Eric Koskinen | Senior Computer Scientist

Eric Koskinen PhD

Assoc. Prof. at Stevens Institute

Dr. Eric Koskinen is the Charles Berendsen Associate Professor of Computer Science at Stevens Institute, where he teaches and conducts a research program supported by over $5.6M in funds from the National Science Foundation (NSF), DARPA, and the Office of Naval Research.

Eric’s career has ranged from the practical to the theoretical. With over 15 years of experience in academia (Stevens, Yale, NYU) and 5 years of experience in industry (Amazon.com, Microsoft, IBM), he holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge. His research interests include formal methods/verification, programming languages, concurrency, and systems.

Eric’s expertise ranges from infrastructure such as operating systems, networks, high-performance servers to high-level concepts such as software architecture, software engineering, programming languages, and compilers.

Inquire about hiring Dr. Eric Koskinen by contacting Quandary Peak at 888‑959‑9639 or info@quandarypeak.com

Summary of Qualifications

  • Endowed Associate Professor (with tenure) at Stevens Institute of Technology, with an active group of supervisees including PhD students, Masters students and undergraduates.
  • Active researcher and expert in programming languages, having published 40 scientific papers in top computer science conferences/journals, including POPL, PLDI, PPoPP, CAV, SPAA, etc.
  • Distinguished paper awards at POPL 2023 and CAV 2011.
  • Awarded over $6M grant from the Office of Naval Research.
  • Served as the Conference Chair of a top computer science conference (LICS) and as a Program Committee Member of top conferences, including POPL, PLDI, PODC, OOPSLA, ICALP, and SPAA.
  • Served on proposal review panels for the National Science Foundation.
  • Served as Examiner for PhD Dissertations at Columbia University and New York University.
  • Gave invited talks at universities and institutions around the world, including Oxford, MIT, Cornell, Columbia, Rice, Tokyo University, University of Johannesburg, ETH Zurich, IBM, Microsoft, Princeton, NEC and Oracle.
  • Received his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge. Awarded the Gates Cambridge Scholarship.
  • Previously a Research Scientist at Yale University (2015–2017), a Visiting Professor at New York University (2011–2014).
  • Previously a Software Engineer at Amazon.com (2003–2005).
  • Developed and released numerous software tools and systems for research and for industrial purposes.

Areas of Expertise

  • Web applications, and web languages, user interfaces
  • Mobile infrastructure
  • Operating systems
  • Network/distributed systems
  • Multithreaded applications
  • Algorithms
  • Programming languages (C, C++, C#, Java, Perl, Python)
  • Linux/Unix
  • Kernel/embedded software

