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Barr Group's experienced computer security expert witnesses review patent portfolios and advise attorneys in cyberbreach and IP litigation. Many Barr Group engineers have hands-on experience designing secure computing platforms. And our cybersecurity expert team includes several who have testified in high-profile civil and criminal trials.
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Cybersecurity and Cyberbreaches
From electronic medical devices and health records to safety-critical automotive electronics and mission-critical cloud-hosted business applications and distributed databases, the stakes have never been higher for network/data security and privacy.
At Barr Group we have been in the business of designing secure computers since our founding and our staff includes world-leading cybersecurity experts and trainers. Our areas of expertise include:
- Symmetric and asymmetric (public key) encryption and decryption
- Elliptic curve cryptography (ECC)
- Digital rights management (DRM) for software activation, e-books, etc.
- Privacy and cybersecurity of electronic voting systems (e-voting)
- Encryption and decryption algorithms such as DES, RSA, and AES
- User authentication and digital signatures
- Zero-knowledge tests and secure hashes (e.g., MD5)
- Firewalls and secure network protocols (TLS/SSL, SSH/SFTP, WAP/WEP)
- Biometric security, including fingerprints, retina scans, and facial recognition
- Computer viruses and other malware such as trojans and ransomware
- Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) and other attacks
- Trusted computing modules like TPM and secure bootloaders
Barr Group's cybersecurity experts are familiar with all major operating systems--such as Linux/Android, iOS, and Windows--and programming languages, including Java, JavaScript, C/C++, C#, Objective-C, Python, Perl, PHP, and assembly.
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Expert Witness Services
Barr Group's computer security 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
- Prior art review for patent invalidity
- Reverse engineering of electronics and schematics review
- Forensic analysis of malware, including binary code disassembly
- Extraction of system logs and electronically-stored metadata
- Investigation of cyber attacks and data breaches
- Security audits and penetration testing
- Expert reports, declarations, and witness statements
- Testimony at deposition, oral hearings, and trials
Our experience with computer security litigation is extensive and includes electronics and source code analysis and testimony for a large number of cases in numerous U.S. District Courts and the Superior Court of Québec, including in relation to satellite TV hacking and signal interception.
Barr Group has a demonstrated ability to quickly activate one or more engineers 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:
Smart Grid Technologies Expert Profile
Cloud Storage and Filesystem Expert Profile
Automated Surveillance Systems Expert Profile
Advanced Military Radar Systems Expert Profile
Payment and Transaction Processing Expert Profile
Data Center and Cloud Storage Expert Profile
Online and Digital Privacy Expert Profile
Malware Detection Systems Expert Profile
Electronic Warfare and Cybersecurity Expert Profile
E-Commerce Payment Security Expert Profile
Fingerprint Biometric Systems Expert Profile
NFC and Contactless Payments Expert Profile
Consultant with over thirty-five years of industry experience in smart card-based solutions for payments and digital security.
Internet & Web Technology Expert Profile
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
Drone & UAV Navigation Expert Profile
USAF Academy researcher in image processing and GPS-denied navigation with decades of experience in control systems design and DSP algorithms for applications including drone unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Distributed Sensor Networks Expert Profile
Professor of computer science with specialized expertise in network quality of service, routing, and visualization as well as remote sensing.
Electronic Voting Machine Expert Profile
Distinguished professor of computer science with expertise in electronic voting, artificial intelligence, digital libraries, and electronic payment and e-commerce systems.
Flash Memories & Filesystems Expert Profile
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.
Connected Vehicle Telematics Expert Profile
Linux-Based Computer Systems Expert Profile
Space and Satellite Systems Expert Profile
Adjunct professor of computer science and independent consultant with decades of experience in the field of telecommunications and information security. Has specialized technical expertise in GPS, VPNs, digital and analog electronics including RF signals and antennas, data communications and networks including fiber-optics, cellular protocols, and communication satellites.
