Internationally recognized expert in computer systems with almost 25 years of experience in the field.  Has significant expertise in areas including data communication, video streaming, video coding, video processing, computer networking, the design of automated video security systems, deep learning and hardware accelerators for artificial intelligence.

Formal Education

  • Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering, Penn State University
  • M.S. in Computer Science and Engineering, Penn State University
  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering with Computer Engineering specialization, Jordan University of Science and Technology

Career Highlights

  • Had three research projects on multimedia systems sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), including one for the design of an automated video surveillance/security system utilizing a variety of security cameras
  • Has taught courses in computer architecture, data structures and algorithms, programming, multimedia systems and networks, and secure internet services
  • Authored more than fifty referred papers on computer systems and multimedia and a book chapter titled “Multimedia Streaming”
  • Named inventor on an issued U.S. patent relating to automated video surveillance systems

Expert Qualifications

  • Retained as consulting and/or testifying expert in numerous patent litigations related to computer systems, multimedia systems, data communication, computer networking, video streaming, video coding, video transcoding, video sharing, and video recording
  • Following his testimony before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, the federal judge stated his opinions were one of the two primary reasons the plaintiff prevailed in a patent infringement brought against Google
  • Reviewed source code for large-scale software used by major social media companies