Biography.guide
Home › People › University teacher › Harald Haas
Portrait of Harald Haas

Harald Haas

b. 1968

German IT lecturer

University teacher Computer scientist Engineer
Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Harald Haas

Born 1968. Harald Haas is a German university teacher, computer scientist and engineer.

Harald Haas FRSE (born 1968 in Neustadt an der Aisch) is a German engineer. He joined the University of Cambridge in April 2024 as Van Eck Professor of Engineering. He was formerly Professor of Mobile Communications at the University of Strathclyde and is the person who coined the term Li-Fi. In 2012 he was one of the co-founders of pureVLC (now pureLiFi). Haas was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2017 and of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2019.

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Born
1968, Neustadt an der Aisch
Birth century
20th century
Occupation
University teacher, computer scientist, engineer
Nationality
Germany
Education
University of Edinburgh
Employers
University of Edinburgh, Constructor University Bremen, University of Strathclyde, University of Cambridge
Awards
Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Harald Haas's

Portrait of Jacques Rivette
Jacques Rivette
1928 – 2016
Film director
 Portrait of Jacques-Louis Lions
Jacques-Louis Lions
1928 – 2001
Mathematician
 Portrait of Jürgen Moser
Jürgen Moser
1928 – 1999
Mathematician
 Portrait of Peter Naur
Peter Naur
1928 – 2016
Astronomer
 Portrait of Ray Hyman
Ray Hyman
b. 1928
University teacher
 Portrait of Yoshihide Kozai
Yoshihide Kozai
1928 – 2018
Astronomer

Frequently asked questions

Who is Harald Haas?

German IT lecturer

When was Harald Haas born?

Harald Haas was born in 1968 in Neustadt an der Aisch.

What is Harald Haas's occupation?

Harald Haas is a university teacher, computer scientist and engineer.

What nationality is Harald Haas?

Harald Haas is German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Harald Haas

· Wikidata: Q5653782

· DBpedia: Harald Haas

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Harald Haas. https://biography.guide/harald-haas/

MLA: "Harald Haas." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/harald-haas/.

Chicago: "Harald Haas." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/harald-haas/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:26 UTC