Dr. Aly received his Bachelor of Science from AUC, and subsequently his Master of Science and Doctor of Science degrees from the George Washington University. Prior to joining the American University in Cairo, Dr. Aly worked as a Senior Member of Technical Staff for General Dynamics Network Systems in Egypt, as a Research Scientist at the Internet Architecture Research Lab of Telcordia Technologies in New Jersey, and as a Guest Researcher for the Advanced Network Technologies Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Maryland.