Research scientist and independent consultant with a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and specialized expertise in signal, image, video, and content processing and data compression. Current research focuses on consumer electronics, extracting meaningful content from a range of inputs including remote sensing, and various diagnostic imaging modalities for medical and dental applications, including X-ray, nuclear medicine, and ultrasound from energy source through detection and intermediate signal processing. Software experience includes: software development for enterprise-class solution development to real-time embedded systems; design of algorithms for signal, image, and multimedia processing; and performance and algorithmic analysis with strong mathematical basis. Also experienced with the design of electronics including FPGAs for image and video processing.

Formal Education

  • Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland at College Park
  • M.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Catholic University of America

Career Highlights

  • Long involved with high technology development in areas of medical imaging, electronic medical health records, and medical devices
  • Consultant in dental imaging, particularly podiatric radiography and Cone Beam CT (Computed Tomography)
  • While chief engineer for a U.S. government reconnaissance program, led a team of R&D scientists to develop and implement novel advanced algorithms for Lidar super resolution imaging
  • Named inventor on sixteen issued U.S. patents including in electronic health records, Lidar super resolution imaging, and image processing
  • Former university lecturer in computer science

Expert Qualifications

  • Significant experience as an expert witness in testifying and consulting roles for plaintiffs and defendants in high-profile cases including litigation about technologies from Apple, AT&T, FujiFilm, GE, Google, Honeywell, Motorola, Philips, Samsung, Siemens, and T-Mobile
  • Expert for the plaintiff in an investigation regarding bar code reading technologies before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)
  • Testifying expert for defendant in a patent infringement action related to settop box technologies that was filed by TiVo in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • Expert for the defense of a patent in the field of medical data recording systems during an Inter Parties Review (IPR) before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Patent Trial and Appeal Board

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Frequently Asked Questions

What types of cases can this expert support?

They've testified for both plaintiffs and defendants in patent litigation involving Apple, Google, Samsung, Honeywell, Philips, and others. Cases cover bar code reading, settop boxes, medical imaging, and telecommunications. Their expertise runs across consumer electronics, medical devices, signal processing, and military/aerospace.

What is this expert's technical background?

Ph.D. in electrical engineering from University of Maryland, plus an M.S. from University of Illinois at Chicago and B.S. from Catholic University of America. They've worked extensively in medical imaging, electronic health records, dental imaging, and led advanced Lidar research at the Naval Reconnaissance Office. They hold 16 patents and have taught computer science at the university level.

What technologies does this expert specialize in?

Programming experience spans C, C++, Java, Matlab, VHDL, and assembly. On the signals and imaging side, they work with Lidar, radar, sonar, ultrasound, and video over IP across Windows, Linux, and OS-X platforms.