Professor of electrical engineering and internationally recognized expert in the field of high-speed communications and computing as well as in the development of semiconductor devices. Actively involved in the development of virtualized cluster computing networks. Has developed and implemented a number of semiconductor integrated circuit chips, including memory cells and arrays, high-speed communications interfaces, switch fabrics, microprocessors, and protocol transposers.
Formal Education
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan
- M.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan
Career Highlights
- Together with his students, invented methods of high-performance switching, including multi-channel switches that alleviate the speed and performance constraints of electronic switches using pattern matching and content search engines capable of processing complex instructions at billions of packets per second
- Designed one of the earliest nationwide, commercial-scale, CDMA (code division multiple access) networks after winning a cellular license from a major government regulatory body in a competitive bid
- Served as an advisor to high-level government committees
- Named inventor on about a dozen issued U.S. patents including for novel methods in data communications networks
Expert Qualifications
- Retained as a technical expert witness by plaintiffs and defendants in more than sixty litigations across all major venues cases and involving technologies used by companies including Amazon, Apple, Belkin, Broadcom, Comcast D-Link, Ericsson, Ford, France Telecom, Freescale, General Motors, Google, Huawei, Juniper Networks, LG Electronics, Marvell, Nokia, nVidia, Qualcomm, SanDisk, Sprint, Sony, Sun, TRW, Verizon, Vizio, and ZTE
- Submitted an expert report, was deposed, and testified in an Australian patent infringement litigation between Samsung and Apple regarding certain mobile wireless device technologies
- Deposed more than fifty times and testified as an expert witness at about two dozen hearings and trials covering a wide range of subjects such as wireless and cellular network protocols, flash memories and other electronic circuits, USB portable storage devices, storage area networks, automatic routing and switching systems, mobile devices, DC-DC controllers, Blu-Ray players, and flat panel displays
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Frequently Asked Questions
What types of cases can this expert support?
This expert has been retained in over 60 litigations for plaintiffs and defendants. Cases span automotive electronics, semiconductor design, high-speed communications, and signal processing—everything from circuit analysis to wireless system architecture.
What is this expert's technical background?
They hold a Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. in electrical engineering from University of Michigan. They designed commercial CDMA cellular networks, built semiconductor chips including memory arrays and high-speed communications interfaces, and hold about a dozen U.S. patents in data communications.
What technologies does this expert specialize in?
Their work covers analog and digital circuits, processor and memory design, high-speed switching, wireless and cellular systems, and network security. They use LabVIEW and MATLAB for analysis and simulation. Most expertise centers on semiconductor design and the systems built around those chips.