Harald Haas is the Van Eck Professor of Engineering at the University of Cambridge. He is the Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of pureLiFi Ltd in Edinburgh. He completed his PhD in electrical engineering at the University of Edinburgh in 2001.

Harald has previously worked with Siemens in Munich, Germany leading research projects on 4th generation cellular communications, International University of Bremen (now Constructor University), Germany (Associate Professor), the University of Edinburgh University (Full Professor) and the University of Strathclyde (Distinguished Professor) before joining the University of Cambridge in April 2024.

Exploring the integration of communication theory, physics, and artificial intelligence to develop next-generation wireless systems. The focus is on creating secure, high-speed, and net-zero communication networks, with a particular emphasis on using Li-Fi (Light Fidelity) as a foundation for future communication technologies. He and his team are integrating novel sensing technologies and are investigating how AI (artificial intelligence) and machine learning can be applied to optimise the performance of wireless networks and support the evolution of smart cities and IoT (internet-of-things)/autonomous systems.

Contact & Links

• https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=XxIwRJQAAAAJ&hl=en
• https://www.lifi.eng.ed.ac.uk/about
• https://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/harald-haas