Applications Expert Witnesses

Software Engineering, Cryptocurrency - iPhone, iPad, iOS, Developer, Mobile Developer, Mobile Development, Swift, Objective-C, Apple, Applications, Startup, YCombinator, Cryptocurrency Mining, Ethereum, Bitcoin, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Smartphones, Source Code, App Store

Matthew Knippen has built over 60+ mobile applications, advising start-ups and companies in the Fortune 500. He has leading industry experience, building applications on the iPhone since before the App Store launched in 2008. As a programmer, CEO, and patented inventor, Matthew is a graduate of the Illinois Institute of Technology for Computer Science, as well as a graduate of the Winter 2021 Batch of YCombinator, the most prestigious start-up incubator on the planet Using Xcode, Objective-C and Swift, Matthew has advised top companies on how to improve their mobile applications. By directly analyzing the source code of the application, he can find and fix problems and bugs that many developers can miss. He's also built dozens of applications from scratch and published them on the Apple App Store. Having attended the Worldwide Developers Conference, the Game Developer's Conference, and numerous development boot camps, Matthew can be an expert witness on mobile applications, technol...

Software Engineering - Software,Mobile,Apps,Applications,Source,Code,Startups,iOS,Android,Mac,Windows,Web,Internet,Objective-C,Swift,Java,Kotlin,Javascript,AI,ML

David Howell is a former Apple software engineer with more than 30 years in the software industry and experience teaching computer science and engineering management at a graduate level. The founder of two companies, including one acquired by Apple, with a focus on mobile, desktop, and web apps, he is now researching deep learning and computer vision at Portland State University. In the past his roles have included Senior Software Engineer, VP of Engineering, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and member of Boards of Advisors. As an expert witness, Mr. Howell has written 14 opinions, testified in Federal court twice, and been deposed three times, in cases involving patent infringement and validity (including two PTAB IPR cases), contract breach, and fraud. He holds 8 patents for software and hardware inventions. In addition to software engineering, Mr. Howell consults and testifies on general entrepreneurship, startup investment, and mergers & acquisitio...