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Anton Souslov is a theoretical and experimental physicist whose research sits at the vibrant intersection of active matter physics, soft matter, and the mechanics of living and engineered systems. His work explores how autonomous motion emerges and can be harnessed across scales — from microscopic biological agents to macroscopic robotic swarms — making him a significant voice in the rapidly growing field of motile active matter. Souslov's most-cited contribution couples the Leidenfrost effect with elastic deformations to sustain mechanical bouncing (57 citations), demonstrating a creative fusion of thermodynamics and soft mechanics. More recently, his research on adaptive locomotion of active solids (41 citations) advances understanding of how deformable active materials can move intelligently without centralized control — a finding with profound implications for soft robotics and biomimetic design. His involvement in the 2025 Motile Active Matter Roadmap (29 citations) signals his standing as a community leader helping chart the field's future directions. Through robotic swarm platforms, Souslov bridges theory and experiment, using programmable robot collectives as physical analogs for statistical active matter systems. His body of work collectively illuminates how simple local rules give rise to rich collective behavior, offering design principles for next-generation autonomous materials and robots.