# Defending IEEE Software Standards in Federal Criminal Court

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.11021 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2106.11021/

## Key facts

- Cited by 4 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 10 Jun 2021.

## Built on by (most cited first, 4 of 4)

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- [Whence Is A Model Fair? Fixing Fairness Bugs via Propensity Score Matching](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2504.17066/) (2025)
- [Compliant But Unsatisfactory: The Gap Between Auditing Standards and Practices for Probabilistic Genotyping Software](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2604.10875/) (2026)

## Abstract (arXiv)

IEEE's 1012 Standard for independent software and hardware verification and validation (IV&V) is under attack in U.S. federal criminal court. As software spreads through the criminal legal system, scientists, engineers, and IEEE have an essential role in ensuring courts understand and respect IEEE 1012 and IV&V. If scientists, engineers, and IEEE do not engage, courts will continue to allow unreliable scientific evidence to deprive people of their life and liberty.