Ali holds a PhD in Sustainability Science from Tokyo University, graduate degrees from London School of Economics in Information Systems & University of Cambridge in Innovation Studies & BA from CUNY in Economics. Ali’s research interest is on advancing and applying the concept of resilience in socio-ecological systems. For the past years, he has been engaged in research and educational activities from interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary perspectives, to advance empirical and data driven approaches for resilient water, energy, food, and trade systems.