Ali Najm is a PhD candidate at the Microsoft Computer Games and Emerging Technologies Research Lab (GET Lab) of the Department of Multimedia and Graphic Arts, Cyprus University of Technology. He has received his BSc degree in Engineering from Azad University of Tehran, Iran (2009) and an M.A. degree in Business Administration from University of Cyprus (2012). He is experienced in design and developing applications and games using controlling and monitoring sensors. Since 2020, he is a Research Associate at CYENS research Center. His research interests include controlling sensors, interactive applications, video games and virtual reality.