Daniel Plakosh
Software Engineering Institute
Publications by Daniel Plakosh
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Increase Adoption of Secure Coding Standards Poster (SEI 2015 Research Review)
October 22, 2015 • Poster
Daniel Plakosh
Recent work to promote adoption of secure coding standards includes a web application to improve analyst productivity and 25 new rules for C++
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Increase Adoption of Secure Coding Standards
October 16, 2015 • Presentation
Daniel Plakosh
Recent work to promote adoption of secure coding standards includes a web application to improve analyst productivity and 25 new rules for C++
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Improving the Automated Detection and Analysis of Secure Coding Violations
June 27, 2014 • Technical Note
Daniel PlakoshRobert C. SeacordRobert W. Stoddard
This technical note describes the accuracy analysis of the Source Code Analysis Laboratory (SCALe) tools and the characteristics of flagged coding violations.
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Resource Allocation in Dynamic Environments
October 01, 2012 • Technical Report
Jeffrey HansenScott HissamB. Craig Meyers
When warfighting missions are conducted in a dynamic environment, the allocation of resources needed for mission operation can change from moment to moment. This report addresses two challenges of resource allocation in dynamic environments: overstatement of resource needs and unpredictable network availability.
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Experimentation in the Use of Service Orientation in Resource-Constrained Environments
May 18, 2011 • Presentation
Joe SeibelDaniel PlakoshSoumya Simanta
This presentation from SATURN 2011 discusses work done in off-the-shelf SOA technologies in military environments.
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Results of SEI Independent Research and Development Projects (FY 2010)
February 01, 2011 • Technical Report
William AndersonDavid FisherDavid P. Gluch
This report describes results of independent research and development (IRAD) projects undertaken in fiscal year 2010.
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Adaptive Flow Control for Enabling Quality of Service in Tactical Ad Hoc Wireless Networks
December 01, 2010 • Technical Report
Jeffrey HansenScott HissamB. Craig Meyers
The network infrastructure for users such as emergency responders or warfighters is wireless, ad hoc, mobile, and lacking in sufficient bandwidth. This report documents the results from 18 experiments to investigate Adaptive Quality of Service, an approach to enable applications to fulfill their missions despite tactical network infrastructure limitations.
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Edge Enabled Systems
May 19, 2010 • White Paper
Zacharie Hall (Aberdeen Proving Ground)Rick KazmanDaniel Plakosh
This paper describes the characteristics of edge systems and the edge organizations in which these systems operate, and make initial recommendations about how such systems and organizations can be created to serve the needs of users at the edge.
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Results of SEI Independent Research and Development Projects (FY 2009)
December 01, 2009 • Technical Report
Len BassLutz WragePaul C. Clements
In this report, the authors describe the SEI independent research and development (IRAD) projects conducted during fiscal year 2009.
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Results of SEI Independent Research and Development Projects (FY 2008)
December 01, 2008 • Technical Report
Dionisio de NizGabriel MorenoRobert Nord
This report describes the independent research and development (IRAD) projects that were conducted during fiscal year 2008 (October 2007 through September 2008).
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Predicting the Behavior of a Highly Configurable Component Based Real-Time System
June 30, 2008 • Conference Paper
Scott HissamGabriel MorenoDaniel Plakosh
This paper discusses results from an experiment that demonstrates the ability to predict deadline staisfaction of threads in a real-time system where the functionalityW performed is based on the configuration of the assembled software components.
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Vulnerability Detection in ActiveX Controls through Automated Fuzz Testing
January 01, 2008 • White Paper
Will DormannDaniel Plakosh
In this 2008 paper, the authors explore results of a test of a large number of Active X controls, which provides insight into the current state of ActiveX security.
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Using the Vickrey-Clarke-Groves Auction Mechanism for Enhanced Bandwidth Allocation in Tactical Data Networks
January 01, 2008 • Technical Report
Mark H. KleinDaniel PlakoshKurt C. Wallnau
This report describes an investigation of the potential for using computational mechanisms to improve the quality of a combat group's common operating picture, in a setting where network bandwidth is scarce.
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Handling Interdependent Values in an Auction Mechanism for Bandwidth Allocation in Tactical Data Networks
December 31, 2007 • White Paper
Mark H. KleinGabriel MorenoDaniel Plakosh
This paper introduces a mechanism that achieves efficient bandwidth allocation and provides incentive compatibility by conditioning payments on the realized value for data shared between agents.
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Pin Component Technology (V1.0) and Its C Interface
April 01, 2005 • Technical Note
Scott HissamJames IversDaniel Plakosh
This 2005 report describes the main concepts of Pin and documents the C-language interface to Pin V1.0.
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Robustness Testing of Software-Intensive Systems: Explanation and Guide
April 01, 2005 • Technical Note
Julie B. CohenDaniel PlakoshKristi Keeler
This 2005 technical note provides guidance and procedures for performing robustness testing as part of DoD or federal acquisition programs that have a software component.
