Iman Sadeghi - Principal Software & Technology Consultant

Iman Sadeghi PhD

Principal Software & Technology Consultant

Dr. Iman Sadeghi is an award-winning computer scientist and software engineer with a doctorate and master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of California, San Diego. His professional journey spans prestigious organizations such as Google, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and Lucasfilm. These valuable experiences have enriched his expertise in a broad range of computer science and software engineering disciplines.

At Quandary Peak Research, Dr. Sadeghi specializes in delivering deposition/trial testimony, declarations, and reports in the fields of computer graphics, 3D rendering, 3D animation, 3D geometry processing, software engineering, system architecture, algorithms, and data structures, as well as source code analysis for software litigation. His focus revolves around patent infringement, trade secret misappropriation, intellectual property violation, copyright piracy, and breach-of-contract matters. Leveraging his expertise to analyze complex software systems, evaluate software production quality, and elucidate software functionalities. This crucial analysis empowers legal professionals with indispensable insights into the technical aspects of their cases.

Summary of Qualifications

  • Ph.D. and M.Sc. Degrees in Computer Science / Computer Graphics from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD).
  • Worked as an Engineer for tech giants such as Google, Walt Disney Animation Studios (Disney), and Industrial Light & Magic (ILM).
  • Awards & Honors for various achievements including the Grand Prize in UCSD’s Rendering Competition.
  • Movie Credit for the Disney movie Tangled.
  • Publications in various topics in prestigious peer-reviewed journals and conferences including Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Transactions on Graphics (TOG) and ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques (SIGGRAPH).
  • Patents in various topics filed by Google and Disney.
  • Breadth of technical skills in software and technology including Computer Graphics, Artificial Intelligence, Algorithms and Complexity.
  • Retained on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants for matters involving patent infringement, copyright violation, trade secret misappropriation, and breach-of-contract.
  • Member of ACM, ACM SIGGRAPH and IEEE Computer Society.

Areas of Expertise

  • Software and Technology
    Professional experience in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, System Architecture, Distributed Systems, Parallel Processing, Operating Systems, Databases, Cryptography, Software Testing, Data Privacy, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), and Big Data.
  • Computer Graphics
    Proficient in Rendering, Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), Ray Tracing, Path Tracing, Photon Mapping, Image Processing, Visualization, Rasterization, Geometry Processing, 3D Modeling, Appearance Modeling, and 3D Animation.
  • Algorithms and Complexity
    Advanced skills in Data Structures, Dynamic Programming, Divide & Conquer, Approximation Algorithms, Computational Geometry, Randomized Algorithms, Time & Space Complexity, Online Algorithms, Greedy Algorithms, and Game Theory.
  • Source Code Analysis
    Specialized in complex software litigation involving patent infringement, copyright violation, trade secret misappropriation, and breach-of-contract matters.

