He is a highly accomplished and prolific Photonics researcher and Assistant Professor. He has authored over 200 peer-reviewed publications in premier journals like Science and Nature, garnering an h-index of 56 and over 13,000 citations. His research expertise lies at the forefront of complex-frequency wave physics, quantum photonics, and metasurfaces. He is a successful fundraiser, securing over $1 million in competitive grants as Principal or Co-Principal Investigator. A dedicated educator, he developed and launched his institution's first quantum computing curriculum. He is an editor for leading photonics journals and has received significant recognition, including the Leopold B. Felsen Award for Excellence in Electrodynamics and being consistently ranked among the world's top 2% most-cited scientists. He is currently based in Miami, Florida.