Dr Zati is the Coordinator at Pusat Teknologi Inovasi under DVC P&I and previously coordinated UM’s Master of Computer Science (Research) and Applied Computing programs (2021–2025). Her research spans AI robotics, swarm optimisation, and soft sensor technologies, applied to search and rescue, food security, intelligent farming, water monitoring, and genomics. She has secured over RM2 million in funding and, in 2025, received RM8.5 million under MOHE’s RMK12 RP5 for the UM AI Robotics T&L Empowerment Project, advancing national education and innovation. She has published in Swarm and Evolutionary Computation, IEEE Access, and PeerJ Computer Science, and collaborates internationally with UK and ASEAN partners, supported by Microsoft AI for Earth, the British Council Catalyst Grant, and UKRI. Through UM’s AI Robotics Lab (https://www.robotedge.dev/), she mentors award‑winning students and promotes inclusive robotics education, including consulting with ThinkCity’s KitaK2K initiative for children in public housing (PPR).