Software research

News and Updates

Boxes of old software stand on a shelf, inlcuding a flight simulator, Dark Souls II and a Kaspersky anti-virus product.

Step Inside the National Software Reference Library

October 18, 2022

More than one billion pieces of software rest in a closely monitored storage facility on the NIST campus in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

A blurry figure in the background holds out a black police helmet with a silver seal that reads "Norfolk Constabulary."

Spotlight: An Honor From Abroad for the National Software Reference Library

October 18, 2022

Far from home, an official ceremonial constable’s helmet from the United Kingdom rests comfortably in an office at NIST. But why?

NIST Publishes Review of Digital Forensic Methods

May 10, 2022

Report documents the scientific foundations of digital evidence examination and recommends ways to advance the field.

Events

5x5: The Public Safety Innovation Summit

Wed, Jun 28 - Fri, Jun 30 2023

5x5―the confirmation of a strong and clear signal. In 2023, it will also be a gathering place to make your voice heard

Projects and Programs

Quantifying Uncertainty in Accelerometer Sensitivity Studies

Ongoing

To compare the sensitivity of linear accelerometers.

metRology Software Project

Ongoing

The goal of the metRology software project is to provide a set of specialized functions for statistical metrology as a package for the R software environment

Maps of Non-hurricane Non-tornadic Extreme Wind Speeds for the Contiguous United States

Ongoing

The goal of this project is to propose a new set of maps of extreme wind speeds for the next revision of Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures

metRology for Microsoft Excel

Ongoing

The goal of the metRology for Microsoft Excel* software project is to provide a convenient user interface using Microsoft Excel for some of the specialized

Publications

Impact of Code Complexity On Software Analysis

February 23, 2023

Author(s)

Charles D. De Oliveira, Elizabeth Fong, Paul E. Black

The Software Assurance Metrics and Tool Evaluation (SAMATE) team studied thousands of warnings from static analyzers. Tools have difficulty distinguishing

Encouraging and Enabling Mutual Ownership in a RSE Community of Practice

November 21, 2022

Author(s)

Miranda Mundt, Jonathan Bisila, Jonathan E. Guyer, Daniel Howard, Daniel S. Katz, Reed Milewicz, Henry Schreiner, Joshua Teves, Chris Wiswell

The explosion of Research Software Engineers (RSEs) in the United States created the opportunity to form communities of practice (CoP), groups which share a

From Neuron Coverage to Steering Angle: Testing Autonomous Vehicles Effectively

August 2, 2021

Author(s)

Jack Toohey, M S Raunak, Dave Binkley

A Deep Neural Network (DNN) based system, such as the one used for autonomous vehicle operations, is a "black box" of complex interactions resulting in a

Metamorphic Testing for Hybrid Simulation Validation

July 19, 2021

Author(s)

Mohammed Farhan, Caroline Krejci, Megan Olsen, M S Raunak

Proper validation of a simulation model is essential to have confidence on its accuracy and credibility. However, many of the most effective approaches for

Software

The NIST ABACUS

Providing automated, virtual assistance in statistics for chemical analysis The NIST ABACUS (App for Bayesian Analysis of Chemical quantities Using Shiny) is an

Biometric Testing Software

NIST/ITL has had a long history of supporting biometric data interchange formats by developing conformance testing software. These suites of software are

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