Zeyad Ali is a lecturer at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Qatar University. His work experiences also include research and software development. He holds  Masters of Computer Science from Jackson State University, USA.

In addition to his research interests in data intensive applications and cloud computing, Zeyad is also very busy doing research on e-learning and latest trends in online learning technologies.

Zeyad is a certified regional CISCO instructor. He regularly teaches CCNA classes at Qatar University CISCO Academy.