Software Expert Witnesses

Internet, Software Engineering - Metadata, Open Source, Web, Mobile, Social Media, Cloud Computing, Databases, e-Commerce, Smartphones, iPhone, JavaScript, Ruby on Rails

As a programmer, CTO, and inventor, Jason Frankovitz has been in the trenches of technology for more than 25 years. He has worked as a software developer, engineering manager, and system architect in a wide variety of industries including social media, e-commerce, digital entertainment, and mobile computing. He has launched multiple Internet startups using cutting-edge technologies like cloud-based server scaling, machine learning (AI), and personalized ad targeting. Jason's first startup, itList.com, was the first online bookmark site on the Web and created significant prior art used in multiple patent cases; he also holds a patent for technologies developed by his second startup, Seethroo. For several years Jason taught at San Francisco State University, and was a mentor for software development interns from ENSEEIHT, a major engineering school in France. He is employed by Quandary Peak Research in Los Angeles. Jason’s background in social media and user-generated content has all...

Software Engineering, Computers - Software Misappropriation, Web, Mobile, Artificial Intelligence, Wi-Fi, Smartphone, Database, C#, JavaScript, SQL, Open Source, NDA, HTML, API Security, Software Development, Source Code, Information Technology, Software Security, Python

Dennis has worked in the field of software engineering for nearly 20 years. He has worked in database design, APIs, and frontend frameworks, often focused on one category at a time. However, he has also found himself in positions where he acts as a ‘full stack developer’, or a developer that touches all aspects of a large application, from frontend website work to database design. His experience includes being a heads-down software engineer as well as a leader and mentor. He has vast amounts of experience in explaining highly technical terminology and concepts to non-technical people, such as Product Owners and Project Managers. Dennis has a genuine love for technology. He strives to continually improve himself by learning new skills, technologies, languages, frameworks, and techniques.

Alabama

Automotive, Motorcycle - Engine, Motor, Defect, Damage, Failure, Exhaust, Emission, Carbon, Monoxide, NOx, Lemon, Measure, Defeat Device, Computer, Control, Software, Calibration, Tuning, Performance, Power

Dr. Will is a technology leader with 30+ years of experience in research, development, operations, and administration, in both academia and manufacturing industry. He holds over 30 patents and is the author or co-author of 24 articles in refereed technical journals and technical conferences, and multiple standards contributions. He was the invited key-note speaker at several conferences. He has significant expert witness experience in vehicle defects and emissions fraud across 4 continents. 100% of his non-pending cases resulted in a win or a very favourable settlement for his clients. In 2016 he prepared an analysis for a defendant to save multi-billions of dollars. In 2018, he was the lead expert witness in a case that resulted in a $120M settlement for his plaintiff clients only 4 weeks after his report about the defendants’ expert report was handed down; His reports in another case resulted in a landmark judgement for clients worth up to $2B. A further client saved millions of...

Tucson, Arizona

Technology, Telecommunications - Cell Phone Forensics, Call Detail Records, EMR/EHR Forensics, Cell Tower Triangulation, GPS Triangulation, Computer Forensics, Cybersecurity, Data Communications, Data Retrieval & Analysis, Digital Media, Email, GPS Systems, iCloud Data, Information Technology, Internet, Software, Malware Analyst

Jeff Martin is a Digital Forensics Expert specializing in Cell Phone Forensics, Black Box/EDR Forensics, Cybersecurity, EMR/EHR Forensics, Audio/Video/Imagery Forensics and more. Jeff has conducted hundreds of digital forensics investigations on cases involving the acquisition, preservation, and analysis of data in legal disputes in both state and federal courts. Jeff is a certified digital forensics examiner with over 15 years of experience. He initially made a mark as a small business IT consultant, lauded for his knack for simplifying technical information to non-technical audiences. Following a successful decade as the Director of Information Technology & Security in the Financial Industry, he earned the Certified Credit Union Executive (CCUE) certification after attending the Credit Union National Association’s (CUNA) Management School. Jeff then applied his passion for technology to solving crimes as a Digital Forensics Analyst for the Michigan State Police. Today, Jeff is...

