Speaker Bio

• August 2020 he became the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology for Communications and Information Technology
• During 2019 Dr Ali Al Shidhani worked as the Group VP of Technology at ASYAD Group His role was to develop and steer technology and innovation strategy for ASYAD Group
• Between November 2014 and January 2019 he Worked as the Director of the Research Centers department and Acting Director of the Institute of Advanced Technology Integration, as well as the Director of the Communications and Information Sector at the Research Council of Oman
• Prior to that, he was a visiting researcher at City University London where he researched the topic of information security in future cities
• Since October 2001 to October 2014 he was a faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Sultan Qaboos University
• In 2010 he received his PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of British Columbia, Canada
• In 2003 he received his Masters of IT in Data Communications from Queensland University of Technology, Australia
• In 2001 he received his Eng degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Sultan Qaboos University in 2001