Cloud Computing / Services Expert Witnesses: 6

Bruce Weiner is a Princeton-educated computer scientist and electrical engineer with more than 35 years of experience in software engineering, AI systems, and enterprise technology management. He provides expert consulting and testimony in disputes involving software development, AI and machine-learning models, cloud and API architectures, and complex software-project performance.

Mr. Weiner has been retained in U.S. District Court, PTAB, state-court, and arbitration matters. He has served as both a consulting and testifying expert in more than two dozen engagements addressing software-engineering standards, algorithmic and patent infringement, trade-secret and copyright analysis, and contract-performance issues.

Areas of expertise include:

• Artificial Intelligence, Language & Machine-Learning Models
• Software Design, Development Standards & Source Code Review
• Patent, Trade-Secret & Copyright Disputes
• Contract, Vendor & Software-Project Performance
• Cloud, Database & API Systems
• Network & Internet Technologies

Representative experience includes analysis of AI-weighted models used in mobility and automation platforms; evaluation of airline, travel, and loyalty-program software; assessment of enterprise cloud and API systems; and review of project-performance and contract-delivery disputes in complex software implementations. His opinions combine technical depth with clear, factual explanation of how software and AI systems operate for attorneys, judges, and juries.

Mehdi Tarrit Mirakhorli, PhD, is a Software Engineering professor in the department of Information and Computer Sciences at University of Hawaii at Manoa. Prior to that, Dr. Mirakhorli served as Kodak Endowed Chair, Associate Professor and Director of Research at ESL Global Cybersecurity Institute and Software Engineering Department at Rochester Institute of Technology.

Litigation Support - Dr. Tarrit Mirakhorli is a Subject Matter Expert in Public and Private Sector Litigation Matters. He has served as an expert on various litigations including SME on federal contract disputes, software trade secret misappropriation, and copyright infringements. With extensive academic experience, he excels at simplifying complex technology concepts for diverse audiences.  

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Dr. Mirakhorli is also the director of Software Assurance Laboratory.  He has been honored with supporting the implementation of President Biden's Executive Order on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity. 

Dr. Mirakhorli has been an ALTA Distinguished Speaker at Alcatel-Lucent, and has delivered numerous technical briefings to public policymakers, members of Congress, government officials, and the general public. He has carried out various projects of national importance and supported organizations in responding to investigations including OIG.  

Philip J. Isaak, PE, P.Eng., DCDC, RCDD, SMIEEE, is an expert witness, consultant & trainer in the design, construction, procurement, implementation, commissioning & operations of Information Technology, Telecommunications & Critical Data Center Facilities. 

Mr. Isaak provides clear analysis for complex disputes, incorporating industry standards, best-practices and over 20 years of consulting & training expertise working with clients located in 28 countries and territories across 6 continents. 

In recognition of Mr. Isaak’s professional standing, the Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE), the world’s largest professional association for advancement of technology, certified him to the grade of Senior Member, a level only 9% of IEEE’s over 400,000 global members hold. Mr. Isaak is also an author of several industry standards published by TIA & ANSI/BICSI, whitepapers published by The Green Grid, and the Data Center Handbook published by John Wiley & Sons.

Expert Witness Services

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Ian Cullimore, PhD, has over 30 years of hands-on Software and Hardware Development experience. He specializes in AI, handheld devices, low power embedded systems, and Internet server technologies.

Background - Dr. Cullimore has held many employment and consulting posts as a software/hardware developer and inventor. He invented the world's first pocket PC which he licensed to Atari as the 'Portfolio'. He is also the co-inventor of the 'Poqet PC', acquired by Fujitsu. Dr. Cullimore is an experienced hi-tech CEO/CTO, yet still very hands-on with respect to architecture and coding. He has many years of experience both in the UK and California (Silicon Valley and LA) in companies ranging from small startups to large corporations, and in building and managing software and hardware teams.

An entrepreneur and start-up and young company specialist, Dr. Cullimore has helped to raise Angel and VC rounds, and has taken startups to exit. He has much experience interfacing with Boards, Investors, and sales/marketing/bizdev groups.

Litigation Support - Dr. Cullimore has a long track record as a Patent and Software / Hardware Expert Witness. His experience includes 37 cases, 27 written Expert Reports, 13 Depositions, and 3 at trial. His services are available to attorneys for both plaintiff and defendant.

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Baw Chng is a highly experienced Networking, Communications, Computer, and Software expert. He is an inventor with 11 patents in communication and networking technology. He is also a published author, public speaker, and USPTO Registered Patent Agent.