Litigation Consulting

  • VirtaMove, Corp. v. Amazon.com |
    Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Western District of Texas
    Case Number: 7:24-cv-00030
    Counsel: Russ August & Kabat
    Nature of Suit: Patent
  • VirtaMove, Corp. v. Google LLC |
    Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Western District of Texas
    Case Number: 7:24-cv-00033
    Counsel: Russ August & Kabat
    Nature of Suit: Patent
  • VirtaMove, Corp. v. IBM Corp. |
    Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
    Case Number: 2:24-cv-00064
    Counsel: Russ August & Kabat
    Nature of Suit: Patent
  • VirtaMove, Corp. v. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company |
    Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
    Case Number: 2:24-cv-00093
    Counsel: Russ August & Kabat
    Nature of Suit: Patent
  • AlmondNet, Inc v. Amazon.com, Inc |
    Jurisdiction: Western District of Texas
    Case Number: 6:21-cv-00898-ADA, 6:22-cv-01204
    Counsel: Russ August & Kabat
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Press Release: $122 Million Jury Verdict Against Amazon
  • AlmondNet, Inc v. Roku, Inc |
    Jurisdiction: Western District of Texas
    Case Number: 1:22-cv-01540
    Counsel: Russ August & Kabat
    Nature of Suit: Patent
  • AlmondNet, Inc v. Roku, Inc |
    Jurisdiction: District of Delaware
    Case Number: 6:21-cv-00876
    Counsel: Russ August & Kabat
    Nature of Suit: Patent
  • AlmondNet, Inc and Intent IQ, LLC. |
    Counsel: Russ August Kabat
    Nature of Suit: Patent
  • Uber Technologies Inc and Unified Patents LLC v. LBT IP II LLC |
    Representing LBT IP II LLC
    Counsel: Alston & Bird
    Nature of Suit: Patent
  • Voter Labs, Inc v. Ethos Group Consulting Services, LLC |
    Jurisdiction: US District Court for the District of Delaware
    Counsel: Wick Philips Gould & Martin LLP
    Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
  • e-Steps, LLC v.
    Americas Leading Finance, LLC & Traksecure Corp, et al
    |
    Jurisdiction: US District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
    Counsel: Becker-Vissepo
    Nature of Suit: Copyright
  • Boom! Payments, Inc v. Stripe, Inc, et al |
    Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Northern District of California
    Counsel: Russ August & Kabat
    Nature of Suit: Patent
  • Opternative, Inc v. JAND, Inc d/b/a Warby Parker |
    Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
    Counsel: Spence PC
    Nature of Suit: Trade Secret
  • Broker Genius, Inc v. Drew Gainer and Seat Scouts LLC |
    Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
    Counsel: Pearl, Cohen, Zedek, Latzer, Baratz
    Nature of Suit: Trade Secret
  • Mirror Worlds Technologies, LLC v. Facebook, Inc |
    Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
    Counsel: Russ August & Kabat
    Nature of Suit: Patent
  • Broker Genius, Inc v. Matthew Berry |
    Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
    Counsel: Pearl, Cohen, Zedek, Latzer, Baratz
    Nature of Suit: Trade Secret
  • Broker Genius, Inc v. Nathan Zalta et al. |
    Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
    Counsel: Pearl, Cohen, Zedek, Latzer, Baratz
    Nature of Suit: Trade Secret
  • Facebook Biometrics Information Privacy |
    Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Northern District of California
    Counsel: Edelson PC, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Labaton Sucharow LLP
    Nature of Suit: Class Action
  • Machro Tech LLC d/b/a GoECart v.
    Olive Brands LLC d/b/a MetroKitchen.com
    |
    Jurisdiction: US District Court for the District of Connecticut
    Counsel: Daniels, Proco, Lusardi
    Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
  • Fox Television Stations, Inc v. FilmOn X, LLC |
    Jurisdiction: US District Court for the District of Columbia
    Counsel: Baker Marquart LLP
    Nature of Suit: Copyright
  • D.K. Shah, M.D., P.C. D/b/a Grand Street Medical Association v.
    Hal Nathan Buch, M.D.
    |
    Jurisdiction: New York Supreme Court
    Counsel: Daniels, Proco, Lusardi
    Nature of Suit: Financial Dispute
  • Confluence, Intl. v.
    Minnesota Department of Transportation, State of Minnesota
    |
    Jurisdiction: US District Court for the District of Minnesota
    Counsel: Waslten & Te Slaa, P.A.
    Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
  • Fitbit, Inc v. Jawbone, Inc |
    Jurisdiction: US International Trade Commission
    Counsel: Gibson, Dunn,  & Crutcher LLP
    Nature of Suit: Patent
  • Mediware Information Systems, Inc v.
    HemaTerra Technologies, LLC
    |
    Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Middle District of Florida
    Counsel: Barack  Ferrazzano Kirchbaum & Nagelberg, LLP
    Nature of Suit: Trade Secret
  • Ericsson, Inc v. Samsung Electronics Co., LTD |
    Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Northern District of Texas
    Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis, LLP
    Nature of Suit: Patent
  • Ericsson, Inc v. Samsung Electronics Co., LTD |
    Jurisdiction: US International Trade Commission
    Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis, LLP
    Nature of Suit: Patent
  • AON Benfield Global, Inc v. Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC |
    Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
    Counsel: Perkins Irell Manella, LLP
    Nature of Suit: Patent
Client Testimonials
Dr. Koskinen is an ultimate professional and an excellent technical and testifying expert witness. Highly knowledgeable and persuasive in his field of expertise coupled with a great working attitude and ethic.
Daniel Melman

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