Barry W. Johnson

L.A. Lacy Distinguished Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Contact

bwj@virginia.edu

Mobile

(434) 924-7623

Location

Thornton Hall E-312 PO Box 400743

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About

Dr. Johnson has served on the faculty since 1984 and was promoted to Full Professor in 1994. He was a co-founder of Privaris, a biometrics security company, and served as Chief Executive Officer from 2002 to 2006 while on leave from the University of Virginia. He served as the SEAS Senior Associate Dean from 2006 to 2015 and was also Associate Dean for Research from 2006 to 2011. He served at the National Science Foundation (NSF) from 2015 to 2019 as Director of the Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships. He has published two books, eight book chapters, and more than 150 technical articles. Dr. Johnson was named a Fellow of IEEE for his "contributions to fault-tolerant computing". He has also been elected to the National Academy of Inventors for "important innovations in computer system safety and security" based on the more than 40 issued patents on which he is an inventor.

Education

B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Virginia, 1979

M.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Virginia, 1980

Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, University of Virginia, 1983

My research helps ensure the safety and security of computer-based systems whose correct operation is necessary to protect property and human lives.

Barry W. Johnson L.A. Lacy Distinguished Professor

Research Interests

Cybersecurity

Safety

Biometrics

Internet of Things

Autonomous Systems

Selected Publications

“Mission reliability, cost and time for cold standby computing systems with periodic backup”, IEEE Transactions on Computers, Vol. 64, No. 4, April 2015, pp. 1043–1057. G. Levitin, L. Xing, B. W. Johnson, and Y. Dai

“Optimization of dynamic spot checking for collusion tolerance in grid computing”, Future Generation Computer Systems, North Holland Publishing Company, Vol. 86, No. 1, January 2018, pp. 30–38. G. Levitin, L. Xing, B. W. Johnson, and Y. Dai

“The National Science Foundation: Innovation through partnerships”, Journal of Research Technology Management, Vol. 61, No. 6, November-December 2018, pp. 31–36. B. W. Johnson

“Safety assessment for safety-critical systems using Markov chain modular approach”, International Journal of Reliability, Quality and Safety Engineering, vol. 18, no 2, May 2011, pp. 1–19. Y. Yu and B. W. Johnson

“System safety modeling and assessment using ternary decision diagrams”, Proceedings of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers – Journal of reliability and risk assessment, Vol. 221, No. 3, 2007, pp. 165–176. Y. Yu and B. W. Johnson

“Methods, systems, and apparatuses for secure transactions”, United States Patent No. 10,332,114, June 25, 2019. D. C. Russell, B. A. Singer, D. M. Petka, and B. W. Johnson

“Methods for secure restoration of personal identity credentials into electronic devices”, United States Patent No. 9,979,709, May 22, 2018. D. S. Abdallah and B. W. Johnson

“In-circuit security system and methods for controlling access to and use of sensitive data, United States Patent No. 9,923,884, March 20, 2018. B. W. Johnson, K. R. o. Riemenschneider, D. C. Russell, and J. A. Tillack

“Methods for secure enrollment and backup of personal identity crendentials into electronic devices”, United States Patent No. 9,716,698, July 25, 2017. D. S. Abdallah and B. W. Johnson

“Biometric identification device”, United States Patent No. 9,659,297, May 23, 2017. D. C. Russell, B. W. Johnson, and D. M. Petka

Awards

Alumni Board of Trustees and University of Virginia Endowment Fund Young Teacher Award 1989

Outstanding Faculty Award, State Council of Higher Education for Virginia 1990

Frederick Emmonds Terman Award 1991

C. Holmes MacDonald Outstanding Young Electrical Engineering Professor Award 1992

Alan Berman Research Publications Award 1992

IEEE Fellow 1996

David A. Harrison Outstanding Faculty Award 1996

Outstanding Faculty Award, University of Virginia Engineering Foundation 2011

National Academy of Inventors, Fellow 2016

Distinguished Service Award of the National Science Foundation 2019