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.
Consumer Electronics
Barr Group's consumer electronics expert witnesses advise attorneys in class action and other litigation. Our experts have hands-on experience designing consumer electronics devices such as set-top boxes, fitness monitors, digital cameras, and laser printers. We have testified in high-profile multi-million dollar disputes.
Need an expert for consumer electronics litigation? Contact us >
Consumer Technology Products
Barr Group is in the business of designing reliable and secure computers and we have software engineers with hands-on experience designing consumer electronics such as:
- Smart TVs and smart speakers from Google, Amazon, and Apple
- Set-top boxes for cable and satellite television
- Digital Video Recording (DVR) technology such as TiVo
- Gaming consoles like Sony PlayStation, Microsoft Xbox, and Nintendo
- iOS and Android smartphones and tablets, including Samsung Galaxy
- Video games for consoles and mobile phones, PCs, and browsers
- Personal computers and laptops from Dell, Lenovo, Apple, Google, etc.
- Peripheral devices from Bluetooth headsets to MIDI music instruments
- Printers and scanners including multi-function copiers and 3-D printers
- Unmanned aerial drones as well as other digital cameras
- Smart watches, fitness trackers, and heart-rate monitors
- Smart home appliances and other products with software inside
Barr Group's software experts are familiar with all of the major technologies used to design consumer electronics products including the Windows, Android, iOS, and Linux operating systems and programming languages, such as assembly, C, C++, C#, Objective-C, and Java. And we are equally comfortable reviewing electronic circuits and schematic drawings.
Request your consumer electronics expert now >
Expert Witness Services
Barr Group's consumer electronics 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
- Analysis of electronics and related design documents
- Reverse engineering, including disassembly of binary code
- Forensic analysis, including electronic data recovery
- Expert reports, declarations, and witness statements
- Testimony at deposition, oral hearings, and trials
Barr Group has a demonstrated ability to quickly activate one or more code experts 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:
Advanced Military Radar Systems Expert Profile
Professor with significant expertise including in advanced radar, software-defined radio, and broadband powerline communications.
LLM Generative A.I. and Chatbot Expert Profile
Artificial intelligence expert specializing in chatbot design and development, GPT and LangChain, speech recognition, and natural language processing (NLP).
Augmented Reality Wearables Expert Profile
Computer scientist who has spent twenty five years consulting at the leading edge of wearable augmented reality systems.
Wireless Power Transfer Expert Profile
Professor of electrical engineering with experience in power electronics, including low power circuits, solar cells, wireless power transfer, and high voltage systems.
Spread Spectrum Communications Expert Profile
Consulting electrical engineer with thirty-five years of experience in cellular standards including GSM, UMTS, and LTE and other wireless communication protocols.
Semiconductor Fabrication Expert Profile
Consultant with over two decades of experience in semiconductor design and testing, including foundry process evaluation and selection.
Handheld Operating Systems Expert Profile
Computer science expert with decades of experience designing software and electronics, including handheld, IoT, and wearable devices as well as video games and apps.
Optical Engineer and Telematics Expert Profile
Electrical and optical engineer with demonstrated experience leading global, cross-functional engineering teams in the automotive and other industries.
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.
Streaming Multimedia Expert Profile
Technology consultant with decades of experience in development and implementation of digital audio and video such as CD, DVD, Blu-ray, and streaming multimedia.
Image and Facial Recognition Expert Profile
Professor and consultant with thirty years of experience in computer vision and image and video processing as well as color engineering and control systems for print engines.
Video Game & Casino Gaming Expert Profile
Engineering consultant with twenty-five years of experience in systems for gaming and gambling including the design and analysis of casino games.
Online and Casino Gaming Expert Profile
Computer engineering consultant with four decades of experience in the casino gaming industry, including development of gaming and related technologies.
Battery Design and Testing Expert Profile
Electrochemist, consultant, and materials science professor with extensive experience in research and industry for battery electronics, including manufacturing.
Battery Failure Electrochemistry Expert Profile
Chemist and consultant with four decades of experience in the area of electrochemical energy devices, including batteries, capacitors, fuel cells, electrolysis and corrosion.
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.
Speech & Voice Recognition Expert Profile
Professor of computer science with two decades of experience at the forefront of the analysis and processing of electronic documents and speech / voice.
Haptic Input & Virtual Reality Expert Profile
Engineering professor with decades of experience in virtual reality (VR), streaming multimedia, computer vision, artificial intelligence (AI), and robotics.
Aircraft Avionics Software Expert Profile
FAA-certified DER, flight instructor, commercial pilot, and former engineering director software architect for next generation cockpit flight displays.
Acoustics and Audio Processing Expert Profile
Professor of electrical engineering who spent two decades researching and inventing algorithms at the intersection of acoustics, digital signal processing, and machine learning.
Medical Image Processing Expert Profile
Researcher and consultant with a PhD in electrical engineering and specialized expertise in signal, image and video processing, and data compression.
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.
Security and Surveillance Camera Expert Profile
Stanford-educated professor, whose industry career began at AT&T Bell Labs, with specialized expertise in cyber-physical systems and computer vision.
Manufacturing Automated Test Expert Profile
Professional Engineer (PE) with several of hands-on experience developing products and software for industrial, consumer, enterprise, military, and medical applications.
Virtual Reality Worlds & Gaming Expert Profile
MIT-educated electrical engineer with decades of industry experience designing software and electronics including for computer graphics, video games, and virtual worlds.
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.
Naval and Underwater Drones Expert Profile
Consultant with thirty years of software development experience designing products from autonomous underwater robots to cable modems and set-top boxes.
