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Andrew Glassner, Ph.D., has served as an expert witness in computer graphics
and related fields, including patent disputes, rendering, and modeling.
Dr. Glassner has worked in computer graphics since 1978,
carrying out research in computer graphics
at world-renowned institutions like
AT&T Shannon Labs, the IBM Watson Research Laboratory, Xerox PARC,
and Microsoft Research. He has served in two of the most prestigious
technical positions in the field: Chair of the SIGGRAPH Technical
Papers Committee, and Editor-In-Chief of ACM Transactions on Graphics.
In a feature article,
The New York Times described
"Andrew Glassner [as one] of the most respected talents in the
world of computer graphics research."
His many books on computer graphics are widely read and respected,
and his "Principles of Digital Image Synthesis" is considered a standard
textbook in university courses on rendering theory and practice.
Dr. Glassner is
well known as a popular and engaging speaker who knows how to
share his enthusiasm and knowledge of mathematics, computer science,
writing, and art.
He is regularly invited to give professional presentations,
conference seminars, and university level guest lectures
on computer graphics and
interactive fiction around the world, in countries such as China,
France, New Zealand, Russia, and Venezuela.
Dr. Glassner has presented courses at the annual conference of the
ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Applications
(SIGGRAPH) in 20 of the last 22 years.
Dr. Glassner's areas of expertise include:
- 2D Computer Graphics
- 3D Computer Graphics
- Modeling
- Rendering
- Texturing
- Patent infringement / misappropriation
- Software development
Dr. Glassner's legal expert witness experience includes:
- 2001-2: Macromedia vs. Adobe
- Law firm: Fenwick & West (San Francisco, CA)
- Representing: Plaintiff
- Subject matter: Patent dispute regarding two-dimensional
image and video processing
- Participation: Source code analysis, expert report and deposition
- 2007-8: Larry Bowoto vs. Chevrontexaco Corporation
- Law firm: Hadsell & Stormer (San Francisco, CA)
- Representing: Plaintiff
- Subject Matter: Evaluation of accuracy and validity of a 3D model and its construction methodology
- Participation: Expert report and deposition.
- 2008-9: Confidential Arbitration
- Law firm: Kirkland & Ellis (Los Angeles, CA)
- Representing: Defendant
- Subject matter: Served as patent infringement expert
- Participation: Source code analysis, expert report, deposition, and testimony.
A short version of Dr. Glassner's resume is available
here,
and a full version in PDF format is available
here.
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