San Jose, California

Intellectual Property, Electronics - Software, Electronic Design Automation, EDA, Semiconductor, GDS, GDSII, OASIS

David Chapman is an experienced software developer who has written over 1,300,000 lines of code in C/C++ and other languages. He has written software for many areas of semiconductor electronic design automation: mask data preparation, design rule checking, circuit extraction, circuit delay characterization, logic synthesis, physical synthesis, placement, routing, Intellectual Property identification, and transistor level layout generation. He has over 20 years of consulting experience and was the chair of the Consultants' Network of Silicon Valley in 2018-2019. He has 12 U.S. patents granted. His expert witness work to date has focused on discovery/analysis of semiconductor layouts (GDS/GDSII, OASIS), especially for patent infringement. His sharp eyes plus his understanding of semiconductor processing and design tools mean that if it's there, he can find it.

Palo Alto, California

Intellectual Property, Internet - Computers, Information Technology, Databases, Electronic Commerce, Software, Distributed Systems, Plaintiff, Defense

Researcher and Lecturer, University of California, Santa Cruz, Senior Research Scientist, Stanford University, Assistant Professor, The University of Texas at Austin, Lecturer and Systems Programmer, Brooklyn College. Chief Technical Advisor and Board Member, Persistence Software (went public in 1999), Founder, COO, and CFO, Mergent Systems (acquired by CommerceOne in 2000).

Los Gatos , California

Automotive, Motorcycle - Engine, Motor, Defect, Damage, Failure, Exhaust, Emission, Carbon, Monoxide, NOx, Lemon, Measure, Defeat Device, Computer, Control, Software, Calibration, Tuning, Performance, Power

Dr. Will is a technology leader with 30+ years of experience in research, development, operations, and administration, in both academia and manufacturing industry. He holds over 30 patents and is the author or co-author of 24 articles in refereed technical journals and technical conferences, and multiple standards contributions. He was the invited key-note speaker at several conferences. He has significant expert witness experience in vehicle defects and emissions fraud across 4 continents. 100% of his non-pending cases resulted in a win or a very favourable settlement for his clients. In 2016 he prepared an analysis for a defendant to save multi-billions of dollars. In 2018, he was the lead expert witness in a case that resulted in a $120M settlement for his plaintiff clients only 4 weeks after his report about the defendants’ expert report was handed down; His reports in another case resulted in a landmark judgement for clients worth up to $2B. A further client saved millions of...

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering - Electronics, Control Systems, Embedded Systems, Robotics, Signal Processing, Drones, UAV, Software, Patents, Intellectual Property, Databases, Computers

Dr. Direen has over 40 years of experience as an engineer designing and developing systems in the electronics and software industry. He has significant experience as an expert witness supporting counsel and testifying in complex patent infringement cases. His expertise includes electronic systems, control systems; embedded systems design and development; databases; control of UAVs/Drones; product reverse engineering; and intellectual property. Dr. Direen has a broad base of knowledge in electronic and software systems gained from a long career developing a wide range of products and systems. Dr. Direen has reversed engineered a variety of complex systems over the years, including: media players, modems, modem compression algorithms, coriolis mass flow meters, database systems, and a range of other products to support patent infringement cases generating detailed claim charts and writing expert reports to demonstrate infringement. He has successfully discovered and analyze...

