Lim Li Hong Idris

Biography

Dr Lim Li Hong Idris is an Associate Professor at the Engineering Design Innovation Centre, College of Design and Engineering. Before joining the National University of Singapore (NUS), she worked as an Associate Professor at the University of Glasgow. For the past 11 years, she has worked in university educational development roles across disciplines, including developing and leading ECUK accredited undergraduate degree programmes in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering and a Learning, Teaching and Scholarship (LTS) Taskforce in Singapore. She founded the LTS Taskforce, which drives cross-faculty collaboration and excellence in learning and teaching. Prior to working in the academia, Dr Lim worked at Vestas Technology R&D on wind energy for 5 years. She received her BEng and PhD in Electrical Engineering from NUS in 2004 and 2010 respectively.

Dr Lim’s teaching philosophy focuses on active learning ranging from problem-based learning, project-based learning, to multidisciplinary collaborative learning, with an emphasis on education for sustainable development. She has taught Power Electronics, Dynamics, Control and Mechatronics Design. She supervised industrial PhD students and more than 80 industry sponsored final-year projects. She is an IEEE senior member and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Research Interests

Dr Lim is committed to the cause of contribution towards society and community. Her research interests are mainly in renewable energy, the smart nation, and biomedical device development. Her background in Systems and Control and her work experience has resulted in numerous grant applications, publications, and patents in the following areas.

• PV system identification and forecasting
• Bifacial PV modelling, simulation and test
• Energy management in microgrids
• Control of wind energy systems
• Deep learning for image processing
• Biomedical device development for the prevention of neuropathy in cancer patients

Grants

• Collaborator, MOE-Tertiary Education Research Fund (MOE2022-TRF-024): “School-to-Work Transfer of Learning Model with Authentic Modelling and Simulation Applications in Undergraduate Education” with Singapore Institute of Technology, NINGResearch (May 2023 to April 2025, S$245,676)
• Collaborator, MOE Translation and Innovation Fund (MOE2018-TIF-1-G-037): “Cooling & Photo Glove for Neuropathy & Pain Relief for Cancer Patients” with Ngee Ann Polytechnic and National University Hospital (July 2018 to March 2022, S$299,450)
• Project Lead, University of Glasgow, Learning & Teaching Development Funding, “Supporting Active Learning Through Digital Lectures” (August 2018 to July 2019, £3000)

Patents

• Lim Li Hong Idris, Kim Whye Ghee, Chong Kok Leong, “A WIND TURBINE AND A METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE PRESENCE AND/OR THICKNESS OF AN ICE LAYER ON A BLADE BODY OF A WIND TURBINE”, US Patent Application 20140363293, 19 December 2012.
• Kok Leong Chong, Chee Kang Lim, Teck Bin Arthur Lim, Li Hong Idris Lim, Whye Ghee Kim, Tian Lim, “MEASURING LOADS ON WIND TURBINE BLADES”, US Patent 8690535, 26 November 2010.
• Tim Behrens, Li Hong Idris Lim, Tian Lim, Chee Kang Lim, Teck Bin Arthur Lim, Kok Leong Chong, Whye Ghee Kim, Yun Chong Gabriel Chang, Wuh Ken Loh, “CONTROL OF WIND TURBINE BLADE LIFT REGULATING MEANS”, US Patent 9039366, 11 November 2010.

Selected Publications

• Cao, Q. , Seow, C. K. , Lim, L. H. I. , Keoh, S. L. , Dale, V. , Honeychurch, S. , Tasler, N. and Bremner, D. (2023) Learners’ differences in blended learner-centric approach for a common programming subject. International Journal of Information and Education Technology, 13(6), pp. 906-913. (doi: 10.18178/ijiet.2023.13.6.1886)
• Wang, Q.-G., Lim, L. H. I. , Ye, Z., Nie, Z.-Y. and Yang, D. (2023) LQR approach to robust stabilization of state space systems with matched uncertainties. ISA Transactions, (doi: 10.1016/j.isatra.2023.07.034)
• Bin Mohd Rashid, M. S. R., Zheng, J., Sng, E., Rajendhiran, K. M., Ye, Z. and Lim, L. H. I. (2021) An enhanced cloud segmentation algorithm for accurate irradiance forecasting. Solar Energy, 221, pp. 218-231. (doi: 10.1016/j.solener.2021.03.061)
• Lim, L. H. I. and Yang, D. (2019) High-precision XY stage motion control of industrial microscope. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 66(3), pp. 1984-1992. (doi: 10.1109/TIE.2018.2838102)
• Tang, L. M., Lim, L. H. and Siebert, P. (2019) Removal of visual disruption caused by rain using cycle-consistent generative adversarial networks. In: European Conference of Computer Vision (ECCV), Workshop on Autonomous Navigation in Unconstrained Environments. Series: Lecture notes in computer science. Springer: Cham, pp. 551-566. ISBN 9783030110208 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-11021-5_34)
• Yang, D., Dong, Z., Lim, L. H. I. and Liu, L. (2017) Analyzing big time series data in solar engineering using features and PCA. Solar Energy, 153, pp. 317-328. (doi: 10.1016/j.solener.2017.05.072)
• Lim, L. H. I. , Ye, Z., Ye, J., Yang, D. and Du, H. (2015) A linear identification of diode models from single I-V characteristics of PV panels. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 62(7), pp. 4181-4193. (doi: 10.1109/TIE.2015.2390193)
• Yang, D., Ye, Z., Lim, L. H. I. and Dong, Z. (2015) Very short term irradiance forecasting using the lasso. Solar Energy, 114, pp. 314-326. (doi: 10.1016/j.solener.2015.01.016)
• Yang, D., Sharma, V., Ye, Z., Lim, L. H. I. , Zhao, L. and Aryaputera, A. W. (2015) Forecasting of global horizontal irradiance by exponential smoothing, using decompositions. Energy, 81, pp. 111-119. (doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.11.082)
• Lim, L. H. I. and Loh, A. P. (2014) Limit cycles in high-resolution quantized feedback systems. International Journal of Simulation Systems, Science and Technology, 15(6), pp. 1-7. (doi: 10.5013/IJSSST.a.15.06.01)
• Yang, D., Ye, Z., Nobre, A. M., Du, H., Walsh, W. M., Lim, L. I. and Reindl, T. (2014) Bidirectional irradiance transposition based on the Perez model. Solar Energy, 110, pp. 768-780. (doi: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.10.006)
• Lim, L. H. I. and Ye, Z. (2014) A dynamic thermal modelling of solar panels using frequency-domain method. Solar Energy, 105, pp. 428-437. (doi: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.01.038)
• Lim, L. H. I. , Ye, Z., Ye, J., Yang, D. and Du, H. (2014) A linear method to extract diode model parameters of solar panels from a single I–V curve. Renewable Energy, 76, pp. 135-142. (doi: 10.1016/j.renene.2014.11.018)
• Lim, L. H. I. , Loh, A. P. and Tan, W. W. (2008) On forced and subharmonic oscillations under relay feedback. IET Control Theory and Applications, 2(9), pp. 829-840. (doi: 10.1049/iet-cta:20070060)