Dr Ali joined Maynooth University as a Senior Postdoctoral Researcher on a project titled “Control Co-Design and Optimization of Heterogeneous Arrays of Wave Energy Converters,” funded by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and the National Science Foundation (USA). Prior to this, he completed two postdoctoral positions in Systems Science and Control Engineering: one at Beijing Normal University in September 2021 and the other at South East University in May 2021. He also served as an Associate Professor at Jiaying University, China, where he lectured on Linear Control Systems, Digital Electronics, Industrial Automation, and Robotics.
At Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, Dr. Ali held multiple roles, including Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, and Director of the Continuing Education Program. He was instrumental in founding the Bio-Inspired Computation and Optimization research cluster and taught a wide range of courses, from undergraduate to Ph.D. levels.

His research interests include Bio-Inspired Optimization Algorithms; Circular Economy with Artificial Intelligence; Control Theory and Control Engineering; ​Robotics; Autonomous Unmanned System i.e. (Aerial and Underwater Vehicles); Industrial Controls & Automation; Programming Logic Controller PLC.