Sigurd Meldal is a Professor in the Department of Computer Engineering at San Jose State University and the Director of the Cybersecurity + Big Data Initiative at SJSU.
Dr. Meldal has testified in federal court as an expert witness in the fields of computer science, computer engineering and software engineering. In this role, he has provided technical opinions in IP litigation regarding mobile devices, networked systems and services‑oriented architectures.
In particular, Dr. Meldal has assisted in litigation and related processes involving smartphones, wireless communication and telephony, networked database systems, location-oriented web services, and mobile device positioning systems.
Summary of Qualifications
Well known as an influential scholar in the computer science community for his discoveries and inventions in the areas of software engineering, computer programming, and theoretical computer science.
Serves as Director of the Cybersecurity + Big Data Initiative, where he is spearheading new research and graduate programs in cyber security and data sciences.
Previously served as Chair of the Department of Computer Engineering at San Jose State University, where he remains a tenured faculty member in both the Computer Engineering and Computer Science Departments.
Has testified in federal court and been deposed as an expert witness about iOS, Android, AMSS, and Blackberry software running on Apple, Qualcomm and other mobile hardware platforms, as well as more generic software systems and networked server architectures.
Has provided expert testimony and declarations related to § 101 (patentable subject matter) defenses based on the SCOTUS verdict in the case of Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International.
Co-authored the seminal paper on the algebraic foundations of non-deterministic operators, which has been widely cited by his academic peers in related research publications.
Was a senior researcher in the project developing the Rapide language framework for prototyping of distributed architectures and the abstraction mechanisms necessary for large-scale conformance checking.
Authored the curriculum for Cal Poly’s new undergraduate degree in software engineering and San José State University’s new BS and MS Software Engineering degrees.
Has worked with universities in India and China to establish collaborative frameworks for student and faculty exchanges, and for dual or joint degree programs bringing together students from different countries into one educational context.
Has published a book and more than 60 peer-reviewed technical papers on a broad spectrum of practical and theoretical subjects in software engineering and computer science.
Areas of Expertise
Mobile and wireless software, operating systems, and applications
iOS, Android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry OS (bbOS), Qualcomm Brew, Symbian, Windows 8
iPhone, iPad, Qualcomm Mobile Station Modem (MSM) architectures and systems-on-a-chip (SoC), ARM processors, BlackBerry, Google, HTC, and Nokia devices
Operating systems (OS)
MacOSX, Unix, Linux, Windows
Cyber security and big data
Public policy, cyber risk management
User interface design
iOS, Android, Windows, BlackBerry
Design methodologies and tools
Object oriented programming and design, UML, design patterns, soft formal verification and testing, concurrent systems design
Service-oriented architectures, networked server architectures, architecture prototyping frameworks, architecture description languages, large-scale conformance checking, and other areas
Other
Geographic information systems, bioinformatics, software and computer engineering accreditation/professional standards
Litigation Experience
Immersion Corp. v. Apple Inc. and AT&T Mobility LLC.
Jurisdiction: US International Trade Commission
Counsel: Irell & Manella LLP
Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Patent
Callwave Communications LLC v. Google Inc.
Jurisdiction: US District Court for the District of Delaware
Counsel: Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Patent
Ancora Technologies, Inc. v. Apple, Inc.
Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Northern District of California
Counsel: Brooks Kushman P.C.
Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Patent
Global Cash Access, Inc. v. NRT Tech. Corp. And NRT Technologies, Inc.
Jurisdiction: US International Trade Commission
Counsel: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Patent
Yodlee, Inc. v. Plaid Technologies Inc.
Jurisdiction: US District Court for the District of Delaware
Counsel: Fish & Richardson P.C.
Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Patent
Adam Backhaut et al. v. Apple Inc.
Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Northern District of California
Counsel: Audet & Partners LLP
Nature of Suit: Class Action
Fox Television Stations, Inc., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation,and Fox Broadcasting Company, Inc. v.
