During his MSc with the Many Body Theory Group at IASBS, Ali explored the thermoelectric properties of 3D topological insulators. He then pursued his PhD at Universität Konstanz, Germany, as part of the Quantum Transport Group. His research focused on mesoscopic superconductivity, specifically on non-equilibrium and spin transport in superconductor/(anti-)ferromagnet proximity-coupled heterostructures. His notable achievements include the generation, control, and detection of equal-spin-triplet Cooper pairs in S/FM systems (utilizing a spin-valve setup), enhancing thermoelectricity through spin-flip scattering in S/FM, and inducing spin-splitting in S/AFM.

Post-PhD, Ali joined the Device Modelling Group at the James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, as a TCAD Software Developer. In this role, he co-led the development of the quantum transport solver (Non-equilibrium Green’s Function – NEGF) for the NESS semiconductor device simulation tool. His work included optimizing Poisson-NEGF self-consistency, implementing parallel computing using MPI and OpenMP, coupled mode-space/ML acceleration, and designing and developing numerical algorithms for NSFETs (3nm and beyond node technology), MOSFETs, RTDs (PUFs), and Josephson Junction based devices.

In late January 2024, Ali became a Research Associate at the Institute for Computing Systems Architectures at the University of Edinburgh. Here, he applies his expertise to scale classical quantum computing simulations using an HPC cluster of GPUs.