Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Webcast Series

SEI Members of Technical Staff

Each webinar features an SEI researcher discussing their research on software and cybersecurity problems of considerable complexity. The webinar series is a way for the SEI to accomplish its core purpose of improving the state-of-the-art in software engineering and cybersecurity and transitioning this work to the community. The SEI is a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense and operated by Carnegie Mellon University. The SEI Webinar Series is produced by SEI Communications Outreach.

  1. AUG 1 · VIDEO

    Achieving Balance: Agility, MBSE, and Architecture

    Often, agile implementations are a struggle. Dedicated agile teams focus hard and deliver value on a regular cadence. But when results are tallied, the value teams produce may not fit neatly into the expectations of senior stakeholders. Why? In this webcast, Peter Capell addresses the importance of a practical vision to express outcomes, so that the program's “target picture” is clear to all parties involved. Peter highlights the value of tools such as Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) in engineering processes, and how the combination of architecture and MBSE can anchor the implementation within those expectations. What Attendees Will Learn: • The concept of “just enough” • How speed of delivery is only relevant when delivery is on target • How the “targets” for team success begin with the program vision • How modeling and architecture can serve as valuable tools to accomplish a practical vision

    43 min

  2. JUL 18 · VIDEO

    Identifying AI Talent for the DoD Workforce

    Finding and growing AI and Data talent is essential for mission success, but many skilled workers remain unseen because they lack traditional credentials. This session introduces practical strategies and prototype tools that help individuals demonstrate what they know while helping managers identify and evaluate emerging talent in these fields. Attendees will explore micro-assessments reflecting real data science and AI workflows, see how skills can be measured meaningfully at scale, and gain insights on fostering AI and Data readiness across the federal workforce. Whether you’re building your career or building your team, come learn how to connect talent with opportunity in the evolving AI landscape. What Attendees Will Learn: • Common barriers to finding and recognizing hidden AI and Data talent. • The role of a practical work role rubric in aligning skills with mission needs. • How prototype assessments and discovery tools can help surface and showcase talent.

    1h 2m

  3. JUL 10 · VIDEO

    Model Your Way to Better Cybersecurity

    Threat modeling is intended to help defend a system from attack. It tops the list of techniques recommended by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to secure critical systems. In a world where people with malicious intent have deadlier tools at their disposal, defenders need to take advantage of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) to form mitigation strategies effective from early in the systems engineering lifecycle. This webcast will preview a workshop to be held during the 2025 Secure Software by Design conference to be held on August 19 and 20. What Attendees Will Learn: How MBSE can aid cybersecurity analysis and design The value of MBSE for cyber threat modeling An overview of threat modeling techniques using MBSE

    1h 3m

  4. JUN 27 · VIDEO

    DevSecOps: See, Use, Succeed

    DevSecOps generates a lot of data valuable for better decision making. However, decision makers may not see all they need to in order to make best use of the data for continuous improvement. The SEI open source Polar tool unlocks the data, giving DevSecOps teams greater capability to automate, which in turn means they can innovate rapidly – without lessening quality or reducing security. What Attendees Will Learn: Issues from complex DevSecOps pipelines What observability adds for DevSecOps efforts The way in which a new open-source tool, Polar, helps

    1h 1m

  5. JUN 18 · VIDEO

    An Introduction to the MLOps Tool Evaluation Rubric

    Organizations looking to build and adopt artificial intelligence (AI)–enabled systems face the challenge of identifying the right capabilities and tools to support Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) pipelines. Navigating the wide range of available tools can be especially difficult for organizations new to AI or those that have not yet deployed systems at scale. This webcast introduces the MLOps Tool Evaluation Rubric, designed to help acquisition teams pinpoint organizational priorities for MLOps tooling, customize rubrics to evaluate those key capabilities, and ultimately select tools that will effectively support ML developers and systems throughout the entire lifecycle, from exploratory data analysis to model deployment and monitoring. This webcast will walk viewers through the rubric’s design and content, share lessons learned from applying the rubric in practice, and conclude with a brief demo. What Attendees Will Learn: • How to identify and prioritize key capabilities for MLOps tooling within their organizations • How to customize and apply the MLOps Tool Evaluation Rubric to evaluate potential tools effectively • Best practices and lessons learned from real-world use of the rubric in AI projects

    1 hr

  6. MAY 20 · VIDEO

    The State of DevSecOps in the DoD: Where We Are, and What’s Next

    DevSecOps practices foster collaboration among software development, security, and operations teams to build, test, and release software quickly and reliably. A high-stakes, high-security environment has challenged the implementation of these practices within the Department of Defense (DoD). The DoD Chief Information Officer (CIO) organization partnered with the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) to conduct the first study to baseline the state of DoD DevSecOps, highlight successes, and offer insights for next steps. George Lamb, DoD’s Director of Cloud and Software Modernization, joins the SEI team to discuss key results and how they will help the DoD ensure that its software ecosystem is effective, scalable, and adaptable to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow. What Attendees Will Learn: Highlights from important success stories in DoD’s DevSecOps journey How the DoD is harvesting grassroot successes by individual software organizations to implement those successes at scale Keys to using data and building effective measurement strategies to enable optimization of software delivery

    59 min

  7. MAY 15 · VIDEO

    I Spy with My Hacker Eye: How Hackers Use Public Info to Crack Your Creds

    Did you know there are 500 million tweets per day? 3 billion monthly active Facebook users? 1 billion LinkedIn members? Are you one of them? In this webcast, Destiney Marie Plaza reveals how a hacker can use seemingly benign public information to customize an attack on a victim by showing a scenario-based attack and demo (using free and open-source tools). Additionally, you will learn how hackers can gather information about you, common mistakes that put your information at risk, and how to protect yourself. What Attendees Will Learn: how to use open-source tools used to crack passwords, along with a methodology for how hackers may gain access to your accounts what makes a strong password and how such passwords can stave off automated cracking tools how a hacker sees you, so that you can take appropriate steps to protect yourself

    57 min

  8. MAY 8 · VIDEO

    A New Performance Zone for Software for National Security

    Today, we have seen our national security organizations working to adopt modern software practices, particularly Agile methods and DevSecOps practices, efforts challenged by a mismatch of tempos between operational needs and development processes. The newly mandated Software Acquisition Pathway helps to align those tempos. However, to sustain a competitive advantage through software, we need to see our defense organizations recall and reapply disciplined engineering practices. What Attendees Will Learn: An assessment of current efforts to adopt modern software practices Why and where the pace of adoption faces challenges Characteristics of the needed new level of performance

    1h 2m
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Each webinar features an SEI researcher discussing their research on software and cybersecurity problems of considerable complexity. The webinar series is a way for the SEI to accomplish its core purpose of improving the state-of-the-art in software engineering and cybersecurity and transitioning this work to the community. The SEI is a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense and operated by Carnegie Mellon University. The SEI Webinar Series is produced by SEI Communications Outreach.

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