Andrew Glassner, Ph.D.
Computer Graphics Legal Consultant / Expert Witness

 

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.