Internet-Connected Smart Products
Barr Group is in the business of designing reliable and secure computers and we have software engineers with hands-on experience designing a wide variety of mass-market Internet-connected products that network via 802.11 WiFi, RFID, NFC, Bluetooth (including BLE), Zigbee, cellular, and M2M. For example:
- Smart TVs and smart speakers from Google, Amazon, and Apple
- Set-top boxes for cable and satellite television
- Wearable computers such as fitness trackers and heart-rate monitors
- Smart home thermostats, doorbells, sensors, and LED light bulbs
- Network LAN/WAN routers, hubs, and switches
- Edge computing devices and routers for cloud computing
- Embedded systems and embedded software ("firmware")
Barr Group's engineers are familiar with all of the major technologies used to design connected devices including the Google Cloud IoT, Amazon AWS IoT Core, and Microsoft Azure IoT frameworks, Linux and real-time (RTOS) operating systems, and also the programming languages that are used, such as assembly, C, and C++. And we are equally comfortable reviewing electronic circuits and schematic drawings.
Expert Witness Services
Barr Group's connected device 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 and firmware 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 reviewers to match the size, scope, and complexity of any project.
Further Reading
- Security and the IoT
- How to Prioritize RTOS Tasks (and Why It Matters)
- Introduction to Rate Monotonic Scheduling
- Embedded C Coding Standard
The following is a representative subset of Barr Group's experts who have experience designing and/or testifying about these technologies:
Firmware and IoT Expert Witness List
The following is a representative subset of Barr Group's experts who have experience designing and/or testifying about these technologies:
Expert in mobile and web technology innovation with over 25 years of professional experience spanning telecommunications systems, mobile browsers, web standards…
Software engineer with 8+ years specializing in iOS security, WebKit vulnerability research, and 802.11 wireless protocol exploitation. This expert develops…
Senior systems engineer with nearly 30 years of professional experience designing and validating safety-critical embedded systems for medical device development.…
Embedded systems engineer with over 25 years of experience designing embedded control software for medical devices and biomedical applications. Specialist in…
Senior director with three decades of experience in semiconductor design, embedded systems, and artificial intelligence technologies. Key expertise spans…
Senior software architect and technologist with over 30 years of industry experience specializing in interactive multimedia systems, haptic feedback technology,…
Professor of Computer Science with deep expertise in intelligent transportation systems, vehicle-to-infrastructure communications, and autonomous vehicle…
Senior specialist in firmware reverse engineering and embedded systems vulnerability analysis with nearly two decades of hands-on expertise. Proficient in…
Senior software executive with four decades of experience in Enterprise Asset Management Systems and maintenance management software across nuclear power,…
Senior embedded systems reverse engineer with multiple decades of experience specializing in firmware vulnerability research, systems emulation, and protocol…