Filmon X, LLC, Alkiviades “Alki” David,
Filmon.tv Networks, Inc., Filmon.tv.inc., Filmon.Com, Inc.
Jurisdiction: US District Court, Central District Court of California
Counsel: Baker Marquart LLP
Nature of Suit: Copyright – 17 U.S.C. § 111 Licensing
NBCUniversal Media, LLC v. FilmOn X, LLC
Jurisdiction: US District Court, Central District Court of California
Counsel: Baker Marquart LLP
Nature of Suit: Copyright – 17 U.S.C. § 111 Licensing
Fox Television Stations, Inc. v. FilmOn X, LLC
Jurisdiction: US District Court District of Columbia
Counsel: Baker Marquart LLP
Nature of Suit: Copyright – 17 U.S.C. § 111 Licensing
Filmon X, LLC v. Window To The World Communications, Inc.
Jurisdiction: US District Court for The Northern District of Illinois. Eastern Division
Counsel: Baker Marquart LLP
Nature of Suit: Copyright – 17 U.S.C. § 111 Licensing
Intellectual Ventures II LLC v. JP Morgan Chase & Co., et al.
Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Counsel: Feinberg Day Alberti & Thompson LLP
Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Patent
Via Licensing Corporation v. Barnes & Noble, Inc.
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of the State of California for the County of San Francisco
Counsel: King & Spalding LLP
Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Breach of Contract
Nokia Corporation and Nokia Inc. v. HTC Corporation and HTC America, Inc.
Jurisdiction: United States International Trade Commission
Counsel: Desmarais LLP
Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Patent
Porto Technology, Co., Ltd., Porto Technology, LLC, and Ji-Soo Lee v. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Counsel: Fox Rothschild LLP
Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Patent
Phoenix Licensing, LLC and LPL Licensing, LLC v. Aegon USA, Inc., et al.
Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Counsel: Alston and Bird, LLP
Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Patent
Civix-DDI, LLC v. LoopNet, Inc.
Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division
Counsel: Kirkland and Ellis, LLP and Orrick, Herrington & Sutclife LLP
Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Patent
MobileMedia Ideas, LLC v. Apple Inc.
Jurisdiction: US District Court for the District of Delaware
Counsel: Proskauer Rose, LLP
Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Patent
Dan Holton v. Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of the State of California, County of Santa Clara
Counsel: Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati
Nature of Suit:
Civix-DDI, LLC v. Hotels.com, LP and Hotels.com GP, LLC
Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Counsel: Kirkland and Ellis, LLP
Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Patent
Certain Personal Data and Mobile Communications Devices and Related Software
Apple Inc. v. Nokia Corp. and Nokia Inc.
Jurisdiction: International Trade Commission
Counsel: Alston & Bird, LLP
Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Patent
Kevin L. Keithley and Tren Technology Holdings, LLC v. The Homestore.com, Inc., National Association of Realtors,
and National Association of Home Builders of the United States
Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Northern District of California
Counsel: Alston & Bird, LLP
Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Patent
Rowe International Corp. and Arachnid, Inc. v. Ecast, Inc., Rock-Ola Manufacturing Corporation, and View
Interactive Entertainment Corp.
Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Counsel: Beck, Ross, Bismonte & Finley, LLP
Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Patent
Ecast, Inc., v. TouchTunes Music Corporation
Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Northern District of California
Counsel: Morrison & Foerster LLP
Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Patent
1st Media LLC, vs. TouchTunes Music Corporation, Ecast Inc., Fatburger Corporation, and Rock-Ola Manufacturing
Corporation
Jurisdiction: US District Court for the District of Nevada
Counsel: Morrison & Foerster LLP
Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Patent
Rowe International Corp. and Arachnid, Inc. vs. Ecast, Inc., Rock-Ola Manufacturing Corporation, and View
Interactive Entertainment Corp.
Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Counsel: Morrison & Foerster LLP
Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Patent
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