Jun Long LIM received the B.Eng. (Hons.) and Ph.D degree in electrical and electronic engineering from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, in 2010 and 2018 respectively. Between 2010 to 2024, he had been with the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, where he was a research engineer, became a senior research engineer in 2016, and changed track (emplacement) to a scientist in 2019. He held key research appointments with A*STAR’s I2R as deputy lab head and strategic planning manager from 2014 to 2016, and principal investigator from 2019 to 2023. He holds four patents, has published more than 25 international scientific papers and has editorial roles at Photonics. His current research interests include Photonic Crystal Fiber (PCF), harsh environment sensor, numerical simulation, interferometry, and fiber refractometry. Dr. Lim is the recipient of the A*STAR Scientific Staff Development Award in 2015, the SMP Outstanding Mentor Award in 2016, and the A*STAR Champion Award in 2021, 2022, 2023. He was also the co-recipient of the ASEAN Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award and the IES Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award in recognition of his outstanding research work in the area of Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) sensors for security fence in 2013. #limjunlong #limexploration