H. Haris was born in Sabah, Malaysia. He is a Bachelor (Hons) of Electrical Engineering majoring in electricals (2012) and completed a Master Degree in Photonic Engineering (2014). In 2018, he received his Doctorate of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering (Photonics) from The University of Malaya, Malaysia. He is also currently working as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Faculty of Engineering, University Malaysia in Sabah. Currently, his research focuses on the generation of ultrafast lasers by incorporating 2D Nanomaterials as passive saturable absorbers. Dr. Haris also registered as a Graduate Engineer with the Board of Engineering, Malaysia (BEM) in 2013.