Experience: 24+ years of professional experience in telecom and networking. Consulted for Tier-1 national communication service providers and their strategic technology vendors. Experienced in engineering R&D, standards development, and patent assessment. Baw Chng has published papers, given public talks/presentations, provided expert consulting, written expert reports, provided deposition & testimonies as an expert witness.

Ideal Client - Litigators who work on cases that involve complex technical issues, patent and intellectual property related issues, business contract cases that involve sophisticated technology.

Areas of Expertise

Technical Skills and Knowledge include:

• 3GPP and 3GPP2 families of cellular mobile broadband radio access and core network standards, small cells, femtocell, inter-technology handover and roaming
• IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi, mesh, infrastructure), 802.3 (Ethernet), 802.15 (WiMAX), 802.16 (WPAN) families of standards
• Network architecture, telecom system architecture
• Internet standards and protocols, TCP/IP, UDP, RTP, DHCP, DNS, ARP, GRE, etc.
• Internet-of-Things (IoT), M2M, LoRa, LoRaWAN, LTE Cat-M, NB-IoT
• Hotspot 2.0 / Passpoint (for Wi-Fi)
• IPsec, IKEv2, L2/L3 tunneling, NAT/NAPT (firewall)
• SAML, SAMLv2 federation; oAuth, oAuth 2.0 authentication; RADIUS, DIAMETER
• Network & device management, Broadband Forum TR-69 and IETF SNMP standards
• Software Defined Networking (SDN), Network Function Virtualization (NFV)
• Self-Organizing Network and Self-Optimizing Network (SON)
• Web Services, REST/JSON API design & implementation, HTTP
• Cloud computing, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Big Data, Avro, Parquet
• Plastic Optical Fiber (POF), Optical Networking
• Software architecture, Object-oriented design and programming, design patterns
• Go Lang, C, C++, Perl, LabVIEW, BASIC, Pascal, Unix shell scripting languages
• HTML, CSS, web design & development, web hosting, JavaScript, CGI Programming
• Operating systems (RTOS, various Unix/Linux variants, iOS, Android, etc.)
• Quality of Service (QoS), Fair Scheduling, Fair Queueing
• Interconnection networks and switching fabrics for parallel computers, network switches, and routers

Master's degree in Computer Science (MSCS), Bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering (BSEE, BSCoE), Washington University in St. Louis.

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Telecommunications, networking, data communications, mobile networking, and networking protocols expert.  A Ph.D. computer scientist with over 24 years of experience. He designed 3G wireless infrastructure at Nortel Networks, launched Google TV globally with OEM partners (involving content delivery networks, streaming protocols, and device integration), and conducted extensive due diligence on telecom and wireless investments as a venture capitalist. His expertise spans mobile protocols, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G/4G/5G, TCP/IP, routing, CDNs, ad-hoc networks, and distributed systems.

As a testifying expert witness, Dr. Jonyer has opined in U.S. District Court, ITC, PTAB, arbitration, and state courts on patent infringement, invalidity, breach of contract, trade secret misappropriation, and copyright infringement. Retained in cases involving Google, Apple, Netflix, Roku, Nokia, and Cloudflare, he has provided deposition and trial testimony, authored expert reports, and is known for translating complex networking and telecom concepts into clear explanations for courts, juries, and counsel.

Areas of Expertise

• Networking and Telecommunications: Wireless communication, mobile networks, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G, 4G, 5G, ad-hoc networks, TCP/IP, routing, content delivery networks (CDN), packet switching, distributed systems.
• Smart TV and Streaming: Google TV (Chromecast predecessor), Android TV, Roku, content delivery, UX integration, OEM partnerships (Sony, LG, Vizio).
• Artificial Intelligence: Neural networks, deep learning, graph mining, clustering, supervised learning, reinforcement learning, GANs, generative AI, accelerators—applied to telecom and network optimization.
• Software Analysis: Computer architecture, cloud computing, web applications, internet computing.

Expert Witness Experience

• Proven in 20+ cases, Dr. Jonyer opines on patent infringement, invalidity, IPRs, trade secrets, breach of contract, involving giants like Google, Apple, Meta, Netflix, Nokia.
• Deposed 5+ times; testified in USDC (NH, MN, CA, TX), PTAB, intl. arbitration.
• Works plaintiff/defense with law firms like Ropes & Gray, Fox Rothschild, Boies Schiller.