Since December 2003, Alban Ibraliu has been a Professor of Genetics and Plant Genetic Resources at the Agricultural University of Tirana. He received his Ph.D. degree in 2008 with a study on the genetic diversity of Satureja montana L. in Albania and has conducted research in plant genetic resources, focusing on the biodiversity of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs). He spent one year (2009/10) conducting research at the Institute of Plant Breeding, Seed Science, and Population Genetics at the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany. His current research activities are in the field of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs), evaluating the genetic diversity of natural populations, and characterizing and selecting favorable chemotypes. He has published more than 80 articles in peer-reviewed journals.