Ali J. Ben Ali

Ali J. Ben Ali is a Lecturer in the School of Computing at Binghamton University since Fall 2021. His expertise lies in edge-assisted mobile systems, robotics, autonomous systems, and machine learning. He holds a PhD in Computer Science and Engineering from the University at Buffalo (2021), an MS from City College of New York, and a BS from Kuwait University.

Education:

• PhD, Computer Science and Engineering – University at Buffalo (SUNY Buffalo), 2021
• MS – City College of New York (CUNY City College)
• BS – Kuwait University

His research focuses on edge computing integration with mobile systems and robotics, including work on SLAM algorithms for autonomous systems. Notably, he won third place at ACM MobiCom 2020 for his edge-assisted visual SLAM research. His recent work explores network-aware path planning for UAV swarms and persistence reasoning in edge-assisted systems.

Awards:

• Third place in ACM Graduate Student Research Competition (SRC) at MobiCom 2020

His research spans theoretical and applied aspects of edge computing, combining mobile device capabilities with cloud resources to enhance real-time autonomy in robotics and vision systems. No grants or advising records are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.