Ali has started his master’s program in the fall, 2021. My research focuses on simulations, LiDAR systems, and autonomous networks.
Projects:
He is involved in ‘OnTRAC: Safe and Robust Obstacle Detection for Autonomous Rail‘ project, which is funded by the OCE and Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Network – AV R&D partnership fund. [Details]

Education:
Master of Sciences (MS), Earth and Space Sciences, York University, Canada
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science (Hons.), Punjab University College of Information Technology, Pakistan
2021- Present
2009 – 2013
Experience:
Research:
Research Assistant, GeoICT/ AUSMLab, York University Canada
Sep, 2021 – Present
Professional:
Chief Technology Officer, Hybrid Humans Game Studio, Abu Dhabi UAE
Lead Game Developer, Hybrid Humans Game Studio, Abu Dhabi UAE
Software Engineer, GeniTeam, Lahore Pakistan
April, 2018 – Dec, 2021
April, 2015 – Oct, 2018
Jun, 2013 -April, 2015
Publications (3)
2025
- Yang, S., Usman, M., Hassan, A., Sohn, G., Faloutsos, P., and Haworth, B. (2025). Digital Twin-based Evaluation of Tactical Interventions for High-density Pedestrian Environments. Geo-spatial Information Science, 1-19.
2023
- Hassan, A., Usman, M., Kremer, M., Yang, S., Luubert, M., Faloutsos, P., Hall, G. B., Haworth, B., and Sohn, G. (2023). Digital Twins: Simulating Robot-Human Sidewalk Interactions. International 3D GeoInfo Conference, 645-668.
- Hassan, A., Sohn, G., and MacKenzie, I. S. (2023). Comparison of One-handed and Two-handed Text Entry in Virtual Reality Using Handheld Controllers. 14th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics.
