Mohd Sharizal Alias is currently a Research Scientist at Photonics Laboratory in the Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences & Engineering (CEMSE) Division at King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST). He received his PhD (Microengineering & Nanoelectronics) degree with distinction from the National University of Malaysia in 2010, and his MSc (Physics) and BSc (Physics) degrees from the University of Malaya in 2005 and 2000, respectively. Prior to this, he was a Principal Researcher and Assistant General Manager at Telekom Malaysia Research & Development from 2003 to 2013. He served as Adjunct Lecturer at Universiti Malaysia Perlis from 2012 to 2013. He was also a Visiting Researcher at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA in 2006 and Tampere University of Technology, Finland in 2005. From 2000 to 2002, he was an Assistant Lecturer at Physics Department, University of Malaya.
His research focuses on the usage of nanophotonics to enhance light amplification and manipulation for optoelectronic devices. He has demonstrated the used of subwavelength gratings, photonic crystals and DBR reflectors in edge-emitting and surface-emitting light emitters (III-V, III-nitride, and hybrid perovskites based lasers and LEDs) and solar cells (hybrid perovskites). His other research interests include nanofabrication process development (focused-ion beam & electron beam lithography methods), optical properties investigation using spectroscopic ellipsometry and numerical modelling for optoelectronic devices.
To date, he has authored/co-authored more than 100 journals and proceedings papers, and has more than 10 patents and industrial designs filed. He was the recipient of various international-, national- and organizational-level awards due to his active contributions in research fields and technology management. He served as reviewers for various reputable journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Photonics for Energy, RSC Advances, The Journal of Physical Chemistry, IEEE Photonics Journal, IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, and Applied Physics A: Material Science & Processing. He also provided consultations as chair/committee member for national nanotechnology & photonics roadmap development, national electronics standardization, universities syllabus formation, and IEEE related conference organizations.