Video Compression Standards Expert Profile
Professor with unique expertise in JPEG image and MPEG video standards who conducts research in computer vision, pattern recognition, and machine learning.
Computer Security
Barr Group's experienced computer security expert witnesses review patent portfolios and advise attorneys in cyberbreach and IP litigation. Many Barr Group engineers have hands-on experience designing secure computing platforms. And our cybersecurity expert team includes several who have testified in high-profile civil and criminal trials.
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Cybersecurity and Cyberbreaches
From electronic medical devices and health records to safety-critical automotive electronics and mission-critical cloud-hosted business applications and distributed databases, the stakes have never been higher for network/data security and privacy.
At Barr Group we have been in the business of designing secure computers since our founding and our staff includes world-leading cybersecurity experts and trainers. Our areas of expertise include:
- Symmetric and asymmetric (public key) encryption and decryption
- Elliptic curve cryptography (ECC)
- Digital rights management (DRM) for software activation, e-books, etc.
- Privacy and cybersecurity of electronic voting systems (e-voting)
- Encryption and decryption algorithms such as DES, RSA, and AES
- User authentication and digital signatures
- Zero-knowledge tests and secure hashes (e.g., MD5)
- Firewalls and secure network protocols (TLS/SSL, SSH/SFTP, WAP/WEP)
- Biometric security, including fingerprints, retina scans, and facial recognition
- Computer viruses and other malware such as trojans and ransomware
- Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) and other attacks
- Trusted computing modules like TPM and secure bootloaders
Barr Group's cybersecurity experts are familiar with all major operating systems--such as Linux/Android, iOS, and Windows--and programming languages, including Java, JavaScript, C/C++, C#, Objective-C, Python, Perl, PHP, and assembly.
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Expert Witness Services
Barr Group's computer security experts support plaintiffs and defendants in litigation in U.S. District Courts, at the International Trade Commission (ITC), and before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Our services include:
- Technical assistance with drafting of discovery requests
- Software source code review and analysis
- Source code comparisons for copyright and trade secret theft
- Prior art review for patent invalidity
- Reverse engineering of electronics and schematics review
- Forensic analysis of malware, including binary code disassembly
- Extraction of system logs and electronically-stored metadata
- Investigation of cyber attacks and data breaches
- Security audits and penetration testing
- Expert reports, declarations, and witness statements
- Testimony at deposition, oral hearings, and trials
Our experience with computer security litigation is extensive and includes electronics and source code analysis and testimony for a large number of cases in numerous U.S. District Courts and the Superior Court of Québec, including in relation to satellite TV hacking and signal interception.
Barr Group has a demonstrated ability to quickly activate one or more engineers to match the size, scope, and complexity of any project.
The following is a representative subset of Barr Group's experts who have experience designing and/or testifying about these technologies:
Smart Grid Technologies Expert Profile
Computer engineering professor and expert in renewable energy and smart grid technologies with twenty-five years of experience in industry and academia.
Cloud Storage and Filesystem Expert Profile
Professor of computer science with decades of experience in cloud storage and filesystems, computer architecture, data networks, and distributed computing.
Automated Surveillance Systems Expert Profile
Computer systems expert with twenty five years experience including in video streaming/coding/processing and the design of AI-enhanced automated video security systems.
Advanced Military Radar Systems Expert Profile
Professor with significant expertise including in advanced radar, software-defined radio, and broadband powerline communications.
Payment and Transaction Processing Expert Profile
Subject matter expert in electronic payment systems with three decades of experience with financial transaction processing and security.
Data Center and Cloud Storage Expert Profile
Computer science professor with industry experience in system administration as well as data centers and cloud storage and a range of other technologies.
Online and Digital Privacy Expert Profile
Professor of computer science and consultant to government agencies and industry with decades of expertise in computer security and digital privacy.
Malware Detection Systems Expert Profile
Computer security innovator and former professor with twenty five years of experience and unique expertise in detecting network worms and drive-by download attacks.
Electronic Warfare and SIGINT Expert Profile
Professor of electrical and computer engineering who consults and specializes in secure waveform design, electronic warfare, and satellite communications.
E-Commerce Payment Security Expert Profile
Professor of computer science and consultant with full-stack expertise in database-backed websites and mobile apps, payment system integration, and security.
Fingerprint Biometric Systems Expert Profile
Former professor of computer engineering with expertise in biometric systems and technologies and a leading authority in fingerprint identification technologies.
NFC and Contactless Payments Expert Profile
Consultant with over thirty-five years of industry experience in smart card-based solutions for payments and digital security and deep expertise in secure chip technologies.
Internet and Web Technology Expert Profile
Consultant and trainer with specialized knowledge in website development, markup languages, mobile device management, and e-commerce.
Cellular Wireless Air Interface Expert Profile
Professor of electrical engineering and computer science with decades of R&D experience in communications networks and wireless signal detection and estimation.
Deep Learning & A.I. Systems Expert Profile
Former professor with twenty five years of experience in machine learning for speech recognition and computer vision as well as in data centers and blockchain.
