Barry W. Johnson

Barry W. Johnson is the Senior Advisor for the Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships at the National Science Foundation (NSF). In addition, he holds the position of L. A. Lacy Distinguished Professor of Engineering at the University of Virginia where he also served as the Senior Associate Dean of Engineering from January 2006 to March 2015. Dr. Johnson earned his Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Virginia. He has published more than 150 technical articles, written several books, and is an inventor on more than 40 issued patents. Dr. Johnson is a Class of 2016 National Academy of Inventors Fellow for his contributions to invention and innovation in computer system safety and security including biometric-based identity verification. He is also a Fellow of the IEEE for his contributions to fault-tolerant computing.