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.
Military & Aerospace
Barr Group's military and aerospace expert witness team comprises experienced software developers, electrical engineers, and mechanical engineers as well as PhD cryptographers with expertise in the design of state-of-the-art mission-critical defense electronics. Our experts have assisted with IP infringement and hacking/security breach litigation.
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Defense Electronics and Avionics
Barr Group is in the business of designing reliable and secure computers and our team of expert software engineers, electrical engineers, and mechanical engineers are familiar with electronic military and aerospace systems such as:
- Drones, i.e. unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
- Physical security and surveillance systems
- Airplane avionics and ARINC-standard communications equipment
- Soldier-worn electronics, including hardened/low-power computers
- Military field radios, including software-defined radios (SDR)
- Aviation systems safety standards including DO-178 and DO-254
- Battlefield robots, smart weapons and GPS guidance systems
- Cybersecurity and secure wireless communications and protocols
Barr Group's experts are familiar with most operating systems used in embedded systems, including real-time operating systems like OSEK and QNX, as well as Linux, and programming languages including 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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Expert Witness Services
Barr Group's weapons systems and avionics 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 electronic data and metadata retrieval
- 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.
Microwave and RF Electronics Expert Profile
Consulting engineer with decades of experience in the design and development of electronics with high-speed analog, RF, and microwave circuits.
End-to-End Network Architecture Expert Profile
Wireless communications consultant specializing in network performance analysis, radio network coverage and capacity planning, spectrum management, and traffic modeling.
Advanced Military Radar Systems Expert Profile
Professor with significant expertise including in advanced radar, software-defined radio, and broadband powerline communications.
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.
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.
Computer Vision and Perception Expert Profile
Professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering with expertise in sensor fusion and computer perception for autonomous systems, including self-driving cars.
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.
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.
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.
Computer Music and Multimedia Expert Profile
Software developer and professor with extensive experience designing/developing/deploying advanced multimedia on platforms including handheld devices.
Wireless and Cellular Standards Expert Profile
Cellular and wireless communications expert with experience in military radio and mesh networks who has also been a leader in protocol standards development.
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.
Internet and Cellular Standards Expert Profile
Scientist and leading expert in communications standards and protocols, including TCP/IP, 802.11 WiFi and cellular/LTE.
Electronics Cooling and Heat Transfer Expert Profile
Mechanical engineering professor and expert in thermofluid issues with extensive expertise in heat transfer, combustion, energy systems, and thermal management.
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.
Vehicle Informatics & Safety Expert Profile
Consulting electrical engineer with decades of experience in advanced technology development and project management in automotive and spacecraft electronics.
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.
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.
Aircraft Avionics Software Expert Profile
FAA-certified DER, flight instructor, commercial pilot, and former engineering director software architect for next generation cockpit flight displays.
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.
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.
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.
Database-Backed Website Expert Profile
MIT-educated technology entrepreneur with hands-on engineering experience and wide expertise including in big data and chat and instant messaging protocols.
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.
Energy Storage and Transfer Expert Profile
Professor of electrical and computer engineering with over twenty-five years of experience in materials science, systems engineering and design of microelectronics.
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.
Optical Systems and Interfaces Expert Profile
Innovative physicist with decades of experience in electro-optical systems design and significant expertise in low noise circuits and optical instruments and measurements.
Software Quality Assurance Expert Profile
Former engineering VP with experience leading development of enterprise software, including electronic payment and data management systems.
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.
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.
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.
Airbag Propellant & Failure Expert Profile
PhD chemist and explosives expert, including airbag propellants, with thirty-five years of industrial R&D experience as a designer of energetic solid materials.
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.
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
Autonomous Robot Navigation Expert Profile
Professor and robotics lab director specialized on civilian and military navigation technologies for GPS-deprived scenarios including indoor and underground.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Biometrics and Tamper Detection Expert Profile
Security consultant and professor who has developed novel and patented security technologies including for biometric and physical security.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Electronic Safety Systems Expert Profile
Electrical engineer with over thirty years of experience in the development and deployment of automotive electronic systems, including safety systems.
Secure Computer Systems Expert Profile
Electrical engineer with extensive electronics and software product development experience across a broad range of industries and platform architectures.
Electrical engineer with more than thirty years of hands-on experience designing real-time systems and embedded software for commercial and military applications.
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.
Consulting electrical engineer with decades of experience in advanced technology development and project management in automotive and spacecraft electronics.
Professor and robotics lab director specialized on civilian and military navigation technologies for GPS-deprived scenarios including indoor and underground.
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.
Electrochemist and materials engineering consultant with thirty years of experience and expertise in all aspects of battery systems and energy storage.