Mission Ready Software developed the first machine model to predict software defect density before the code is written

Developed the AI/MLCommon Defect Enumerations (CDE) on the Defense Acquisition University Community of Practice website

Requs Software FMEA includes AI/ML failure modes and root causes

Mission Ready Software is leading revision of the IEEE 1633 for :

  1. AI/ML failure modes and root causes
  2. Ability to predict when these failures will occur

Mission Ready Software understands unique reliability issues with AI/ML

Requirements and Data

  • Establish the AI/ML Goals: Define the problem scope, desired outcomes, and performance metrics.
  • Consider  Bias Factors: Identify potential biases in datasets and ensure fairness.
  • Select the Right Model: Choose between classical ML models, deep learning, or hybrid approaches based on problem complexity.
  • Data Collection & Cleaning:
    • Ensure diversity in datasets to minimize bias.
    • Handle missing, duplicate, or inconsistent data points.
  • Data Versioning:
    • Track dataset versions
  • Data Augmentation & Synthetic Data:
    • Generate additional data to improve model generalization.

Modeling and Testing

Feature Engineering: Identify and optimize key features for better predictions.

  • Cross-Validation: Use k-fold validation to avoid overfitting and improve generalization.
  • Data & Model Testing:
    • Test data integrity, quality, and bias.
    • Compare multiple model architectures to find the best-performing one.
  • Robustness Testing:
    • Check adversarial robustness against manipulated inputs.
    • Usestress testing to analyze performance in extreme conditions.
  • Performance Monitoring:
    • Track real-world performance with metrics like precision, recall, F1-score, and drift detection.

Deployment

  • CI/CD for ML (MLOps):
    • Automate training, testing, and deployment
  • Logging & Monitoring:
    • Log errors, data drift, and concept drift
  • Real-World Monitoring: Continuously monitor deployed models for data drift and performance degradation.
  • Retraining Pipelines: Automate periodic model retraining with new data.
  • User Feedback Integration: Collect feedback to refine model predictions and improve reliability.