Dr. Xiao-Long Lin received his PhD in Biosystematics from the Faculty of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology in 2017 and received his Joint PhD in Zoology from the College of Life Sciences, Nankai University in 2015. He worked as a Postdoc at the College of Life Sciences, Nankai University (2018–2022). In 2022, he moved to the College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, and is currently working as an Associate Professor. His work is focused on the systematics and biogeography of Chironomidae (Diptera) by using integrative taxonomy and phylogeny with genomic data, assembling a comprehensive DNA barcode reference library of Chinese chironomids, and using eDNA metabarcoding to monitor aquatic biodiversity.