Ahmed was awarded a Master's degree of Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery (2014) from Alexandria University (Egypt) where he worked on several research projects beside his work as assistant lecturer of pharmaceutics. In 2018, Ahmed accepted a scholarship to undertake a collaborative PhD project between Swinburne University and Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute (Australia).

Ahmed's PhD research leverages the use of NIR-responsive/fluorescent nanomaterials and activated platelet-targeting antibodies to develop novel targeted medicines and diagnostics for thrombosis under the supervision of Professor Karlheinz Peter and Professor Simon Moulton.