Titles and Organizations
Associate Chair for Graduate Studies, Professor of Practice; Department of Computer Science
Contact Information
Building: Nguyen Engineering,
room 4417
Phone: 703-993-6643
Email: rpettit@gmu.edu
Personal Websites
Biography
Robert Pettit is joining 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. Most recently, Pettit was the East Coast 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 (2003)