Mostafa is the Co-Chair of the EU Science Diplomacy Alliance. He has over 14 years of scientific research and innovation experience in academia, business and nonprofit sector in Austria, the Netherlands and Belgium. After working over 10 years in an academic environment. he moved into the semiconductor industry & currently manages several European R&D Projects.

He is the former chair of Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA). His involvement in MCAA  since its establishment helped him understand the challenges faced by researchers from different career stages and various scientific and geographical backgrounds. This inspired him to become active and organize training for mobile researchers in sustainable research careers, careers outside academia, science diplomacy and entrepreneurship. Over the past 4 years, he was involved in several policy initiatives. He worked as the high level expert on including the Knowledge Ecosystem study supporting the European Commission and contributed in the preparation of MSCA Supervision Guidelines.

In recognition of his efforts, he has been invited to organize sessions and speak at international events such as the Global Research Council, World Science Forum, European Open Science Forum, American Association for Advancement of Science, Science Business, EuroScience Policy Forum and Vitae Researcher Development Conference. He is a fellow of Royal Microscopical Society.