Paul Horton
PHD Candidate
Tempe, Arizona, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPaul Horton is a postdoctoral researcher and systems engineer with a decade of experience applying machine learning, embedded systems, and instrument software to planetary science and astronomical instrumentation. Currently leading payload software for JPL’s ASTHROS balloon telescope and developing automated readout and analysis for 16 spectrometers, he blends hands-on firmware and backend engineering with scientific data pipelines. As a PhD candidate in Exploration Systems Design at ASU and former NSTGRO fellow, he specializes in novelty detection and onboard analytics that enable autonomous mission operations. His background spans field-deployed humanitarian projects and rover sensor classification, reflecting a practical bent toward robust, user-centered systems. Known for turning research prototypes into operational monitoring and control software, he brings interdisciplinary rigor from applied physics to software engineering.
10 years of coding experience
Salpointe Catholic High SchoolDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Exploration Systems Design (Systems Engineering), PhD Candidate, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Exploration Systems Design (Systems Engineering), PhD Candidate at Arizona State UniversityMaster of Science - MS, Software Engineering, 4.0, Master of Science - MS, Software Engineering, 4.0 at Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University
English
Github Skills (46)
extjs10
applet10
jsinterop9
gwt9
jsonp9
war9
gm9
j2ee9
spring-boot8
web-application8
jsp7
java7
servlet7
tomcat7
spring7
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
PaHorton/PaHorton.github.io
Aug 2016 - Feb 2025
Personal Website
Contributions:4 PRs, 58 pushes, 3 branches in 8 years 7 months
react
sunhacksio/website
Sep 2018 - Oct 2023
https://sunhacks.io
Contributions:1 release, 16 PRs, 94 pushes in 5 years 1 month
javascriptnextjsreactgraphql
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