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.
Lithium Battery Ultracapacitor Expert Profile
Chemist and portable power expert with thirty years of industry experience at the leading edge of lithium battery and ultracapacitor technology development.
Fiber Optics and Electronics Expert Profile
MIT-educated electrical engineer, computer scientist, and physicist with two decades of expertise including in network processors, TCP/IP, fiber-optic networks, and VoIP.
Analog and Digital Electronics Design Expert Profile
Electrical engineer with more than thirty years of hands-on experience designing real-time systems and embedded software for commercial and military applications.
Fault Tolerant Computing Expert Profile
Professor with decades of experience in systems design and and expertise in bio-robotics, medical devices, actuators, and fault tolerant computing.
DSP and Data Compression Expert Profile
Consultant and professor of electrical and computer engineering with twenty issued U.S. patents on digital signal processing and digital receiver technologies.
Distributed Computer Systems Expert Profile
Computer scientist with over forty years of industry experience in design of computer systems, communications systems, electronics, and software.
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.
Global Positioning Systems Expert Profile
Electrical engineer with substantial experience in the design of GPS and navigation systems, including DSP and image processing, in military and civilian applications.
Medical Device Software Safety Expert Profile
Specialist in safety-critical product development certified in regulatory requirements and twenty-five years of experience in software design for medical devices.
DOCSIS Cable Modem Expert Profile
Pioneering cable television and settop design engineer with nearly one hundred patents in broadband and wireless data communications and digital video.
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
Mechanical-Electrical-Software Expert Profile
Engineering consultant with hands-on industry experience in mechanical and electrical design as well as software and firmware development and testing.
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.
Battery Chemistry Expert Profile
Electrochemist and materials engineering consultant with thirty years of experience and expertise in all aspects of battery systems and energy storage.
Settop On-Screen Guide & DVR Expert Profile
Embedded computing pioneer with thirty years of experience designing electronics and firmware, notably for DVR-capable satellite TV receivers.
Electronic Casino Games Expert Profile
Expert in compliance testing for regulated casino gaming devices with significant experience with Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and Johnson Act regulations.
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.
E-commerce SaaS Software Expert Profile
Computer scientist with industry experience managing development of a range of computer systems from e-commerce and SaaS websites to set-top boxes.
Video Game Computer Graphics Expert Profile
Computer science professor and consultant with thirty years of experience in the software industry and hands-on video game design experience.
System & Software Testing Expert Profile
Prolific author who has trained tens of thousands of engineers in systems testing and has over thirty years of experience in software and electronics testing.
Biometrics and Tamper Detection Expert Profile
Security consultant and professor who has developed novel and patented security technologies including for biometric and physical security.
GPS & Navigation Systems Expert Profile
Engineer and product manager with twenty five years of work at the leading-edge of agriculture, automotive, and marine navigation and geolocation technologies including GPS/GNSS.
Magnetic and Optical Storage Expert Profile
Electrical engineer with broad industry experience in development and manufacturing of optical and magnetic storage products including RAID disks and SCSI interfaces.
Microprocessor Design Expert Profile
Professor of electrical and computer engineering with years of industry experience in the design of microprocessors for infotainment and multimedia systems.
Medical Device Design Expert Profile
Computer engineer with over thirty-five years of experience designing electronics and software for safety-critical medical devices and consumer electronics.
Audio Signal Processing Expert Profile
Forty years of academic and engineering experience in computer science, software development, and especially signal processing for audio and music.
User Interface Design Expert Profile
Accomplished software and systems engineer with specialized expertise in UI design and human factors for mobile, web, desktop, and server software.
Telecommunication Systems Expert Profile
Electrical engineer and consultant in telecommunications, information technology, media, electronics, and e-business with thirty years of industry experience.
Mobile & Wireless Networks Expert Profile
Professor of electrical engineering and an award-winning innovator in the areas of wireless communication systems and mobile networks who has testified as an expert witness.
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.
Laser Printer Engines Expert Profile
Consultant and trainer with over thirty years of hands-on professional experience in the design and testing of software, firmware, and electronics.
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.
Military Systems Design Expert Profile
Industry veteran and former member of NASA's Super Problem Resolution Team who built or managed the development of over one hundred computer products.
Secure Computer Systems Expert Profile
Electrical engineer with extensive electronics and software product development experience across a broad range of industries and platform architectures.
Cellular Communications Expert Profile
Independent engineering consultant in the design of both electronics and software with a formal education in electrical and mechanical engineering.
Electrical engineer with broad industry experience in development and manufacturing of optical and magnetic storage products including RAID disks and SCSI interfaces.
Engineering consultant with hands-on industry experience in mechanical and electrical design as well as software and firmware development and testing.
Professor of electrical and computer engineering with years of industry experience in the design of microprocessors for infotainment and multimedia systems.
Professor with significant expertise including in advanced radar, software-defined radio, and broadband powerline communications.
Industry veteran and former member of NASA's Super Problem Resolution Team who built or managed the development of over one hundred computer products.
MIT-educated electrical engineer, computer scientist, and physicist with two decades of expertise including in network processors, TCP/IP, fiber-optic networks, and VoIP.
Computer engineering consultant with four decades of experience in the casino gaming industry, including development of gaming and related technologies.
White hat hacker specializing in penetration testing and reverse engineering and expert in the design of secure networks and IoT devices.
Consultant with over two decades of experience in semiconductor design and testing, including foundry process evaluation and selection.
Embedded computing pioneer with thirty years of experience designing electronics and firmware, notably for DVR-capable satellite TV receivers.