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Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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5.05/4/2026

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Professor Wei Jin is the Chair Professor of Photonic Instrumentation in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He earned his BEng and MSc degrees from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 1984 and 1987, respectively, and his PhD in Optoelectronics from the University of Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, in 1991. Following his doctorate, he served as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Strathclyde University from 1991 to 1995. He joined the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 1996 as an Assistant Professor, advancing to Associate Professor in 1998 and full Professor in 2003. His research specializations encompass photonic crystal fiber devices, optical fiber sensors, fiber lasers and amplifiers, optical gas detectors, and condition monitoring for electrical power transformers, civil, and mechanical structures. Professor Jin holds fellowships as a Fellow of the Optical Society of America (FOSA), Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (SMIEEE), and Member of SPIE (MSPIE). He currently serves as Associate Director of the Photonics Research Institute and is involved in several PolyU research institutes including RIAIoT, RISUD, and RISports.

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