Dr Muhammad Awais Javed obtained his PhD in microbially influenced corrosion (MIC) from Swinburne University of Technology in 2015. He also holds a degree in metallurgical and materials engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan, which he earned in 2005. Additionally, he completed coursework in advanced materials and processes at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, in 2011. He currently works as a research fellow in the School of Science, Computing and Engineering Technologies at Swinburne University of Technology. As a lead postdoctoral researcher, he is actively involved in several corrosion and materials-related projects, with various academic, industrial, and defence partners. Awais has a particular interest in various topics, including microbial corrosion, marine corrosion, coatings, additive manufacturing, material/microstructure characterization, and their effects on corrosion.