He received a PhD from Photonics Research Centre at Dublin Institute of Technology in 2010. He spent two years as a research fellow at the Theoretical Physics Group, Department of Physics – Jazan University. Agus was a visiting professor at Harbin Engineering University. He was a co-founder of Ibn al Haytham LHiSA (Light: History, Science and Applications) International Society. His research interests include optical fiber sensors, integrated optics, and quantum optics.