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.
Medical Devices
Barr Group's experienced medical device software expert witnesses consult with attorneys in medical product liability and intellectual property cases. Our experts in medical device technology have hands-on experience designing electronic systems and software and the credentials and composure to testify successfully before judges and juries.
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Electronic Medical Devices
An electronic medical device is an embedded system, which is a combination of software and electronics. When an electronic medical device malfunctions the results can be deadly. Barr Group is in the business of designing reliable and secure embedded systems and our expert software engineers, electrical engineers, and mechanical engineers are well acquainted with the design of FDA-rated Class II and Class III electronic medical products such as:
- Electronic medical records and medical billing software
- Pacemakers and implanted defibrillators
- Automated external defibrillators (AED)
- Glucose monitors and insulin pumps
- MRI machines and PET/CT scanners
- Digital medical imaging algorithms for X-ray and ultrasound
- Hearing aids and cochlear implants
- Functional e-stimulators, including spinal cord stimulators
- Brain-computer interfaces and neurological sensing
- In-vitro diagnostic equipment for laboratory specimen testing
- Point-of-care testing (POCT) including blood gas systems
- Vital sign monitoring devices (e.g., EKG and ECG)
- Wearable computers and biomedical sensor networks
- Ventilators and life support equipment
- Bedside and ambulatory infusion pumps
- Robotic surgical systems
Barr Group's software experts are familiar with all of the operating systems used in medical devices, including real-time operating systems like VxWorks and QNX as well as Windows, and all programming languages for embedded systems such as assembly, C, C++, and Matlab. And we are just as comfortable with electronic circuits and ASICs and the Verilog and VHDL languages.
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Medical Device Expert Witness Services
Barr Group's medical device software 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
- Analysis of electronics and related design documents
- Prior art review for patent invalidity
- Reverse engineering, including disassembly of binary code
- Forensic analysis and malfunction reconstruction
- Comparison to FDA 510(k) and medical-industry safety standards
- 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.
The following is a representative subset of Barr Group's experts who have experience designing and/or testifying about these technologies:
Communication Theory and DSP Expert Profile
Professor of communications theory and signal processing with twenty-five years experience applying these to innovate in a range of industries.
Neural / Spinal Cord Stimulator Expert Profile
Biomedical scientist with decades of experience with the central and peripheral nervous system, clinical and non-clinical research, and computational modeling.
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).
Physical Layer Communications Expert Profile
Consultant with two decades of experience in wireless protocols and standards, including all generations of the IEEE 802.11 “WiFi” and GSM cellular standards.
Industrial Automation Robots Expert Profile
Professor of mechanical and computer engineering with two decades of industry and academic experience in automation, mechatronic, and robotic system design.
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.
Class II and III Medical Device Expert Profile
Consultant specializing in regulatory and clinical research with extensive experience in Class II and Class III medical devices in FDA and ISO-regulated environments.
GPS-Guided UAV Flight Systems Expert Profile
Electrical engineer with three decades of experience in safety-critical aerospace, automotive, and medical and expertise in hybrid electric vehicles.
Data Management Systems Expert Profile
Computer scientist with twenty five years of experience in enterprise-level software, knowledge management system, and mobile app development.
Data Science and Database Expert Profile
Professor with three decades of experience in data modeling, schema design summarization, form generation, and natural language queries.
Mixed-Signal Electronics Design Expert Profile
Consulting former professor with expertise in mixed-signal electronics design, including for physical-layer communications, memories, and smart cards.
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.
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.
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.
Satellite and Cellular Base Station Expert Profile
Engineering consultant specializing in wireless cellular mobile technology who has written real-time software for products from automotive and medical to mobile handsets.
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.
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.
Nanoelectronic & MEMS Sensors Expert Profile
Engineering professor with decades of experience at the forefront of the design and fabrication of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and nano devices.
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.
FDA Medical Software Quality Expert Profile
Former director of software engineering with deep experience in medical products and the FDA 510(k), ISO-13485, and IEC-62304 software quality systems.
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.
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.
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.
Software Quality Assurance Expert Profile
Former engineering VP with experience leading development of enterprise software, including electronic payment and data management systems.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Biotech and Pharma Database Expert Profile
Experienced computer engineer and corporate IT leader with experience in the biotech, pharmaceutical, medical device, and other industries.
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.
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.
Electronics Source Code Review Expert Profile
Computer engineer with fifteen years of experience in all phases of engineering from system architecture to electronics and software design to manufacturing.
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.
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.
Battery and Power Electronics Expert Profile
Electrical engineer and expert in battery and power electronics technology with special technical expertise in motor drives and inverters.
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.
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.
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.
Computer scientist who has spent twenty five years consulting at the leading edge of wearable augmented reality systems.
Professor of mechanical and computer engineering with two decades of industry and academic experience in automation, mechatronic, and robotic system design.
Professional Engineer (PE) with several of hands-on experience developing products and software for industrial, consumer, enterprise, military, and medical applications.
Electrical and optical engineer with demonstrated experience leading global, cross-functional engineering teams in the automotive and other industries.
Chemist and consultant with four decades of experience in the area of electrochemical energy devices, including batteries, capacitors, fuel cells, electrolysis and corrosion.
Electrical engineer and expert in battery and power electronics technology with special technical expertise in motor drives and inverters.
Electrochemist, consultant, and materials science professor with extensive experience in research and industry for battery electronics, including manufacturing.
Computer scientist with twenty five years of experience in enterprise-level software, knowledge management system, and mobile app development.
Engineering professor with decades of experience at the forefront of the design and fabrication of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and nano devices.
Experienced computer engineer and corporate IT leader with experience in the biotech, pharmaceutical, medical device, and other industries.