Litigation Consulting

  • Ivan Petrushin v. Ricardo Jones, Jonah M. Evenson, Farah Assi Evenson, Questroom SD LLC, RFJ Productions LLC |
    Jurisdiction: Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Diego
    Case Number: 37-2024-00017065-CU-FR-CTL
    Counsel: Purdy & Bailey, LLP
    Nature of Suit: Trade Secret Misappropriation; Breach of Contract; Fraud
    Technology: Distributed Systems, Software Licensing, Token-Based Authentication, Interactive Escape Games
  • Perceptive Automata LLC v. Tesla, Inc. |
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
    Case Number: 2:25-cv-00742
    Counsel: Nelson Bumgardner Conroy PC
    Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement, Patent Validity
    Technology: Image Processing, Computer Vision, Autonomous Driving, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Spotlight Ticket Management, Inc. v. Concierge Live, LLC |
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
    Case Number: 2:24-cv-00859
    Counsel: Hinckley & Heisenberg LLP
    Nature of Suit: False Advertising, Technical Analysis
    Technology: Software Integration, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Software as a Service (SaaS)
  • QOMPLX LLC v. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. |
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
    Case Number: 2:25-cv-00913
    Counsel: Irell & Manella LLP
    Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement, Patent Validity
    Technology: Cybersecurity, Distributed Computational Graphs, Cyber Threat Detection & Risk Modeling
  • Oracle Corporation v. Vilox Technologies, LLC, et al. |
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
    Case Number: 1:23-cv-00126
    Counsel: Hudnell Law Group P.C.
    Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement, Patent Validity
    Technology: Database Management Systems (DBMS), Search & Retrieval Systems, Dynamic Query Processing
  • Network Experts, Inc. v. Beverly Hills IT Services, Beverly Hills IT, Mostafa Karbalei Baboli a.k.a. Stephan Parsa |
    Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County
    Case Number: 23SMCV00517
    Counsel: The Ceja Firm
    Nature of Suit: Trade Secret Misappropriation, Breach of Contract, Unfair Competition, Technical Analysis
    Technology: Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Network & IT Service Management (ITSM) Infrastructure, Proprietary Quoting Systems
  • The Innkeepers S.R.L., Damien Thivolle and Vlad -Matei Mladin v. Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc. |
    Jurisdiction: Ontario Superior Court of Justice
    Case Number: CV-25-00745619-00CL
    Counsel: Aird & Berlis LLP
    Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract, Technical Analysis
    Technology: Content Management Systems (CMS), Web Software Architecture, Online Games
  • Twitch Interactive, Inc. v. Razdog Holdings LLC
    Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 10,334,068     |
    Jurisdiction: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
    Case Number: IPR2025-00308
    Counsel: Villegas & Cefo, LLP
    Nature of Suit: Patent Validity
    Technology: Real-Time Video Streaming, Web Content Management, Cloud-Based Content Delivery
  • Twitch Interactive, Inc. v. Razdog Holdings LLC
    Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 9,729,658     |
    Jurisdiction: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
    Case Number: IPR2025-00307
    Counsel: Villegas & Cefo, LLP
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: Real-Time Video Streaming, Web Content Management, Cloud-Based Content Delivery
  • USA Herald LLC v. John Monarch, et al. |
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
    Case Number: 8:25-cv-00569
    Counsel: Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, PA
    Nature of Suit: Copyright
    Technology: Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Notices, Search Engine De-Indexing, Web Publishing
  • Shenzhen Qianfenyi Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. (a.k.a. Maxeye) v. Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 10,108,277     |
    Jurisdiction: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
    Case Number: IPR2025-01596
    Counsel: Dorsey & Whitney, LLP
    Nature of Suit: Patent Validity
    Technology: User Interface, Input Devices, Sensing Technology
  • Shenzhen Qianfenyi Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. (a.k.a. Maxeye) v. Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 9,977,519     |
    Jurisdiction: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
    Case Number: IPR2025-01533
    Counsel: Dorsey & Whitney, LLP
    Nature of Suit: Patent Validity
    Technology: User Interface, Input Devices, Sensing Technology
  • Xsolla (USA), Inc. v. Constantin Andry and Konstantin Golubitsky |
    Jurisdiction: American Arbitration Association
    Case Number: 01-24-0004-6336
    Counsel: Orrick Herrington and Sutcliffe LLP
    Nature of Suit: Arbitration, Technical Analysis
    Technology: Game Backend Platforms, Payment Systems, Personalization & Analytics
  • 3D Systems Corporation and 3D Systems, Inc. v. Intrepid Automation, Inc.
    Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 11,338,511     |
    Jurisdiction: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
    Case Number: IPR2025-01242
    Counsel: Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP
    Nature of Suit: Patent Validity
    Technology: 3D Printing, Multi Projection, Geometric Correction, Edge Blending
  • 3D Systems Corporation and 3D Systems, Inc. v. Intrepid Automation, Inc.
    Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 11,014,301     |
    Jurisdiction: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
    Case Number: IPR2025-01241
    Counsel: Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP
    Nature of Suit: Patent Validity
    Technology: 3D Printing, Multi Projection, Geometric Correction, Edge Blending
  • Xsolla (USA), Inc. v. Aghanim Inc., et al. |
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
    Case Number: 2:24-cv-02116
    Counsel: Orrick Herrington and Sutcliffe LLP
    Nature of Suit: Trade Secret Misappropriation
    Technology: Game Backend Platforms, Payment Systems, Personalization & Analytics
  • Deltux Software Company Inc., v. Apptivo, Inc., et al. |
    Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, Orange County
    Case Number: 30-2021-01195551
    Counsel: Burkhalter Kessler Clement & George LLP
    Nature of Suit: Trade Secret, Breach of Contract, Technical Analysis
    Technology: Mobile Apps, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Geo-Analytics
  • Wave Sense, LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. |
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
    Case Number: 2:24-cv-00920
    Counsel: Skiermont Derby, LLP
    Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement, Patent Validity
    Technology: Digital Signal Processing, Motion Detection, Sensing Technology
  • Amy Camille Krueger v. HTC America Inc., T & T Entertainment, Inc., HTC Corporation, HTC Vive Tech Corp., Valve Corp., and Toast VR Pty. Ltd. |
    Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, Placer County
    Case Number: s-cv-0047000
    Counsel: Greenbaum Law Firm
    Nature of Suit: Personal Injury, Technical Analysis
    Technology: Virtual Reality (VR), Immersive Simulation, Motion Tracking
  • Yieldmo, Inc. v. Teads, Inc., Teads SA, Teads S.a.r.l. |
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
    Case Number: 1:25-cv-00737
    Counsel: Global IP Law Group LLC
    Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement, Patent Validity
    Technology: Digital Advertising, Interactive Media, Dynamic Content Delivery
  • Razdog Holdings LLC v. Twitch Interactive, Inc. |
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for Northern District of California
    Case Number: 5:24-cv-03638
    Counsel: Villegas & Cefo, LLP
    Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement, Patent Validity
    Technology: Real-Time Video Streaming, Web Content Management, Cloud-Based Content Delivery
  • Revenue Management Solutions, LLC v. Commerce Bank |
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
    Case Number: 4:25-cv-00140
    Counsel: Banner Witcoff
    Nature of Suit: Trade Secret Misappropriation
    Technology: Software as a Service (SaaS), Data Processing, Large Language Models (LLMs)
  • Algebraix LLC v. International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) |
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
    Case Number: 2:24-cv-00999
    Counsel: Nelson Bumgardner Conroy PC
    Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement, Patent Validity
    Technology: Distributed Systems, Cloud Computing, Databases
  • Certain Wireless Communication Devices and Components Thereof: International Semiconductor Group v. Dell, HP, Lenovo |
    Jurisdiction: International Trade Commission (ITC)
    Case Number: 337-TA-1429
    Counsel: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC
    Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement, Patent Validity
    Technology: Wireless Communication, Data Transmission, Signal Processing
  • Wacom Co., Ltd. v. Shenzhen Qianfenyi Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. (a.k.a. Maxeye) |
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
    Case Number: 2:24-cv-00702
    Counsel: Dorsey & Whitney LLP
    Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement, Patent Validity
    Technology: User Interface, Input Device, Sensing Technology
  • Intrepid Automated, Inc. v. 3D Systems Corporation |
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
    Case Number: 3:24-cv-02262
    Counsel: Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP
    Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement, Patent Validity
    Technology: 3D Printing, Multi Projection, Geometric Correction, Edge Blending/li>

