About this episode

The episode discusses the evolution of software-defined warfare and the role of software engineering in military operations.

Software-defined warfare is today's reality for national security, shifting the emphasis in military operations from hardware to software. In the latest podcast from the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute, SEI director Paul Nielsen recently sat down with Matthew Butkovic, technical director of Risk and Resilience in the SEI's CERT Division, to discuss the evolution of software-defined warfare and the ways in which software engineering practices can meaningfully address the challenges of implementing software on the battlefield.

People in this episode

Host: Paul Nielsen

Guest: Matthew Butkovic

Topics covered

• software-defined warfare
• national security
• military operations
• software engineering
• battlefield challenges

Keywords

• software-defined warfare
• national security
• military operations
• software engineering
• battlefield

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, CERT Division

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