Program Affiliations

• Computer Science

Research Interests

Dr. Ali prioritizes research and innovation that serve humanity, focusing on impactful advancements in technology for societal benefit. His primary research interests center on designing and building cyber-secure, resilient, scalable, available, efficient, environmentally friendly, smart, and distributed systems. Over his career, Dr. Ali has explored a broad range of topics, including Byzantine and intrusion fault tolerance, blockchain technology, resilience, cybersecurity, anonymous communication, cloud, fog, and edge computing, automotive systems, and data management (Conflict-free Replicated Data Types - CRDTs). More recently, his work has focused on cyber-secure and cyber-resilient automotive systems, including autonomous and connected vehicles (V2X), cyber-physical systems such as smart and connected infrastructures, and blockchain/distributed ledger technologies. Dr. Ali remains open to multidisciplinary research that enhances and integrates these areas for more robust and innovative solutions.

Education Profile

• PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) Computer and Communications Engineering, University of Toulouse, France, 2012
• Master of Science (M.S.) Information and Communication Technology, Lebanese University, Lebanon, 2008
• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Lebanese University, Lebanon, 2006

Publications