Mahdi Eslamimehr

Dr. Mahdi Eslamimehr

Quandary Peak Research
205 S Broadway, Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Office: 323-545-0160
Introduction

Dr. Mahdi Eslamimehr is an award-winning scientist and a senior tech executive in the software product and service industry. He has years of experience in executive leadership roles at tech companies around the world, including Ericsson R&D Center, Samsung Electronics R&D Labs, SAP Research Lab, Y Combinator Research, and Clarity Global. Additionally, he participated in several prestigious international research collaborations.

He has taught in universities and research institutes, including UCLA, California State Polytechnic University Pomona, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Joseph Fourier University, and Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble.

Dr. Eslamimehr now serves as an expert witness in IT and computer-related litigation, such as patent and intellectual property infringement, breach-of-contract, and software disputes.


Areas of Expertise
  • Communications
  • Computers
  • Data Communications
  • Electronic Discovery
  • Information Technology
  • Internet
  • Mathematical Sciences
  • Multimedia
  • Networking
  • Patents
  • Software
  • Software Engineering
  • Technology
  • Telecommunications
  • User Interface
  • Video
  • Virtual Reality

Expert Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
A: I hold a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), a Master's degree in Computer Science and Information Technology from the Linkoping University in Sweden, and an MBA from London School of Economics and Political Science. I had two Postdoctoral fellowships at UCLA and Viewpoints Research Institute. Additionally, I am a TM Forum certified Digital Maturity and Transformation practitioner.
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: I am also a member of the IEEE and the ACM Special Interest Group on Software Engineering and Programming Languages.
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: I have taught at universities and research institutes, including USC, UCLA, California State Polytechnic University Pomona, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Joseph Fourier University, and Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble. My award-winning research and academic papers were recognized and received numerous citations. Moreover, I served as a program committee member in top conferences and discussion panels.
Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
A: No.
Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
A: I have been retained as an expert in securities fraud, patent infringement litigation, class action lawsuits, breach-of-contract matters, and trade-secret thefts and misappropriation.

• Securities and Exchange Commission v. Ashraf Mufareh | FEB 2024–PRESENT
Jurisdiction: US District Court, Middle District of Florida
Case Number: 6:23-cv-01539
Counsel: Latham & Watkins LLP
Nature of Suit: Securities Fraud

• Hidden Empire Holdings, LLC v. Darrick Angelone | FEB 2024–PRESENT
Jurisdiction: US District Court, Central District of California
Case Number: 2:22-cv-06515
Counsel: Kramer DeBoer & Keane
Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract

• Oriental Trading Company LLC v. Denovo Ventures LLC
Denovo Ventures LLC v. Legacy Holding Group, LLC | JAN 2024–PRESENT
Jurisdiction: District Court of Douglas County, Nebraska
Case Number: CI 2206047
Counsel: Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP
Nature of Suit: Copyright, Breach of Contract

• Meta Platforms, Inc v. Bright Data Ltd | DEC 2023–PRESENT
Jurisdiction: US District Court, Northern California
Case Number: 23-cv-00077
Counsel: Proskauer Rose LLP
Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract

• Knox Networks, Inc v. Ryan Tate, Emergent Financial, LLC, and John Does 1-5 | DEC 2023–PRESENT
Jurisdiction: JAMS Arbitration
Counsel: BraunHagey & Borden LLP
Nature of Suit: Copyright, Trade Secret, Breach of Contract

• Touchstream Technologies, Inc v.
Charter Communications, Inc | NOV 2023–PRESENT
Jurisdiction: Eastern District of Texas
Case Number: 23-cv-00059
Counsel: Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent

• Touchstream Technologies, Inc v.
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC | NOV 2023–PRESENT
Jurisdiction: Eastern District of Texas
Case Number: 23-cv-00062
Counsel: Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent

• Smart Mobile Technologies, LLC v.
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | OCT 2023–PRESENT
Jurisdiction: Western District of Texas
Case Number: 6:21-cv-00701
Counsel: Graves & Shaw LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent

• MIADVG, LLC v. V2Solutions, Inc. | SEPT 2023–PRESENT
Jurisdiction: American Arbitration Association, Santa Clara, California
Case #: 01-23-0000-2561
Counsel: Palmieri, Tyler, Wiener, Wilhelm &; Waldron LLP
Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract

• Polaris PowerLED Technologies, LLC v. Samsung Electronics America | SEPT 2023–PRESENT
Jurisdiction: Eastern District of Texas, Marshal Division
Case #: 2:22-CV-353-JRG
Counsel: Kramer Alberti Lim & Tonkovich LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent

• Tuscany Hotel & Casino, LLC v. ROI-IT, LLC | SEPT 2023–PRESENT
Jurisdiction: Clark County Nevada Eighth District Court
Counsel: Expert Strategy Group | Kravitz Schnitzer Johnson & Watson