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Systems of Systems Interoperability
April 01, 2004 • Technical Report
Edwin J. MorrisLinda LevinePatrick R. Place
This technical report documents the findings of an internal research and development effort on system of systems interoperability (SOSI).
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SOSI: System of Systems Interoperability
January 28, 2004 • Presentation
Linda LevineEdwin J. MorrisPatrick R. Place
This presentation on System of Systems Interoperability (SOSI) was delivered by Linda Levine, B. Craig Meyers, Edwin J. Morris, Patrick R. Place, and Daniel Plakosh of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) in January 2004.
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Predictable Assembly of Substation Automation Systems: An Experiment Report, Second Edition
September 01, 2003 • Technical Report
Scott HissamKurt C. WallnauWilliam G. Wood
This 2003 report describes the results of an exploratory PECT prototype for substation automation, an application area in the domain of power generation, transmission, and management.
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SEI Independent Research and Development Projects (FY 2003)
September 01, 2003 • Technical Report
Felix BachmannSven DietrichPeter H. Feiler
This report describes the IR&D projects that were conducted during fiscal year 2003 (October 2002 through September 2003).
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Proceedings of the System of Systems Interoperability Workshop (February 2003)
June 01, 2003 • Technical Note
Linda LevineEdwin J. MorrisPatrick R. Place
This report documents the model of interoperability presented and the findings from the System of Systems Interoperability Workshop, held in February 2003.
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Modernizing Legacy Systems: Software Technologies, Engineering Processes, and Business Practices
February 13, 2003 • Book
Grace LewisDaniel PlakoshRobert C. Seacord
This book shows how to implement a successful modernization strategy that incrementally encompass changes in software technologies, engineering processes, and business practices.
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Perspectives on Open Source Software
November 01, 2001 • Technical Report
Scott HissamCharles B. WeinstockDaniel Plakosh
This 2001 report summarizes the results of a study of the benefits of pitfalls of using open source software.
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An Enterprise Information System Data Architecture Guide
October 01, 2001 • Technical Report
Grace LewisSantiago Comella-DordaPatrick R. Place
This report describes a sample data architecture in terms of a collection of generic architectural patterns that define and constrain how data is managed in a system that uses the J2EE platform and the OAGIS.
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Maintaining Transactional Context: A Model Problem
August 01, 2001 • Technical Report
Daniel PlakoshSantiago Comella-DordaPatrick R. Place
This 2001 report outlines a model problem constructed to verify the feasibility of building a mechanism to modernize a legacy system.
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Incremental Modernization for Legacy Systems
July 01, 2001 • Technical Note
Santiago Comella-DordaGrace LewisPatrick R. Place
This 2001 report shows an objective technique for developing an incremental code-migration strategy for large legacy Common Business-Oriented Language (COBOL) systems.
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Legacy System Modernization Strategies
July 01, 2001 • Technical Report
Robert C. SeacordSantiago Comella-DordaGrace Lewis
This 2001 report discusses alternative development approaches for incrementally modernizing legacy systems.
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Real-Time Systems Engineering: Lessons Learned from Independent Technical Assessments
June 01, 2001 • Technical Note
Theodore F. MarzDaniel Plakosh
This 2001 paper contains observations, recurring themes, trends, and lessons learned about systems development as derived from real-time/mission-critical programs that have been reviewed over the last three years.
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Builder's Guide for WaterBeans Components
December 01, 1999 • Technical Report
Daniel PlakoshDennis B. SmithKurt C. Wallnau
This paper describes WaterBeans, a proof-of-feasibility system for building software applications through a process of assembling prefabricated software components.
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COTS in the Real World: A Case Study in Risk Discovery and Repair
April 01, 1999 • Technical Note
Scott HissamDaniel Plakosh
This report describes the investigations that were performed to determine how well selected commercial components met the mission needs of a DoD project.
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Into the Black Box: A Case Study in Obtaining Visibility into Commercial Software
March 01, 1999 • Technical Note
Daniel PlakoshScott HissamKurt C. Wallnau
This 1999 report describes what we did to gain insight into Netscape's Communicator databases, the internal formats of the databases, and the password and encryption schemes used in the key3.db database.
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DoD Security Needs and COTS-Based Systems
September 01, 1998 • White Paper
David J. CarneyScott HissamDaniel Plakosh
This monograph offers a "heads-up" to decision makers who are building information systems that have security constraints, who feel the market imperatives, and who want to make opportunistic use of what the market has to offer.
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Assessment of CORBA and POSIX Designs for FAA En Route Resectorization
April 01, 1998 • Special Report
B. Craig MeyersDaniel PlakoshPatrick R. Place
This report addresses the use of different technologies and an architectural tradeoff approach on a typical En Route system problem.
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A Study in the Use of CORBA in Real-Time Settings: Model Problems for the Manufacturing Domain
January 01, 1998 • Technical Report
Daniel PlakoshKurt C. WallnauAndreas Polze (Humboldt University of Berlin)
In this report, we describe the application of an off-the-shelf ORB to two real-time model problems.
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