Robert Pettit

A professional headshot of Professor of Practice Robert Pettit

Professor of Practice, Department of Computer Science; Associate Chair for Graduate Studies

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. 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