Drone and UAV Navigation Expert Profile
USAF researcher in image processing and GPS-denied navigation with decades of experience in control systems including for aerial drones and UAVs.
Distributed Sensor Networks Expert Profile
Professor of computer science with specialized expertise in network quality of service, routing, and visualization as well as remote sensing.
Electronic Voting Machine Expert Profile
Distinguished professor of computer science with expertise in electronic voting, artificial intelligence, digital libraries, and electronic payment and e-commerce systems.
Flash Memories & Filesystems Expert Profile
Computer software and electronics consultant with three decades of extensive experience with storage technologies and filesystems, including Flash memory.
Digital Signature & Document Expert Profile
Former computer science professor who taught courses in operating system and compiler design and also designed datacom equipment for decades.
Connected Vehicle Telematics Expert Profile
A leader in the field of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) short range communication with decades of focus on ADAS, sensor technologies, and location-based services.
Linux-Based Computer Systems Expert Profile
Former professor of computer science and consultant with specialized knowledge of the internal structure of the Linux operating system.
Space and Satellite Systems Expert Profile
Computer science professor with specialized expertise in RF signals and antennas, GPS, communication satellites, and information security.
Smartphone Software & Apps Expert Profile
Consultant with two decades of experience developing software and mobile apps for Android, Linux, Windows, and real-time operating systems.
Video Encoding & Streaming Expert Profile
PhD electrical engineer and data communications expert with three decades of industry and research experience in DSP, video and image encoding, and data compression.
High-Performance Computing Expert Profile
Professor of electrical and computer engineering and expert in architectural paradigms and technologies for high-performance computing and distributed computing.
Just-in-Time Compilation Expert Profile
Early pioneer in the areas of moving target cyberdefenses, mobile code, and dynamic compilation and subject matter expert in virtual machines and JIT compilers.
Penetration Testing Security Expert Profile
White hat hacker specializing in penetration testing and reverse engineering and expert in the design of secure networks and IoT devices.
Software and Binary Disassembly Expert Profile
Computer scientist and reverse engineering expert with twenty years of experience developing large-scale distributed high-performance systems.
ASIC FPGA and SoC Design Expert Profile
Consulting computer engineering expert with significant expertise and experience in both software and digital electronics, including design of ASICs, FPGA and SoCs.
TCP/IP Internet Protocols Expert Profile
Systems engineer with decades of hands-on experience in the design and implementation of Internet-connected products using WiFi, cellular, and other protocols
Smart Grid Electrical Power Expert Profile
Director of one university research lab that supports NASA and another that prototypes smart grid / energy, smart roads, and other smart city projects.
Short-Range Wireless Protocols Expert Profile
Professor emeritus and software consultant with experience in every phase of software development who helped standardize short range wireless protocols.
Cybersecurity & Cyber-Warfare Expert Profile
Prolific author of books and papers on cybersecurity, cyberwarfare, and digital forensics, as well as cryptography and other forms of applied mathematics.
Ultrasound Medical Imaging Expert Profile
Former professor and materials scientist whose areas of specialized expertise includes electronics and MEMS sensor design as well as signal processing.
Biometrics and Tamper Detection Expert Profile
Security consultant and professor who has developed novel and patented security technologies including for biometric and physical security.
Wireless Protocols and Standards Expert Profile
Network and wireless technology expert with over thirty years of industry experience who has been significantly involved in multiple wireless standardization efforts.
Cloud Computing Architectures Expert Profile
MIT-educated computer scientist experienced in architecting, designing, developing, and optimizing enterprise solutions leveraging cloud computing.
Wired & Wireless Networks Expert Profile
Career consultant in the field of telecommunications and information services with extensive involvement in the design of major voice and data networks.
Embedded Software Design Expert Profile
Former professor and textbook author with over a decade of industry experience developing software for embedded systems for a range of industries.
Secure Computer Systems Expert Profile
Electrical engineer with extensive electronics and software product development experience across a broad range of industries and platform architectures.
A leader in the field of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) short range communication with decades of focus on ADAS, sensor technologies, and location-based services.
Computer systems expert with twenty five years experience including in video streaming/coding/processing and the design of AI-enhanced automated video security systems.
Security consultant and professor who has developed novel and patented security technologies including for biometric and physical security.
Professor of electrical engineering and computer science with decades of R&D experience in communications networks and wireless signal detection and estimation.
Professor of computer science with decades of experience in cloud storage and filesystems, computer architecture, data networks, and distributed computing.
Electrical engineer with extensive electronics and software product development experience across a broad range of industries and platform architectures.
Professor of computer science and consultant to government agencies and industry with decades of expertise in computer security and digital privacy.
Prolific author of books and papers on cybersecurity, cyberwarfare, and digital forensics, as well as cryptography and other forms of applied mathematics.
Professor of electrical and computer engineering who consults and specializes in secure waveform design, electronic warfare, and satellite communications.
Consulting computer engineering expert with significant expertise and experience in both software and digital electronics, including design of ASICs, FPGA and SoCs.