**Muralidharan Paramsothy**

Dr Muralidharan Paramsothy is an early-retired scientist based in Singapore. Before retiring by choice, he was active for almost 5 years in supporting condition monitoring as well as intelligent energy projects in the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A\*STAR). Prior to that, he was active for almost 10 years in contributing to nanomaterials and nano(science)technology endeavors in Singapore. Overall, he has extensively managed academic as well as industrial stakeholders. He has numerous internationally published peer-reviewed articles, the Nanoscale Electro Negative Interface Density or NENID theory, and intellectual property pertaining to optical fiber sensor utilization to his name. He has organized a fair number of academic symposia in the USA and Canada. He has also served more flexibly as a Guest Editor in themed topics in journals, as well as held less-flexible, traditional roles on journal editorial boards. He is driven by work that benefits everybody, not that which merely promotes the individual.
