Information Technology Expert Witnesses in California

Computers, Information Technology - Digital Forensics, Computer Forensics, Electronic Evidence, Electronic Discovery, eDiscovery, Email Analysis, Mobile, Computers, Cybersecurity, Cyber Breach Investigations, Cyber Investigations, Incident Response, DFIR

Dr. Joseph Greenfield is the Vice President and Chief Forensic Examiner at Maryman & Associates and an award-winning educator. He is a renowned computer forensics expert with over 15 years of investigative experience, including cyber breach investigations, employee misconduct, and email recovery and analysis. He has worked over 1000 cases and analyzed over 2000 pieces of digital evidence. His is known for deep forensic analysis while being able to explain technical details to non-technical decision-makers. He has provided expert witness testimony in state, federal, and international legal matters. Dr. Greenfield is also an Associate Professor of Information Technology Practice at the Viterbi School of Engineering at the University of Southern California, where he authored the undergraduate programs in both cybersecurity and digital forensics. In 2014, the Ponemon Institute ranked USC as 6th in the nation for “Best Schools for Cybersecurity” and the highest ranked on the West Coas...

Intellectual Property, Internet - Computers, Information Technology, Databases, Electronic Commerce, Software, Distributed Systems, Plaintiff, Defense.

Researcher and Lecturer, University of California, Santa Cruz, Senior Research Scientist, Stanford University, Assistant Professor, The University of Texas at Austin, Lecturer and Systems Programmer, Brooklyn College. Chief Technical Advisor and Board Member, Persistence Software (went public in 1999), Founder, COO, and CFO, Mergent Systems (acquired by CommerceOne in 2000).

Software Engineering, Internet - Computer Science, Software Development, Mobile Software, Android, Java, Internet, Web, Distributed Systems, Software Architecture, Operating System, Database, Cloud Computing, Software Security, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Information Technology, Internet of Things, Embedded Systems

Highlights - Professor of Software Engineering, University of California, Irvine - 20+ years of experience in academia and industry - 50+ prior engagements in software-related litigation matters - 40+ prior testimonies in trials and depositions - Renowned author of 120+ peer-reviewed publications Formal Education - PhD, Computer Science, University of Southern California, 2007 - MS, Computer Science, University of Southern California, 2004 - BS, Information and Computer Science, University of California, Irvine, 2000 Academic Experience Sam Malek is a Software Engineering Professor in the Informatics Department within the School of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. His research is in the field of software engineering, and to date his focus has spanned the areas of software design and architecture, distributed and embedded systems, smartphone and mobile computing, internet and web technologies, and software dependability and security. Re...

Computers, Information Technology - digital forensics, electronic discovery, digital evidence, electronic evidence, computer forensics, cell phone, mobile device, data collection, social media, cloud computing, IT forensics, information governance, cyber security, fake evidence, testimony, forensic investigation, cybersecurity.

Mr. James D. Vaughn, a Managing Director of iDiscovery Solutions (iDS), is a certified, court-recognized expert who has given live testimony in well over 80 cases involving topics such as evidence preservation, documentation of events, and digital forensic methodologies and procedures. Mr. Vaughn has received and maintained several digital forensic certifications over the last 18 years. Mr. Vaughn has trained hundreds of law enforcement officers, attorneys, and other examiners on computer forensics and high technology related issues involving best practices and methodologies. He has 16 years’ law enforcement experience, has codeveloped digital forensic courses for the California Department of Justice, and has been involved in high stakes cases throughout his career. Mr. Vaughn has extensive experience working on litigation and consulting matters in digital forensics, e-Discovery, and other high technology issues. His experience covers Windows, MACs, and mobile device platforms. He s...