Summary of Qualifications
- Serving as a software testifying and consulting expert witness in several cases, including patent infringement, trade secret and breach-of-contract cases
- Serving as a software expert in various areas related to technology startups such as mergers and acquisitions (M&A), technical due diligence, IP evaluation and VC funding
- Has served as an expert in Inter Partes Review (IPR), Post Grant Review (PGR) and International Trade Commission (ITC) investigations and USPTO patent re-examinations, in addition to federal and state court cases
- Holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from The University of Southern California, an M.S. in Computer Science from The George Washington University, and a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Sharif University of Technology
- Conducts research in the field of software systems and engineering, spanning the areas of mobile software, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, internet, software development, software quality, autonomous cars, self-driving cars, Internet of Things (IoT), embedded software and web applications
- Authored several peer-reviewed academic articles and papers, magazine articles and book chapters related to software engineering in top conferences and publications
- Built several award-winning and patented consumer-facing and enterprise software products for mobile, television and desktop platforms
- Years of hands-on executive and technology experience as a CEO, CTO, technical lead, program manager, senior technologist and a software developer with startups as well as innovation teams of large software technology firms
- Delivered various invited speakers, seminars, lectures, and technology demonstrations at domestic and international software industry events and computer science conferences
- Served as a panelist at various technology, entrepreneurship and software events
- Served as an expert reviewer and panelist for numerous journals, conferences and magazines, and been a committee member for academic conferences
- Received numerous research and industry awards in the field of computer science and entrepreneurship
- Delivers guest lectures on various areas of computer science and software engineering at the University of Southern California and The California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
- Filed 15+ patents in areas of intelligent systems, social networks, privacy and security, information management, internet-enabled TV and advertising with The University of Southern California, Yahoo! and Samsung (4 granted)
Areas of Expertise
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Startup technical vetting and due diligence for VC investments/M&A
IP Evaluation, Technical Team Credibility, Technology Implementation & Architecture Review
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Wireless devices and mobile apps
Android, iOS, Windows Mobile, Windows Phone, Java ME
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Programming and software development
Java, C/C++, C#, XML, Eclipse, Visual Studio, .NET
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Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
TensorFlow, TensorBoard, Caffe, Neural Networks, CNNs, Support Vector Machines (SVM)
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Internet applications and websites
Python, PHP, Perl, Ruby, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, Node.js, Ruby on Rails, ASP.NET
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Digital multimedia
MPEG, JPEG, vector graphics, Silverlight, Flash, digital video recorders (DVRs), Smart TVs and set-top boxes, digital cameras
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Databases
RDBMS, SQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Elastic Search, Oracle, MySQL, Postgres, PostgreSQL
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Operating systems and servers
Linux, Windows, Mac OS, UNIX
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Networking and protocols
TCP/IP, HTTP, IMAP/POP/SMTP, DNS, GSM/CDMA/LTE, Wifi/802.11
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Litigation support
Intellectual property and patent infringement, startup due diligence, evaluation, VC funding, software design/source code inspection and review, expert witness testimony at trials and depositions, breach-of-contract and non-performance claims, and metadata analysis
Litigation Experience
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Burhaan Saleh v. Nike, Inc. et al.
Jurisdiction: US District Court, Central District of California
Counsel: Bursor and Fisher
Nature of Suit: Class Action -
Tesla Inc. v Cao
Jurisdiction: Northern District of California
Counsel: The Norton Law Firm PC, Conrad & Metlitzky LLP, and Rimon PC (jointly retained by Tesla, Cao and XMotors)
Nature of Suit: Trade Secret -
Jeremiah Revitch et al., v. New Moosejaw LLC and Navistone Inc.
Jurisdiction: Northern District of California
Counsel: Bursor and Fisher
Nature of Suit: Corporate Civil Suit -
Stephen Choi and WikiTechnologies, Inc. v. Marco Garibaldi et al.
Jurisdiction: Stephen Choi and WikiTechnologies, Inc. v. Marco Garibaldi et al.
Counsel: Artiano & Associates, APC
Nature of Suit: Corporate Civil Suit -
H2O Resources, LLC v. Oilfield Tracking Services, LLC, Corrizo Oil & Gas et al.
Jurisdiction: Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Counsel: Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin, PC
Nature of Suit: Trade Secret -
Mimzi, LLC v. Foursquare Labs Inc.
Jurisdiction: District of Delaware
Counsel: Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nature of Suit: IPR (Location-Based Services, Crowd Sourcing)
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Location Based Services, LLC v. Sony Electronics Inc.
Jurisdiction: District of Delaware
Counsel: Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
Nature of Suit: IPR (GPS, Location-Based Services) -
Calendar Research, LLC, v. Michael Hunter Gray, StubHub, Inc., eBay Inc. et al.
Jurisdiction: Central District of California
Counsel: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP
Nature of Suit: Trade Secret (Startups, mobile apps, merger and acquisitions) -
Certain Information Systems, Components Thereof and Automobiles Containing the Same (Broadcom v. Toyota Motor Co., Panasonic Co. et al.)
Jurisdiction: United States International Trade Commission
Counsel: Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent (GPS Technology, Location-Based Services) -
UCAR Technology (USA) INC. and UCAR INC. V. Yan Li et al.
Jurisdiction: Northern District of California
Counsel: Ruyak Cherian LLP
Nature of Suit: Trade Secret (Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Self-Driving Cars) -
Capstone Logistics Holdings, Inc., et al., v. Pedro Navarrete et al.
Jurisdiction: Southern District of New York
Counsel: Ferber Law, A Professional Corporation
Nature of Suit: Trade Secret (Mobile and Desktop Applications) -
Neofonie GMBH v. Artissimo Designs LLC
Jurisdiction: Central District of California
Counsel: Emanuel Law
Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract -
Seven Networks, LLC v. ZTE (USA) Inc. and ZTE Corporation
Jurisdiction: Northern District of Texas
Counsel: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement -
CYWEE Group LTD. v ZTE Corporation, ZTE (USA), Inc. and ZTE (TX) Inc.
Jurisdiction: Southern District of California
Counsel: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement -
Hitachi Maxell, LTD. v. ZTE Corp and ZTE USA Inc.
Jurisdiction: Eastern District of Texas
Counsel: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement -
Cellular Communications Equipment LLC v. HTC America Inc., HTC Corporation, ZTE Corporation, ZTE Solutions, Inc. and ZTE USA, Inc.
Jurisdiction: Eastern District of Texas
Counsel: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement -
Bryndon Fisher v. The United States of America
Jurisdiction: United States Court of Federal Claims
Counsel: Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe LLP
Nature of Suit: Class Action
