Alan George (Fellow, IEEE) earned a B.S. in Computer Science and M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) from the University of Central Florida and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Florida State University. He served for 20 years at the University of Florida as ECE Professor, and since 2017 has served as department and Mickle endowed chair of ECE at the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt). Dr. George founded in 2006 and leads the NSF Space, High-performance, and Resilient Computing (SHREC) Center, which is headquartered at Pitt. His research activities include a broad range of projects on space computers and systems, including reconfigurable systems, intelligent systems, parallel and distributed systems, and dependable systems, in terms of novel architectures, sensors, systems, services, algorithms, apps, networks, and missions for the harsh and resource-constrained environment of space. Under the DOD Space Test Program at NASA Johnson Space Center, Dr. George has served as PI on three space experiments (STP-H5-CSP, STP-H6-SSIVP, STP-H7-CASPR) on the International Space Station, launched in 2017, 2019, and 2021 respectively, with a fourth (STP-H12-VANTAGE) in the proposal pipeline. His team also supports numerous agencies and companies flying new space technologies developed by SHREC and flight-proven on ISS. At Pitt, Dr. George is also very active on workforce development for the US space community -- recruiting, educating, and training an outstanding cadre of students and working closely with space agencies, companies, and institutes via SHREC.
