Dr. Haroon Rashid is attached with Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia as Research Fellow. He has over 12 years of working experience with various reputable organizations locally and abroad. He has authored more than twenty-five research articles and two books. He is a regular reviewer of IEEE, Elsevier, and the Optical Society OSA. His current research interests are in the areas of novel 2D materials for optoelectronic applications, thin films fabrication and characterization, solar photovoltaics, nanotechnology, and renewable energy applications. He is a Senior Member of IEEE (USA), Member of IET (UK), NAYS (Pakistan) and Professional Technologist (E&E) with MBOT (Malaysia).