Eric Koskinen, PhD

Dr. Eric Koskinen is the Charles Berendsen Assistant 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.

Summary of Qualifications

Active researcher and expert in programming languages, having published 30 scientific papers in top computer science conferences/journals, including POPL, PLDI, PPoPP, CAV, SPAA, etc.
Awarded a $3M grant from the Office of Naval Research.
Awarded a $800,000 grant from DARPA on program analysis for Cybersecurity.
Awarded a $250,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to pursue foundational research on programming languages and concurrency.
Served as the Conference Chair of a top computer science conference (LICS) and as a Program Committee Member of top conferences, including POPL, ICALP, and SPAA.
Taught as a Professor at New York University.
Served as Examiner for PhD Dissertations at Columbia University and New York University.
Gave more than 30 invited talks at universities and institutions around the world, including Oxford, MIT, Cornell, Rice, Tokyo University, ETH Zurich, IBM, Microsoft, NEC, and Oracle.
Received his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge.

Areas of Expertise

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

Litigation Experience

AlmondNet, Inc. and Intent IQ, LLC. | 2022–Present
Counsel: Russ August Kabat
Nature of Suit: Patent
Uber Technologies Inc and Unified Patents LLC vs LBT IP II LLC | 2022–Present
Representing LBT IP II LLC
Counsel: Alston & Bird
Nature of Suit: Patent
Voter Labs, Inc. v. Ethos Group Consulting Services, LLC | May 2020–Present
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 | Sept 2019–Present
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 | Sept 2019–Present
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 | Apr 2019–Present
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 | Oct 2017–Present
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. | Mar 2018–Sept 2018
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 | Nov 2017–Dec 2017
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. | Nov 2017–Dec 2017
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 | Oct 2017–Dec 2017
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 | Oct 2016–June 2017
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 | Oct 2016–Present
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. | Sept 2016–Aug 2017
Jurisdiction: New York Supreme Court
Counsel: Daniels, Proco, Lusardi
Nature of Suit: Financial Dispute
Confluence, Intl. v.
Minnesota Department of Transportation, State of Minnesota | Nov 2015–Apr 2016
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. | Nov 2015–Dec 2016
Jurisdiction: US International Trade Commission
Counsel: Gibson, Dunn, & Crutcher LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent
Mediware Information Systems, Inc. v.
HemaTerra Technologies, LLC | June 2014–Sept 2016
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 | Mar 2013–Nov 2013
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 | Mar 2013–Nov 2013
Jurisdiction: US International Trade Commission
Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis, LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent
AON Benfield Global, Inc. v. Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC | Jan 2013–Oct 2013
Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Counsel: Perkins Irell Manella, LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent