Dr. Dagher is an Imaging Scientist & Legal Expert Witness with more than 20 years of experience in the physics, engineering and analysis of imaging systems.
Relevant Experience
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Example cases include retainments by Amazon in a class action lawsuit, a defense firm in a patent and trade secret case, and small businesses in Inter Partes Review cases.
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Testified in depositions, supported lawyers during depositions, helped attorneys draft more than dozen of patents in the imaging technology field.
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30 hour training course on How to Start and Run an Expert Witness Practice, and Expert Witness in Patent Cases, from SEAK, Inc.
Dr. Dagher possesses broad expertise in cases involving the science and engineering of Imaging Systems & Image/Video Processing Algorithms
Areas of Expertise
Signal, Image & Video Processing
Medical Imaging
Image & Video Compression
Image Quality
Cameras
Image Reconstruction
Image/Video Analytics
Imaging Systems
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Dr. Dagher’s unique educational background & professional expertise combines expertise in the Physics of Imaging Systems with the Algorithmics of Signal and Image Processing.
He is the inventor and published author on imaging technology found in consumer cameras (e.g., cellphones), biomedical imaging devices (e.g., MRI, microscopes), and warfare technology (e.g., LIDAR, RADAR, hyperspectral cameras).
Dr. Dagher’s career spans all professional sectors (academic, private industry and federal government) combining unique skills as innovator, teacher and product-delivery professional.
Education
PhD in Optical Sciences,
Minor in Electrical Engineering
The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2016
MS in Electrical Engineering
The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2012
BS in Computer Engineering
The University of Balamand, Lebanon
1999
Professional Experience
Director of Signal and Image Processing
R&D Department
Presage Technologies
Nov 2021-Current
Video Analytics. Video Processing. Extracting Information from Video. Machine Learning & Deep Fakes.
Imaging Scientist
The MITRE Corp.
July 2016-Nov 2021
Design of systems and algorithms in the Computational Imaging group. A lead role in design and optimization of biomedical imaging systems. Principal Investigator on Imaging projects funded from government grants and internal innovation programs.
Research Assistant Professor
The University of Arizona
Oct 2012-July 2016
Simulation, Design and Analysis of Computational Imaging Algorithms and Systems for maximum information transfer. Provided tools that enable the design, analysis and evaluation of optimal imaging strategies in low light conditions. Design of award-winning and patented computational imaging methods in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), which involved optimizing acquisition and processing parameters. Recipient of the prestigious NIH Career Award for technological breakthrough. Projects resulted in products, publications and patents.
Research Fellow
Harvard Medical School & University of Colorado School of Medicine
June 2009-Sept 2012
Developed novel Simulation and Analysis tools for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) systems, and the novel PETMR machine. Projects resulted in product, publications and patents.
Developed Simulation, Design and Analysis tools for MRI and functional MRI (fMRI) systems. Dissemination of user-friendly numerical tools enabled the successful evaluation of blood oxy- genation in human brains, in-vivo, an essential tool for clinicians. Work resulted in papers, conference presentations and a patent.
Senior Scientist
Omnivision CDM Optics
Aug 2006-Jan 2009
Developed novel Simulation, Design and Analysis tools for a large class of Optical Imaging systems, including SOC cameras, endoscopes, IR cameras and microscopes. Applications included consumer photography, security, biometrics and medical devices. Worked closely with the Software Devel- opment and Marketing departments. Delivered code, reports and prototypes built in the lab in timely manner. Novel work resulted in key products and 4 patents.
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Contact me.
Joseph Dagher, Ph.D.
magpi.experts at gmail dot com
(703) 300-2890