Il-Bum Kwon received his Ph.D. from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST) in 1997. His major field of study was aerospace engineering with specialization in structural health monitoring using fiber optic sensors. He has been employed by Pohang Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (RIST/POSCO) since February 1989 and conducted research in rolling research laboratory until August 1992. Currently, he is working for a principal research scientist of center for safety measurements in Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science since March 1997. His research interests include fiber optic sensors for structural health monitoring, fiber optic distributed sensors, and specialty fibers for sensor network. His societal memberships include SPIE, OSA.