• 3D Systems, Inc. v. Ben Wynne, et al. | SEPT 2023–PRESENT
Jurisdiction: United States District Court Southern District of California
Case Number: 3:21-CV-01141-LAB-DEB
Counsel: Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP
Nature of Suit: Trade Secrets

• Cypress Holdings, III v. Sport-BLX, Inc | AUG 2023–PRESENT
Jurisdiction: Southern District of NY
Case Number: 1:22-cv-01243
Counsel: Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello PC
Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract

• dmarcian, Inc. v. DMARC Advisor BV | AUG 2023–PRESENT
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, Asheville
Case Number: 1:21−cv−00067−MR
Counsel: Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Nature of Suit: Copyright

• Bang Huynh v. T-Mobile USA Inc | JUNE 2023–PRESENT
Jurisdiction: Federal – California Central
Case Number: 2-22-CV-01537 – 20468
Counsel: Kersten & Associates

• Entangled Media, LLC v. Dropbox, Inc. | MAY 2023–PRESENT
Jurisdiction: Western District of Texas
Case Number: 1:22-cv-01324
Counsel: Skiermont Derby
Nature of Suit: Patent

• Nextpulse, LLC v. Brunswick Corp. | MAY 2023 – PRESENT
Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Case Number: CGC-18-571065
Counsel: Edelsberg Law, P.A.
Nature of Suit: Class Action

• LifeScience Technologies, LLC v. Mercy Health | MAR 2023 – PRESENT
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Case Number: 4-21-cv-1279 SEP
Counsel: Stinson LLP
Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract & Trade Secret Misappropriation

• Goldfarb v. Acceleron Law Group | FEB 2023 – PRESENT
Jurisdiction: American Arbitration Association
Case Number: AAA 1110025228
Counsel: Century Law Group
Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract

• Bit Reactor v. Reaktor Group Oy | JAN 2023–PRESENT
Jurisdiction: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Counsel: Gerard Fox Law
Nature of Suit: Trademark

• Wildseed Mobile, LLC v. Google LLC | JAN 2023–PRESENT
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Counsel: Feinberg Day Kramer Alberti Lim Tonkovich & Belloli LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement

• BagCam LLC v. Ristich LLC | JAN 2023–PRESENT
Jurisdiction: American Arbitration Association
Counsel: Ramey Litigation Group
Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract

• Nation Info Corporation v. Karl Rink | JAN 2023 –PRESENT
Jurisdiction: American Arbitration Association
Counsel: Structure Law Group
Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract

• FastTrac Transportation, LLC v. Pedigree Technologies, LLC | JAN 2023–PRESENT
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota
Counsel: Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton, LLP
Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract

• CommScope, Inc v. Rosenberg Technology Co. Ltd | NOV 2022–PRESENT
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Counsel: King & Wood Mallesons LLP
Nature of Suit: Trade Secrets

• Content Engine, LLC v. Rumble USA, Inc | NOV 2022–PRESENT
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for Southern District of New York
Counsel: Burk, Williams, Sorensen LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent

• CG3 Media, LLC v. Belleau Technologies, LLC | SEPT 2022–PRESENT
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for Middle District of Florida
Counsel: Radulescu LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent

• HowLink Global LLC v. Verizon, Corp.; ATT Corp. | JULY 2022–PRESENT
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Texas
Counsel: LTL Attorneys
Nature of Suit: Patent

• OpenText Corporation v. Softil, Inc | JULY 2022–PRESENT
Jurisdiction: American Arbitration Association
Counsel: Vedder Price
Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract

• ClubReady LLC v. Xponential Fitness et al. | JUNE 2022–PRESENT
Jurisdiction: American Arbitration Association
Counsel: Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract

• 1-800 Hansons LLC v. Rightpoint Consulting LLC | MAY 2022–SEPT 2022
Jurisdiction: American Arbitration Association
Counsel: Honigman LLP
Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract

• Broadband iTV, Inc v. Comcast Corporation; Comcast Cable Communications, LLC;
NBCUniversal Media, LLC; Charter Communications, Inc; Charter Communications Holding Company, LLC; Spectrum Management Holding Company, LLC; Altice USA, Inc; CSC Holdings, LLC; Cablevision Systems Corp. | APR 2022–SEPT 2022
Jurisdiction: International Trade Commission
Counsel: Feinberg Day Kramer Alberti Lim Tonkovich & Belloli LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent

• Video Labs, Inc v. Dell Technologies Inc and Dell Inc | APR 2022–JAN 2023
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for Western District of Texas
Counsel: Feinberg Day Kramer Alberti Lim Tonkovich & Belloli LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent

• Mbyte Tech Hong Kong Limited v. AdShoppers, Inc d/b/a Minty.com | MAR 2022–APR 2022
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for Western District of North Carolina
Counsel: Bayramoglu Law
Nature of Suit: Trademark

• M. Lahatte and The Lahatte Company v. S. Smith, and TopCoat Holdings, LLC | FEB 2022–MAR 2021
Jurisdiction: American Arbitration Association
Counsel: Bishop & Mills
Nature of Suit: Trademark

