Dr. Alaali obtained his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Aston in Birmingham, U.K. He taught Computer Science and Information Technology courses at the University of Bahrain for over 20 years. Dr. Alaali is a leading IT consultant in Bahrain. He has developed solutions to a number of major commercial and technical systems from 1989 till date. His consultancy roles included the analysis, design and overall management of major Information Systems. Dr. Alaali also acted as a consultant for the recruitment of senior IT professionals for a number of companies. Dr. Alaali has numerous publications in the form of books, book chapters and research papers which appeared in a number of international conferences and refereed journals.