Ziad A.

Ziad Ali is a Graduate Student Researcher at Stanford University, with extensive experience in various research and academic roles since 2015. As an Undergraduate Research Assistant at North Carolina State University, Ziad contributed to the development of Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer arrays for gas particle detection. Ziad also served as an Amgen Scholar at Columbia University, researching piezoelectric amplifier properties for cochlear implants. As a Quiz Bowl Question Writer for National Academic Quiz Tournaments, Ziad engages in educational content creation. Ziad interned at Sandia National Laboratories, developing an optical drone detection system and contributing to cybersecurity frameworks in nuclear power plants. Ziad holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, and dual bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering from North Carolina State University.