He is also an associate dean in the faculty of Health, Safety and Environment. Ahmad got his PhD in Industrial Engineering with a focus on Business Process Management in 2010. He had an academic visit in QUT BPM group in 2008 for about 8 months. He has more than 12 years experience in IT and management as a manager and consultant. He also founded Zeus Advanced Systems Consulting Company in 2012 which provides IT and Management consultancy services. Dr. Alibabaei has served as a track chair, member of scientific committee and reviewer in many international conferences such as AMCIS, ECIS, etc.