  • Skillz Platform Inc. v. Voodoo SAS, Esport Newco SAS, Esport Newco US Corp. |
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
    Case Number: 1:24-cv-04991
    Counsel: Jones Day
    Nature of Suit: False Advertising, Unfair Competition, Technical Analysis
    Technology: Online Games, Bot Detection, Asynchronous Matching
  • GEODIS Logistics, LLC v. Grenzebach Corporation |
    Jurisdiction: American Arbitration Association
    Case Number: 01-23-0001-1178
    Counsel: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
    Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract, Arbitration, Technical Analysis
    Technology: Software Engineering, Software Reliability, Memory Management
  • Convergent Assets, LLC v. Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. |
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
    Case Number: 4:24-cv-00567
    Counsel: Direction IP Law
    Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement, Patent Validity
    Technology: Digital Advertising, Social Media, Ad Targeting
  • iSpot.tv, Inc. v. Nadya Teyfukova and Entertainment Data Oracle, Inc. |
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
    Case Number: 2:21-cv-06815
    Counsel: Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP
    Nature of Suit: Trade Secret Misappropriation, Breach of Contract, Technical Analysis
    Technology: Digital Advertising, Databases, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)
  • Universal Music Group Recordings, Inc. v. Frontier Communications Corp. |
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
    Case Number: 1:21-cv-05050|20-22476
    Counsel: Day Pitney, LLP
    Nature of Suit: Copyright
    Technology: Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet Protocols, Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Networking
  • D4D Technologies, LLC v. Medit Corporation |
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
    Case Number: 6:21-cv-01176
    Counsel: Scheef & Stone, LLP
    Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement, Patent Validity
    Technology: 3D Scanning, 3D Geometry, Medical Imaging
  • InQuisient Inc. v. ServiceNow, Inc. |
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
    Case Number: 1:22-cv-00900
    Counsel: Fish & Richardson P.C.
    Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement, Patent Validity
    Technology: Cloud Solutions, Databases, Enterprise Software
  • Artec Europe S.A.R.L. v. Shenzhen Creality 3D Technology Co., Ltd., and Kickstarter PBC |
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
    Case Number: 1:22-cv-01676
    Counsel: Munck Wilson Mandala LLP
    Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement, Patent Validity, Copyright
    Technology: 3D Scanning, Structured Light, Epipolar Geometry, User Interface
  • Electronic Devices Including Smartphones, Computers, Tablet Computers, and Components Thereof (Plaintiff v. Defendant) |
    Jurisdiction: International Trade Commission (ITC)
    Counsel: Alston & Bird, LLP
    Nature of Matter: Patent Infringement, Patent Validity
    Technology: Video Codecs, Signal Processing, System on a Chip (SoC)
  • 3D Systems, Inc. v. Ben Wynne, Chris Tanner, Jamie Etcheson, Robert Mueller, Ivan Chousal, and Intrepid Automation, Inc. |
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
    Case Number: 3:21-cv-01141
    Counsel: Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP
    Nature of Suit: Trade Secret Misappropriation, Breach of Contract, Technical Analysis
    Technology: 3D Printing, Multi Projection, Edge Blending
  • Avelardo Rivera and Yasmine Romero v. Amazon Web Services, Inc. |
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
    Case Number: 2:22-cv-00269
    Counsel: Edelson P.C.
    Nature of Suit: Class Action, Technical Analysis
    Technology: Face Recognition, Cloud Computing, Privacy, Geo-Location

