Dr. Ali Raza Email & Phone Number

Dubai

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Engaged as a consultant in innovation projects for cybersecurity and automation using AI techniques in government, enterprise and telcos across the UK and Middle East.Supported my clients in mapping business requirements to emerging technology solutions, RFP development, vendor selection process and contract negotiation.Always interested in transformation projects with a broad scope for innovation and with special security challenges to solve.Continuously collaborating with domain experts, understanding the challenges that need solving and designing solutions driven by both data and automation while being commercially viable.An evangelist of open source and cloud solutions with a deep passion to securely integrate services that deliver business value, reduce TCO and maximize ROI.

United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

- Responsible for research, development and instruction for the following degree programs: B.Sc. Computing Information Technology; B.Sc. Computing Security; M.Sc. Computing Security; M.Sc. Networks, Security and Systems Administration.- An AWS Educate ambassador for the institution, developing complex technology labs using AWS cloud infrastructure.- Led the transformed curriculum to hands-on project based learning using cloud computing, virtualization and softwarization.- Focus on research and development in automation for network operations and security and 4G and 5G.- Deployed private LTE and 5G (NSA) archtiectures as part of an education group called the Network and Security Automation Technology Group.- Launched an EdTech start-up with students deployed in a multi-cloud architecture.- Consultant to government agencies in the Middle East.- Coordinator for a AED 3.6M fund for Digital Transformation and Research, deploying cloud, security, wireless, IoT and robotics infrastructure.- Published in conferences and journals with students and faculty.- Speaker at international events and webinars.- Devliered training and consulting in 4G and 5G for clients in the region.- Delivered training using AWS services related to AI using Lex and Polly.

▪ Design for Small Cell architectures within a HetNet using multi-RAT access points▪ Development of architecture options and deployment models to support business development▪ Planning and design of LTE EPS (EUTRAN and EPC)▪ Design of E2E Service Architecture▪ Subject matter expert responsible for assessment of existing and new wireless (LTE & others) and fixed telecom technologies to create new product opportunities for the GME business.▪ Development of new opportunities, supporting the business development and product development teams in the initial design, modeling, and engagement with Business Operations prior to full scale deployment.▪ Support design authority for network architecture and end to end system design, performance evaluation of specific sub- systems through modeling and analytical evaluation together with technology and supplier evaluations.

London, United Kingdom