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Milad Mosallaei is a researcher specializing in flexible and stretchable electronics, with a particular focus on scalable fabrication techniques for soft robotics and wearable technologies. His work sits at the intersection of materials science, manufacturing, and robotics, addressing one of the field's most pressing challenges: integrating sensing capabilities into soft, deformable systems using production-ready methods. Mosallaei's most significant contribution is his development of screen-printed curvature sensors for soft robots, a breakthrough that bridges the gap between laboratory prototyping and mass manufacturing. Published in 2017 and accumulating 96 citations, this work demonstrated that silver-based inks could be screen-printed onto castable elastomers to create functional, scalable strain and curvature sensors — a major step forward for the soft robotics community. He extended this innovation by applying the same methodology to soft fluidic actuators, further validating the approach's versatility. Beyond soft robotics, Mosallaei has contributed to the broader field of stretchable electronics, investigating screen-printed carbon interconnects capable of withstanding arbitrary deformation — work with direct implications for epidermal and implantable electronics. Collectively, his research establishes screen printing as a viable, scalable pathway for embedding intelligence into next-generation flexible devices.