Udai has received his Ph.D. in Water Resources Engineering from Deakin University (AU). He received his MSc in Water Resources Engineering from Baghdad University (Iraq). From 6/2001 to 5/2006, he worked as a site engineer at the Makhol Dam project (hydraulic structures, concrete bridge, and plastic concrete for the diaphragm wall) in Al-Rafidain for the Construction of Dams and Concrete Structures (Baghdad, Iraq). He worked as a lab technician in the civil laboratories (Water and Fluid Laboratory, Construction and Concrete Laboratory, and Soil Laboratory) at the Civil Engineering Department at University of Babylon from 5/2006 to 5/20011. He worked as an assistant lecturer (Water Resources Engineering, Hydraulic Structures, Fluid Mechanic, Water and Fluid Lab, Materials and Concrete Lab, and Engineering Drawing) from 5/2011 to 11/2014 at the Environmental Engineering Department at Babylon University (Babylon, Iraq). Furthermore, from 9/2011-11/2014, he was the co-chairman of the Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Babylon (Babylon, Iraq). From 7/2017 to 12/2019, he worked in teaching at Deakin University (water engineering , teaching at the hydraulic and hydrology lab, teaching concrete lab units, , teaching geotechnical investigation and design). Udai is currently a senior lecturer at the University of Babylon.