Atlanta, Georgia

Business Damages, Technology - Economics, Econometrics, Data, Analytics, Big Data, Machine Learning (ML), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Software, Cloud Computing, Data Science, Survey Research, Digital Advertising, Finance, Banking, Healthcare, Antitrust, Class Action, Class Certification, Contractual Disputes, Cybersecurity

Dr. Joe Sutherland is the founding director of Emory's Center for AI Learning, a professor in Emory’s Department of Quantitative Theory & Methods, associate faculty at the Empathetic AI for Health Institute at Emory Healthcare, principal investigator of the Emory branch of the U.S. AI Safety Institute Consortium, and fellow of the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Public Policy, and Government at Washington University in St. Louis. His work has been featured on FOX 5 Good Day Atlanta, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Forbes, Georgia Trend, Government Technology, MIT Sloan Management Review, and many other venues. His professional background includes leadership service at The White House, Cisco, Amazon, and as CEO of an AI startup. His research exploring the utilization of machine learning and AI in congressional lawmaking, state policy leadership, and development economics is published in top peer-reviewed journals. He holds patents for systems that manage and analyze petabyte-level da...

Honolulu, Hawaii

Computers, Cybersecurity - Software Development, source code, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Software Design, Trade Secret, Database, API, Software, Copy Right, Software programming, Software maintenance, software security, Offensive Security, Defensive Security, AI

Mehdi Tarrit Mirakhorli is software engineering professor in the department of Information and Computer Sciences at University of Hawaii at Manoa. Prior to that Dr. Mirakhorli served as Kodak Endowed Chair, Associate Professor and Director of Research at ESL Global Cybersecurity Institute and Software Engineering Department at Rochester Institute of Technology. Mirakhorli is also the director of Software Assurance Laboratory. He has carried out various projects of national importance in the areas of software engineering, software design, trustworthy software, cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-enabled software. Additionally, Dr. Tarrit Mirakhorli has supported the implementation of President Biden's Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity. Dr. Tarrit Mirakhorli, has been ALTA Distinguished Speaker at Alcatel-Lucent, and has delivered numerous technical briefings to public policymakers, members of Congress, government officials, and the general public...

Boise, Idaho

Software Engineering, Intellectual Property - Copyright, Copyright Infringement, Embedded Systems, Firmware, Patent Infringement, Patents, Printers, Software, Software Patents, Software Review, Source Code, Trade Secrets

Thought leader in the design and testing of software, firmware, and hardware. (Firmware is software that runs machines and devices.) Over 30 total years of professional engineering experience. This includes 15 years with Hewlett-Packard’s LaserJet printer design lab which, among other things, resulted in 12 US patents and 15 defensive articles. Author of the key textbook in hardware/firmware interface design, newsletters, and other articles. IEEE (Senior member), Phi Kappa Phi. Expert witness experience includes cases that have involved patents, copyrights violations, trade secrets, and other intellectual property as well as defective products. Work as an expert witness typically involves the examination of software source code and hardware designs, and reverse-engineering the designs of others. Has written expert reports and testified at deposition. Specialized knowledge includes: ASIC, Assembly language, C, C++, C#, Claim charting, CodeSuite, Computers, Consumer electronics,...

Saint Louis, Missouri

Software Engineering, Intellectual Property - Software, Mobile, Apps, Patent, Trade Secret, Infringement, Source Code, Inspection, Android, Development, macOS, Engineering, iOS, Kotlin, Objective-C, Java, Swift, IP, AI, ML

David Howell is a former Apple software engineer with more than 35 years in the software industry and experience teaching computer science and engineering management at a graduate level. He has founded three startups, including one acquired by Apple, with a focus on mobile, desktop, and web apps, and is currently CEO of Expert Guild, an agency that helps litigation teams find the perfect testifying expert for technology and healthcare-related cases. In the past his roles have included Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Technology Officer (CTO), VP of Engineering, Senior Software Engineer, and member of Boards of Advisors. As CEO of Avatron, he led a team of ex-Apple engineers to build world-class productivity apps for mobile devices. At Apple he managed a platform enabling third-party visual-effects plug-ins for film and video. As an expert witness, Mr. Howell has written 19 opinions, testified in Federal court twice and in arbitration court once, and has been deposed four times,...

