Ali’s primary research interests include beam management and radio access network technologies in 5G and beyond. Before joining Ofinno, he held research positions at the University of Oulu, the University of Edinburgh, and the University of British Columbia, and worked as an industrial postdoctoral researcher at Sierra Wireless. He also gained industry experience at Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs and Broadcom.

Ali is an inventor on more than 500 granted patent applications and has authored over 50 publications, including more than 20 IEEE Transactions papers. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Riverside, and B.S. and M.S. degrees in Telecommunications Engineering from Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey.