Dr. Aswin Lim is an Associate Professor of Geotechnical Engineering at Parahyangan Catholic University, Indonesia. He holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, with research focused on advanced excavation support systems. His core expertise includes deep excavation and tunneling, numerical modeling for geotechnical problems, and bio-mediated soil improvement.
Dr. Lim is a certified Geotechnical Engineer (J9-Expert Level) in Indonesia and has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed publications in leading SCI- and Scopus-indexed journals. He also holds an international patent for an innovative strut-free diaphragm wall excavation method.
He actively contributes to the academic and professional community as a reviewer and editorial board member for journals such as Journal of GeoEngineering, Indonesian Geotechnical Journal, Acta Geotechnica, and Biogeotechnics, etc. He currently serves as the Vice Chairman of the Indonesian Society for Geotechnical Engineering (HATTI) and is a member of ISSMGE’s Asian Regional Technical Committee (AsRTC6).
Dr. Lim is also the founder and lead researcher of UBIG (Urban and Bio Innovations Geotechnics), a research group dedicated to advancing geotechnical engineering solutions for sustainable urban infrastructure. UBIG focuses on deep urban excavations, tunneling, bio-soil improvement techniques (such as MICP, EICP, and mycelium-based treatments), and smart sensing technologies.
Academic Appointment
Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering (2022 – now)
Parahyangan Catholic University, Bandung, Indonesia
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering (2018 – 2021)
Parahyangan Catholic University, Bandung, Indonesia
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, January 2018
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Topic : Investigation of integrated buttress and cross walls to control movements induced by excavation.
Advisor : Prof. Chang Yu-Ou, Ph.D.
Master of Science in Engineering , June 2010
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Thesis : Analyses of Basal Heave Excavations in Soft Clay using Finite Element Method
Advisor : Prof. Chang Yu-Ou, Ph.D
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, February 2008
Parahyangan Catholic University
Final Project : Alternative study of New Rock Tunnel Construction and Its Influence to Old Tunnel, Case Study : Cikadongdong-Padalarang Railway.
Advisor : Prof. Paulus Pramono Rahardjo, Ph.D.
Honor and Awards
- Best Paper Award, The 3rd International Conference of European Asian Civil Engineering Forum. (2011)
- Best Design Award: Paper MSE Wall Competition, Reinforced Earth Retaining Structures course. Department of Civil and Construction Engineering-NTUST. (2015).
- Financial aid from Civil and Construction Department of NTUST for attending 19th Southeast Asian Geotechnical Conference and 2nd AGSSEA Conference in Malaysia. (2016).
- The ISSMGE Foundation Award for attending the 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering in Seoul, Korea. (2017).
- CTCI Scholarship for Oversea Graduate Students in Taiwan (2017)
- Top 5 audience’s choice and top 5 judges’s choices in International Workshop on BioGeotechnics 2022
Organization
- Member of AsRTC 6-International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE)
- Vice Chairmant of Indonesian Society of Geotechnical Engineers (2020 – now)
- Member of INA-IGS (International Geosynthetic Society)
International Patent
Title: Rigid and Fixed Diaphragm Wall Strut Free Excavation Method and Structure Thereof.
Country: Republic of China
Patent Number: I 666363
Editorial Board Member and Reviewer
Editorial Board Member at:
- Journal of Geo Engineering (Scopus Index)
- Indonesian Geotechnical Journal
- BioGeotechnics
Reviewer at:
- Case Studies in Construction Materials (Scopus Index – Elsevier)
- Computer and Geotechnics (Scopus Index – Elsevier)
- Engineer Systems with Application (Scopus Index – Elsevier)
- Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (Scopus Index – Elsevier)
- Soils and Foundation (Scopus Index – Elsevier)
- Tunneling and Underground Space Technology (Scopus Index – Elsevier)
- Acta Geotechnica (Scopus Index – Springer)
- International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering (Scopus Index – Taylor & Francis)
- International Journal of Civil Engineering (Scopus Index – Springer)
- Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction (Scopus Index – ASCE)
- Biogeotechnics (Scopus Index – Elsevier)
- etc