Engineer Yara AlAli
Digital-Technology Sector
Eng. Yara Al-Ali, a member of the Order of Engineers and Architects in Beirut (Membership No. 58509), is a Lebanese software engineer and academic researcher with over twelve years of professional experience in information systems development, database administration, and advanced software engineering.
She currently serves as the Technical Lead at KeyInHands, where she manages the development team and oversees the design and maintenance of the backend infrastructure for university applications using NodeJS and MySQL.
Her career began in Syria, where she worked in university systems administration at several educational institutions, including the Syrian Private University, Qasyoun Private University, and Al-Rasheed University, contributing to the development and deployment of the GenPlatform – SIS student management system across multiple faculties, in addition to supervising technical teams specializing in data analysis and system integration.
She also served as Head of the IT Department at the Agricultural Bank – Fahhama Branch and as a Systems Engineer at Evidentia, where she developed digital solutions for dental clinics.
Alongside her technical expertise, she possesses a strong academic background: she has lectured at the Islamic University of Lebanon (IUL) and worked as a teaching assistant at both the Syrian Private University and Al-Sham University, supervising several graduation projects in programming and database fields.
Currently, she is pursuing her Ph.D. in Computer Science under joint supervision between the Lebanese University and Université de Pau (France). Her research focuses on distributed systems and advanced data processing—reflecting her distinguished ability to integrate academic insight with applied technical leadership.
2023 Ph.D. Student in Computer Science (Cotutelle) Lebanese University – University of Pau, France.
2021 M2 in Computer Science, Faculty of Sciences, Branch I – Lebanese University.
2020 M1 in Computer Science, Faculty of Sciences, Branch I – Lebanese University.
2011 Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering – University of Damascus.
2020-… Technical Leader, KeyInHands
- Develop and maintain the backend framework using NodeJS and MySQL.
- Maintain the KeySis application deployed in private universities.
- Lead the technical team and provide technical support.
2018 –2019 Mobile Application Developer / Backend Developer, KeyInHands.com
- Developed a hybrid mobile application using Ionic and Angular.
- Created Web Services using NodeJS.
- Programmed and deployed scripts to synchronize distributed databases.
2016 –2018 System Integrator & Database Developer, Evidentia
- Integrated third-party modules into the backend of a dental clinic management system.
- Migrated databases from legacy systems to MySQL and MSSQL.
- Analyzed and produced activity reports for dental practices.
- Programmed data mining algorithms in Scala to estimate medical demand.
2016 Web Developer, Wellspring Learning Community (Mathaf, Lebanon)
- Rewrote the website wellspring.edu.lb for the IB school Wellspring Learning Community.
- Designed and developed from scratch the website allcs.edu.lb for the American Language Center.
2014 –2016 Academic System Administrator, Qasyoun Private University
- Responsible for the Admissions Department.
- Managed the IT Department.
- Performed backup, restore, and maintenance of university databases.
2012 –2016 System Administrator, Agricultural Bank – Fahhama Branch
- Managed the IT Department.
- Created and analyzed reports mined data warehouses.
- Performed database backup, restore, and maintenance.
- Maintained SQL Server databases and wrote SQL scripts.
- Conducted user training and technical support.
2013 –2014 University Information System Deployment
- Deployed GenPlatform – SIS module across six faculties.
- Administered the university management system.
- Developed programs in Access and SQL Server to export data to the Ministry of Higher Education.
2013 –2014 University System Administrator, Al-Rasheed University
- Deployed and managed the university information system.
- Trained personnel, customized the solution, and generated additional reports.
- Exported data to archive formats, restored it, and integrated it with newer MsSQL Server
2013 Data Migration & Reporting
- Converted data from different formats for five faculties (7,500 students). Normalized and integrated data into the GenPlatform
- Developed reports for all faculties administrative needs.
2012 Examination Department Head, SPU – Faculty of Engineering
- Developed the GenPlatform Student Management System used at the Faculty of Engineering.
2012 University System Testing and Deployment
- Participated in testing and evaluating a newly purchased university system.
- Provided feature recommendations before deployment project later discontinued.
2022 –2023 University Instructor, Islamic University of Lebanon (IUL) – Baalbek Branch
- Programming I: Algorithms and Data Structures.
- Programming II for Engineers: C++ Programming.
2014 Teaching Assistant, Al-Sham University
- Taught lab sessions for: Introduction to Programming and Introduction to Computer Science.
2012 –2014 Teaching Assistant, Syrian Private University (SPU)
- Taught labs in: Software Engineering –Advanced Software Engineering–Introduction to Databases–Advanced Databases–System Programming–Introduction to Programming.
2012 – 2013 Project Supervision, Syrian Private University (SPU)
- Junior Project: Student access to university systems via Android devices.
- Senior Project 1: Multi-channel communication in call centers.
- Senior Project 2: University website using code generators.