Robert Pettit

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Professor of Practice and Associate Chair (Graduate), Department of Computer Science

Contact Information

Office: Engineering 4304
Phone: 703-993-6643
Email: rpettit@gmu.edu
 

Personal Websites

Rob Pettit web page

Biography

Robert Pettit joined George Mason University full-time after 30+ years in the industry with specialties in real-time embedded software, critical systems, and model-based software engineering. Prior to transitioning full-time to George Mason, Dr. Pettit served as the East Cost lead for spaceflight software mission assurance at The Aerospace Corporation.

Research Interests

  • Software engineering
  • Software design
  • Real-time embedded software
  • Mission-critical software
  • Spaceflight software

Degrees

  • PhD, Computer Science, George Mason University
  • MS, Software Systems Engineering, George Mason University
  • BS, Computer Science / Mathematics, University of Evansville