Information Technology Expert Witnesses in California

Los Angeles, California

Intellectual Property, Digital Forensics - Corporate Espionage, Information Technology, Geopolitical Risk, Financial Services Risk, eDiscovery, Cyber Crime, Trade Secret Theft

Erik Laykin is the CEO and Managing Partner of Global Data Risk LLC (GDR) Mr. Laykin manages complex investigations and disputes in a wide variety of industries including financial services, technology and international trade on behalf of litigants, corporations and government agencies. He has been recognized as one of the world’s leading authorities on Trade Secret theft and investigations and has had over 100 expert witness appointments. Mr. Laykin serves as an expert witness, investigator, Special Master and Independent Neutral to Federal and State courts in cases involving intellectual property, cyber crime, information technology failures, geopolitical risk, financial services risk, valuations, eDiscovery, corporate espionage and other complex disputes which arise from the usage of digital data, computers, software, networks and the Internet. Through his ability to distill and simplify a broad range of technology concepts and issues, his clients have successfully resolved the...

Irvine, California

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

Highlights - Professor of Software Engineering, University of California, Irvine - 25+ years of experience in academia and industry - 100+ prior engagements in software-related litigation matters - 80+ prior testimonies in trials and depositions - Renowned author of 150+ 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 at UC Irvine’s School of Information and Computer Sciences, where he directs the Institute for Software Research and Software Engineering and Analysis Laboratory. His research spans software design and architecture, distributed and embedded systems, mobile computing, web technologies, and software security. With 140+ peer-reviewed publications cited over 12,000 times (Google Scholar), Prof. Malek...

Los Angeles, 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...

Palo Alto, California

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).

Fresno, California

Software Engineering, Information Technology - Software Engineering, Cloud Computing, 3D Modeling, HigherEd Software, Linux, Databases, Information Technology, Virtual Reality, Learning Management Systems, Simulation, Internet of Things, Source Code Analysis, Student Information Systems, ERP, High Performance Computing, Process Modeling & Optimization, Information Systems

Dr. Ashu Guru is a former university professor and software scientist with approximately 25 years of experience in software engineering and information technology. Early in his career, Dr. Guru served as an application specialist at a major supercomputing center, where he supported high-performance, data-intensive applications for scientific research and was an affiliate of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. Dr. Guru later served as Director of Research Strategy and faculty at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, where he led interdisciplinary software initiatives and taught courses in data science, systems engineering and applied computing. He subsequently transitioned into software development roles at post-secondary institutions in California, where he designed and maintained enterprise-grade applications supporting critical academic and administrative operations. Dr. Guru holds a Ph.D. in Industrial and Management Systems Engineering and an M.S. in Manufacturing Systems ...