NASA Office of Logic Design

A scientific study of the problems of digital engineering for space flight systems,
with a view to their practical solution.

Rod Barto CV

 EDUCATION:

• Ph.D., 1980, University of Texas (Electrical Engineering) Thesis: A Computer Architecture for Logic Simulation (S.A. Szygenda)
• M.S., 1975, University of Texas, El Paso (Mathematics)
• B.S., 1973, University of Texas, El Paso (Mathematics)

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Design and analysis methodologies. Special purpose computer architectures. Fault-tolerant computers. Logic simulation accelerators.

EXPERIENCE:

• 1996- Engineering Consultant
• 1997-98 Instructor, Doña Ana Community College (NMSU, Las Cruces, New Mexico)
• 1990-95 Senior Engineer, International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
• 1991-92 Adjunct Faculty, National University (San Jose, California)
• 1988-90 Senior Engineer, KLA Instruments (San Jose, California)
• 1986-88 Engineer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
• 1986 Senior Engineer, GE Calma (Milpitas, California)
• 1980-86 Staff Engineer, Martin Marietta Aerospace (Denver, Colorado)
• 1976-80 Engineer, Millimeter Wave Laboratory, University of Texas

PUBLICATIONS:

• Architecture for a Hardware Simulator, ICCC 1980
• The Impact of Reliability and Performance Requirements on VLSI Design, ICCD 1983.
• R. Katz, R. Barto, P. McKerracher, B. Carkhuff, R. Koga: SEU Hardening of Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) for Space Applications and Device Characterization , IEEE Nuclear and Space Radiation Conference, 1994
• SEU Induced Anomalous Operation of Voted Ripple Clocks, Mil/Aero Applications of Programmable Logic Devices International Conference, 1999.

MAJOR PROJECT INVOLVEMENT:

• Galileo
• Magellan
• NASA Scatterometer
• INTELSAT I-7, I-8, I-9.

PROFESSIONAL HONORS:

NASA Public Service Medal, 1991 (Galileo AACS design)

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