Hauppauge, New York

Internet, Information Technology - Computers/IT, Cybersecurity, Internet Forensics, Data Forensics, Internet Expert Witness, Software, MBA, Intellectual Property, Prior Art, Patents, Internet Hosting, Email, World Wide Web (WWW), Internet Litigation, Computer Science, Internet Liability/Damages, Litigation. Support, CISSP, CEH, CHFI

I am an entrepreneur who has been the founder of several different startup companies across a variety of information technology industries yielding me diverse Business, Technical & Internet expertise. I have worked as an Internet Litigation Consultant working for law firms as an Internet Expert Witness. Early business entry, which was a way to pass the time, soon paved my career path. I became the CEO and sole proprietor of MatchMaker.com in 1995. My site generated an adequate amount of revenue, thus being self-funded and be free of any venture capital. By 1999, my company expanded to employ over 30 people and generate more than $7 million every year. When we sold to Lycos in July 2000 for 45 million dollars, the 30 employees expanded to more than 120 people, signifying exponential growth in such a short period. With lots of success and a growth rate of 8% (or greater) per month, MatchMaker.com was designated as the "2nd stickiest website on the internet" by Jupiter Media and was ...

Clinton, Ohio

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering - Automotive, Aerospace, Gaming, Casinos, Financial Self Service, Manufacturing, Design, Systems, Polymers, Plastics, Barriers, Security, Software, Metal Forming Processes, Patent Process, Business Process, Operations, Medical Devices, Supply Chain, Consumer Products

Jon Washington is currently Founder and Proprietor of The Innovation Garage, a company he has run since August 2012. The Innovation Garage is a consultancy that provides education, tools, technology, and expert consulting in change management for strategy, innovation, and supply chain. The Innovation Garage works with organization leadership teams to help design strategy, build internal capability, and execute systems and solutions by providing education tools, and technology. The client base includes start up, not for profit, and globally recognized publicly traded organizations including several global fortune 500. Since founding the organization in 2012, The Innovation Garage has worked with 75+ global organizations and Mr. Washington has personally trained over 1,500 leaders and their extended internal team members. In addition to his role at The Innovation Garage, Mr. Washington consults with organizations across many industries and sizes including start-ups, mid-market priva...

Knoxville, Tennessee

Software Engineering, Information Technology - Software, Internet, Computers, Integration, Web Services, API, Cloud Computing, Software Development, Software Design, Software Architecture, UML, XML, Azure, AWS, C++, C#, .NET, PHP, EDI, SQL

Implemented software solutions using a wide range of (mostly Microsoft) technologies since 1998. Integrating systems since 2001 (XML, GDSN, EDI, web services). Engagements include Nasdaq, Lancôme, McGraw Hill, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Microsoft, Navigant Consulting, TrueCommerce, United States Golf Association. AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner AWS Certified AI Practitioner

Seattle, Washington

Human Factors, Software Engineering - user interface, user interface design, mobile software, smartphones, software, software engineering, software architecture, virtual reality, augmented reality, GPS, human factors, display design, virtual environments, augmented environments, systems engineering, simulation, software development, UI

Dr. Rosenberg has been retained over 120 times, has testified at 8 trials in both State and Federal courts, testified at 45 depositions, and has written over 100 expert reports and declarations. Dr. Craig Rosenberg has worked on many high-profile cases and advanced engineering projects for a wide range of Fortune 500 companies including Google, Samsung, Amazon, Boeing, IBM, Disney, Uber, Lyft, Huawei, Nintendo, BMW, Dell, AT&T, Zillow, Motorola, BlackBerry, Ericsson, LG, Sony, HTC, Mattel, United States Army and Air Force, Federal Aviation Administration and many others. Dr. Rosenberg is the founder of Global Technica and is an accomplished human factors engineer, user interface designer, software engineer, and systems engineer with extensive expert witness experience specializing in user interface design and human factors issues for embedded, mobile, web, desktop, and server software. Dr. Rosenberg specializes in software engineering, user interface design, information architect...