Technical Analysis & Audits

  • “The Terror of War” — Photogrammetric Methodology and 3D Analysis of the Pulitzer Prize‑Winning Photograph as Presented in The Stringer |
    Counsel: Law Office of Jim Hornstein
    Nature of Analysis: Media Forensics & Scene Reconstruction
    Technology: Photo Parametrization, Camera Reconstruction, Perspective Mapping
  • ECRS Software Corporation Technical Audit & Assessment |
    Counsel: Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
    Nature of Consultation: Software Analysis
    Technology: E-Commerce, Synchronization, Software Reliability

Intellectual Property Consulting

  • Farjami & Farjami LLP |
    Nature of Consultation: Patent Analysis
    Technology: Speech Recognition, Unsupervised Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Confidential Technology Company |
    Nature of Consultation: Patent Acquisition Analysis
    Real-Time Ray Tracing, Bounding Volume Hierarchies (BVHs)
  • Confidential Technology Company |
    Nature of Consultation: Patent Acquisition Analysis
    Technology: Content Distribution, Navigation Systems
  • Confidential Technology Company |
    Nature of Consultation: Patent Portfolio Analysis
    Technology: Digital Advertising, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Confidential Technology Company |
    Nature of Consultation: Patent Analysis
    Technology: Video Codecs, Streaming Technology.
  • Confidential Technology Company |
    Nature of Consultation: Patent Analysis
    Technology: 5G, Wireless, Bluetooth and Operating System.
  • Sullivan & Cromwell, LLP |
    Nature of Consultation: Patent Analysis
    Technology: Load Balancing, Virtualization, Cloud and Big Data Infrastructure.
  • Security First Innovations, LLC |
    Nature of Consultation: Patent Analysis
    Technology: Security, Encryption, Storage, Cloud and Big Data Infrastructure.
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