Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning (AI / ML) Expert Witnesses: 4

Sam Malek is currently a Software Engineering Professor in the Informatics Department within the School of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. He has over 20 years of experience in academia and industry. 

Prior to his academic appointment, Prof. Malek worked for several years as a Software Engineer, Software Architect, and Programmer at a variety of companies, including the Boeing Company and PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting.

Results of Prof. Malek's research have appeared in more than 120 manuscripts, which have been published in peer-reviewed scientific conferences and journals. These publications have been cited more than 9,000 times according to Google Scholar. Prof. Malek has received numerous awards for his scientific contributions to the field of computer science, including the ACM SIGSOFT test-of-time award (2020) and the National Science Foundation CAREER award (2013). 

Litigation Support - In his capacity as an expert witness in more than 40 cases, Prof. Malek has come across and testified about a broad range of Software Technologies and Intellectual Property, including Patent Infringement, Trade Secret, Copyright, Breach of Contract, False Claims Act, Software-related Criminal Activity, and Software-related Personal Injury.

Prof. Malek has offered testimony at trial, deposition, and arbitration on more than 30 occasions. He has drafted validity, invalidity, infringement, and non-infrignement reports, and also has extensive experience with breach of contract disputes, often involving software development projects. Prof. Malek has testified in high-stakes jury trials in various US district courts and has submitted declarations and offered deposition testimony to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in the Inter Partes Review (IPR) of patents.  At trial, he draws on his teaching skills as an instructor to breakdown complex technical concepts in ways that can be explained to non-technical jurors.

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Dr. Istvan Jonyer is a scientist, engineer, serial entrepreneur, and investor, with extensive research, engineering, and management experience in various areas of computer science both in academia and with leading technology companies, including Google and Nortel Networks. 

At Google, Dr. Jonyer was responsible for launching Google TV (later Chromecast) devices with OEMs and SoC vendors such as Sony, Samsung, LG, Sharp, Vizio, Logitech, Intel, Marvell, and MediaTek. Earlier, he designed 3G mobile communication systems for Nortel Networks. 

Dr. Jonyer was also an assistant professor of computer science at OSU, with an NSF-funded machine learning research program. He published peer-reviewed papers in machine learning, networking, and telecommunications.

Dr. Jonyer holds a Ph.D. in machine learning from the University of Texas at Arlington, and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University.

Areas of Expertise

Machine learning, artificial intelligence, networking, wireless networks, mobile networks, telecommunications, and streaming media:

• Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence: Neural networks, deep learning, data mining, clustering, supervised learning, social network analysis.
• Networking and Telecommunications: Internet architecture, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Wireless LAN, 3G, 4G, CDMA, TDMA, SMS.
• Cloud Computing: Web application architecture, AWS, Google Cloud, PHP, Python, C/C++, distributed computing.
• Smart TV and Smartphone: Android, iOS, Google TV, Chromecast, Roku, Android TV, YouTube TV.
• Streaming Media: Content delivery, CDN, Edge Caching, Transcoding, Image capture, HLS, DASH.

Dr. Jonyer has a rare combination of academia, startup entrepreneur, corporate background (Google and Nortel) as well as an extensive venture capital background. 

Expert Witness

Dr. Jonyer offers expert witness services in cases involving patent infringement, IPR, trade secret misappropriation, and breach of contract. He has extensive expert witness experience in cases involving Google, Facebook, Apple, Uber, Intel, Cloudflare, Nokia, eBay, Salesforce, Slack, Dell, Roku, and others.

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Tony Mason has 34 years of experience helping attorneys solve complex Computer Operating System issues. His experience includes software development, teaching and writing about technology, and working with dozens of companies in a consulting role to solve their problems. 

Mr.  Mason has worked with multiple operating systems including Microsoft Windows, UNIX, and Linux. He is the author of two books, including, Windows NT Device Driver Development, several peer-reviewed papers, and numerous non-peer-reviewed publications. 

Mr. Mason is the primary inventor on 12 patents:

Litigation Support - Mr. Mason has gained extensive experience clearly explaining technical subjects so they are easily understood by non-experts. His expert witness services primarily focus on assisting in the preparation of materials necessary for computer operating systems patent litigation. He provides research, prepares reports, and explains technical terms clearly and lucidly. He is available for depositions and trial testimony as needed.

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