Bob Zeidman is the creator of the field of software forensics, having developed the algorithms, technology, and procedures. Software forensics is the science of analyzing software source code or binary code to determine whether intellectual property infringement or theft occurred. Bob has trained over fifty-five experts worldwide in his tools and techniques, which have been used in over 120 cases worldwide. He has been a consultant and testifying expert on over 280 cases involving billions of dollars of intellectual property including ConnectU v. Facebook that was turned into the Academy Award winning movie “The Social Network” and Oracle v. Google that went to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Bob is the president and founder of Zeidman Consulting that provides engineering consulting to law firms regarding intellectual property disputes. He is also the president and founder of Software Analysis and Forensic Engineering Corporation, the leading provider of software intellectual property analysis tools. He is the author of three award-winning screenplays, four award-winning novels, and five textbooks including The Software IP Detective's Handbook: Measurement, Comparison, and Infringement Detection. His latest venture is Good Beat Poker, an online poker site that incorporates patented audio and video technology. Bob has 28 issued patents, three awards from the IEEE, two bachelor's degrees, in physics and electrical engineering, from Cornell University and a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University.
His latest book is Election Hacks, the true story of how he challenged his own beliefs about voting machine hacking in the 2020 presidential election and made international news and (possibly) $5 million.