) must understand how to properly manage the expected risks that their organizations may face in the course of daily operations, but now must also be prepared for the unexpected. This webcast, delivered in coordination with the CMU Chief Risk Officer Program, will discuss the critical factors for risk executives to be successful to not only protect critical assets but also to take advantage of new opportunities created via the pandemic.

What attendees will learn:

Making the business case for a robust ERM capability
Strategic risk in the current dynamic business environment
Elements of a mature and high performing risk organization
Aligning risk response strategy with the operating plan and business strategy

Who should attend?

Chief Risk Officers
ERM leadership
CISOs/security leaders
CFOs with risk oversight responsibilities
Compliance/legal professionals

This webinar will discuss the critical factors for risk executives to be successful and protect critical assets.

12/10/2021

Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute (CMU SEI) invites you to register for our 2021 Research Review. The event is virtual, free of charge, and will take place November 8-10, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST each day.

The 2021 Research Review program will showcase SEI researchers discussing their recent, impactful, DoD fundamental research in presentations, panel sessions, and lightning talks. All presentations and panels will be interactive, providing you the opportunity to ask specific questions about how our research and development relates to your needs. The theme for the 2021 SEI Research Review is “inspire. integrate. innovate. the collaboration effect.”

Adding to our strong technical program, the Software Engineering Institute today announced that the keynote speaker for the 2021 SEI Research Review will be the Hon. Heidi Shyu, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)). Her keynote will take place Monday, November 8, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern.

Under Secretary Shyu serves as the Chief Technology Officer for the Department of Defense (DoD). Her mandate includes ensuring the technological superiority of the U.S. military and responsibility for the research, development, and prototyping activities across the DoD. She also oversees the activities of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), the Space Development Agency (SDA), the DoD Laboratory and Engineering Center enterprise, and the OUSD(R&E) staff focused on developing advanced technology and capability for the U.S. military.

SEI researchers will provide in-depth discussions of recent, high-impact, DoD-line-funded fundamental research that improves the state of the art and practice in software engineering, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence (AI) engineering. Some of the areas to be covered include

AI/ML/Autonomy
Software and Processors
Complex Systems of Systems

Although the event is free, we request you register in advance to reserve your spot and receive daily access information to the virtual sessions. Registration and additional event information can be found at https://resources.sei.cmu.edu/news-events/events/research-review/. Please feel free to share the registration link with others who may be interested or whom you ask to attend on your behalf.

07/10/2021

Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute (CMU SEI) invites you to register for our 2021 Research Review. The event is virtual, free of charge, and will take place November 8-10, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST each day.

The 2021 Research Review program will showcase SEI researchers discussing their recent, impactful, DoD fundamental research in presentations, panel sessions, and lightning talks. All presentations and panels will be interactive, providing you the opportunity to ask specific questions about how our research and development relates to your needs. The theme for the 2021 SEI Research Review is “inspire. integrate. innovate. the collaboration effect.”

Adding to our strong technical program, the Software Engineering Institute today announced that the keynote speaker for the 2021 SEI Research Review will be the Hon. Heidi Shyu, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)). Her keynote will take place Monday, November 8, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern.

Under Secretary Shyu serves as the Chief Technology Officer for the Department of Defense (DoD). Her mandate includes ensuring the technological superiority of the U.S. military and responsibility for the research, development, and prototyping activities across the DoD. She also oversees the activities of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), the Space Development Agency (SDA), the DoD Laboratory and Engineering Center enterprise, and the OUSD(R&E) staff focused on developing advanced technology and capability for the U.S. military.

SEI researchers will provide in-depth discussions of recent, high-impact, DoD-line-funded fundamental research that improves the state of the art and practice in software engineering, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence (AI) engineering. Some of the areas to be covered include

AI/ML/Autonomy
Software and Processors
Complex Systems of Systems

Although the event is free, we request you register in advance to reserve your spot and receive daily access information to the virtual sessions. Registration and additional event information can be found at https://resources.sei.cmu.edu/news-events/events/research-review/. Please feel free to share the registration link with others who may be interested or whom you ask to attend on your behalf. If you have any questions, please contact us at info@sei.cmu.edu.

Very respectfully,

Dr. Tom Longstaff
Chief Technology Officer
Software Engineering Institute
Carnegie Mellon University

At the 2018 Research Review, attendees will get an insider's look at research from Carnegie Mellon and the SEI —the "big ideas" that are grounded in scientific principles and concerns about software and cybersecurity—that can spur innovative leaps to address the challenges faced by the U.S. Depa...

29/09/2021

Date: October 7, 2021
Time: 1:30-2:30PM ET

Zero Trust Architecture adoption is a challenge for many organizations. It isn't a specific technology to adopt; instead, it’s a security initiative that an enterprise must understand, interpret, and implement. Enterprise security initiatives are never simple, and their goal to improve the enterprise’s cybersecurity posture requires the alignment of multiple stakeholders, systems, acquisitions, and exponentially changing technology. This alignment is always a complex undertaking and requires cybersecurity strategy and engineering to succeed.

What attendees will learn:


The purpose of a Zero Trust Architecture
Zero Trust Architecture components
How to think about Zero Trust Architecture transition


Who should attend?


Chief Information Security Officers
Enterprise Architects
Systems Engineers
Project Managers

Zero Trust Architecture adoption is a challenge for many organizations.

19/09/2021

Date: September 22, 2021
Time: 10:00-11:00AM ET

Self-driving cars are being tested in our cities, bespoke movie and product recommendations populate our apps, and we can count on our phones to route us around highway traffic... Why, then, do most AI deployments fail? What is needed to create, deploy, and maintain AI systems we can trust to meet our mission needs, particularly for defense and national security? The SEI recently launched an AI Division to ensure that our researchers are working to address these hard questions. In this live question and answer session, Dr. Rachel Dzombak and Dr. Matt Gaston will share their points of view on what AI engineering is today and where the field is going. Join us to learn about building AI better with the nascent discipline of AI Engineering and how the SEI plans to leverage the new AI Division to advance human-centered, robust and secure, and scalable AI systems.

Send us your questions ahead of the webcast:

email: info@sei.cmu.edu (make subject “Ask Us Anything AI”)
Twitter:
LinkedIn:
YouTube chat (once stream opens)

What attendees will learn:

How to find AI Engineering lessons in your own AI practices
What’s needed to build an AI Engineering mindset on your team
Leading AI Engineering practices
How to engage with a national initiative dedicated to advancing the discipline of AI Engineering
How the SEI is growing our portfolio of work in the AI Division

Who should attend?

AI decision makers
AI acquirers
AI and ML engineers

In this webcast, our experts will discuss what is needed to create, deploy, and maintain AI systems we can trust.