• JK Soft, Inc v. Innoas, Inc | FEB 2022–PRESENT
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Counsel: Choi Law Group
Nature of Suit: Trade Secret and Copyright

• Ventive LLC v. Title Pipe, Inc | NOV 2021–FEB 2021
Jurisdiction: American Arbitration Association
Counsel: Mooney Wieland
Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract

• Chetu, Inc v. Bodies Done Right, LLC d/b/a/ Health 360 | OCT 2021–DEC 2021
Jurisdiction: Circuit Court, County of Broward, State of Florida
Counsel: Lampert Law Firm
Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract

• Express Mobile, Inc v. Google LLC | AUG 2021–PRESENT
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Counsel: Feinberg Day Kramer Alberti Lim Tonkovich & Belloli LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement

• Infoshare Systems, Inc v. La Telugu LLC | AUG 2021–JUNE 2022
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, County of Orange
Counsel: Curat Lex, Inc
Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract

• Burhaan Saleh v. Nike, Inc et al | AUG 2021–DEC 2021
Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Central District of California
Counsel: Bursor and Fisher PA
Nature of Suit: Class Action

• Bridge IT Consulting, Inc v. Join Digital, Inc | AUG 2021–AUG 2021
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara
Counsel: Finestone Hayes LLP
Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract

• Centripetal Networks, Inc v. Palo Alto Networks, Inc | JULY 2021–PRESENT
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Counsel: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent

• Trevera Solutions, Inc v. Semtech Corporation | FEB 2016–JULY 2016
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, County of Orange
Counsel: Tredway, Lumsdaine & Doyle, LLP
Nature of Suit: Trade Secret

• Global Equity Management (SA) PTY. Ltd v. alibaba.com, Inc,
Alibaba group holding Ltd | JAN 2016–JULY 2016
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Counsel: Ramey & Schwaller, LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent

• Internap Corporation v. Noction, Inc | DEC 2015–MAR 2016
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Counsel: Warner Norcross & Judd LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent

• Ericsson Inc v. TCL Communication Technology Holdings, Ltd | DEC 2015–JULY 2016
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Counsel: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent

• Fitbit Inc v. Jawbone Inc | OCT 2015–JULY 2016
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Counsel: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent

• T-Mobile USA, Inc v. Huawei DeviceUSA, Inc | OCT 2015–JULY 2016
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Counsel: Hueston Hennigan LLP
Nature of Suit: Trade Secrets

• Tait Environmental Services Inc v. Pro TechnologyAutomation, Inc | OCT 2015–MAR 2016
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, County of Orange
Counsel: Pettibone & Associates
Nature of Suit: Trade Secrets

• Nicole, Inc v. B.L.K. International, Inc | SEPT 2015–OCT 2015
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Counsel: Greenberg & Bass LLP
Nature of Suit: Copyright

• Bryndon Fisher v. The United States of America | JULY 2015–JULY 2016
Jurisdiction: Pre-Litigation
Counsel: Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe LLP
Nature of Suit: Class Action

• Chipp’d Ltd v. Crush & Lovely LLC | JULY 2015–AUG 2015
Jurisdiction: American Arbitration Association
Counsel: White and Williams LLP
Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract

• Seymore Levine v. The Boeing Company | JULY 2015–JULY 2016
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Counsel: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: My area of expertise is software. One of my strengths is my ability to rapidly analyze large code bases and design documents, extract relevant information about the software's structure and behavior, and explain the results of my analysis in plain English, without a lot of technical jargon.

I have a broad background in software design and development. I am experienced in the following technologies:

-Programming languages and platforms: Java, C/C++, C#, Perl, Python, PHP, .NET, WinForms, WPF, Eclipse, Visual Studio, Java EE, CORBA.

-Internet and web: JavaScript, AJAX, Node.js, Ruby, HTML, XML, CSS, ASP.NET, JSP.

-Mobile devices and applications: Android, iOS, iPhone, Windows Mobile, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, Palm OS, Java ME.

-Multimedia: MPEG, SVG, DVR, Silverlight, Flash.

-Operating systems and servers: UNIX, Linux, Windows, Mac OS.

-Networking: IMAP, POP, SMTP, DNS, TCP/IP, HTTP, SSH,FTP.

-Databases: RDBMS, SQL, MS SQL Server, MS Access, Oracle, MySQL, MongoDB.

-Project management and development methods: Kanban, Lean software development, agile, object-oriented (OO), aspect-oriented programming (AOP), component-based development, COTS integration, requirements engineering, spiral model, UML.
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: I have given expert witness testimony in more than a dozen cases.
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: February 2024
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: I perform all types of software consulting and analysis, including:

-Source code analysis and review
-Technical design documentation analysis and review
-Software development process audit and assessment
-Investigation of software failure
-Software patent analysis
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: My hourly rate is negotiable, and I charge a single rate for all services.

References


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