Smartphone Software & Apps Expert Profile
Computer engineer and consultant with more than two decades of industry experience developing software for embedded systems and mobile apps powered by Android, Linux, Windows, and real-time operating systems such as VxWorks.
Video Encoding & Streaming Expert Profile
PhD electrical engineer and data communications expert with three decades of professional industry and research experience in areas such as video encoding and imaging technologies, digital signal processing (DSP), lossless data compression, and computer security. Areas of specialized technical expertise also include Amazon AWS and other cloud computing platforms.
High-Performance Computing Expert Profile
Just-in-Time Compilation Expert Profile
Professor of computer science and early pioneer in the areas of moving target cyber defenses, mobile code, and dynamic compilation. Specialized expertise in the areas of compilers and programming languages and distributed and service-oriented computing architectures. Current research focus primarily on software systems with emphases on computer security, virtual machines, and just-in-time compilation.
Penetration Testing Security Expert Profile
Software & Binary Disassembly Expert Profile
ASIC FPGA SoC Chip Design Expert Profile
Electrical engineer and computer scientist with extensive technical skills in both digital electronics and software and a track record of delivering successful silicon and system designs. Has designed and verified a variety of semiconductors including System-on-Chips (SoC), ASICs, and FPGAs. Specialized technical expertise includes memory controllers (SDRAM, DDR), high-speed communication interfaces (PCIe, SATA, USB), wireless devices, and other processor peripherals.
TCP/IP Internet Protocols Expert Profile
Software and systems engineer with several decades of hands-on experience in the design and implementation of complex embedded systems based on Linux, Windows, and real-time operating systems. Specialist in Internetconnected products such as consumer electronics and IoT devices using WiFi 802.11, GSM/LTE cellular, and other wireless and wired protocols. Also has experience with FPGAs and implementing M2M communications through the use of Microsoft .NET-based web services.
Smart Grid Electrical Power Expert Profile
Professor of electrical and computer engineering with significant industry experience in telecom, aerospace/defense, security, and healthcare application domains. Director of a university program that supports NASA’s Johnson Space Center and co-director of a connected infrastructure program that prototypes smart grid, smart energy, smart transportation, and other smart city projects. Research relates to those and other topics that touch on embedded computing systems and communication and networking protocols.
Short-Range Wireless Protocols Expert Profile
Professor emeritus of computer science at one university and an associate professor of the same at another. Also a software consultant and a leader with experience in every phase of software product development and management. Visionary, thinker, founder, writer, speaker and mentor experienced in startups, mid-size, and large companies. As an early member and technical leader of an international industry consortium, helped to establish and standardize line-of-sight communication protocols between handheld mobile devices.
Cybersecurity & Cyber-Warfare Expert Profile
Ultrasound Medical Imaging Expert Profile
Former assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering and Oxford-educated materials scientist whose areas of specialized technical expertise include design of semiconductors and other electronics and sensors and micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) as well as signal and image processing. Industry experience includes working for and consulting with multinationals such as General Electric, Medtronic, Fujifilm, Samsung, and Siemens on projects relating to medical devices, consumer electronics, biometric security, clean-tech, and electrical power delivery.
Biometrics & Tamper Detection Expert Profile
Security consultant and professor who has developed novel and patented security technologies including for biometric and physical security.
Wireless Protocols Expert Profile
Computer networking and wireless technology expert with over thirty years of industry experience who has been significantly involved in multiple wireless standardization efforts.
Cloud Computing Architectures Expert Profile
Wired & Wireless Networks Expert Profile
Career consultant in the field of telecommunications and information services with extensive involvement in the design of major voice and data networks.
Embedded Software Design Expert Profile
Former adjunct professor of computer engineering with more than twenty-five years of experience in the software industry, including over a decade spent developing software for embedded 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.
Software and systems engineer with several decades of hands-on experience in the design and imple
Professor of computer science and early pioneer in the areas of moving target cyber defenses, mob
Distinguished professor of computer science with expertise in electronic voting, artificial intelligence, digital libraries, and electronic payment and e-commerce systems.
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