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Antonino Pollicino is a leading researcher in the field of electroactive polymers (EAPs), with a particular focus on ionic electroactive polymer metal composites (IPMCs) and their role in next-generation smart systems. His work bridges materials science and engineering to develop soft, flexible devices that can sense, actuate, and adapt to their environments—key for applications in biomimetics, robotics, and aerospace. Pollicino’s most cited paper, “Ionic electroactive polymer metal composites: Fabricating, modeling, and applications of postsilicon smart devices” (2013, 59 citations), provides a comprehensive framework for understanding how these materials can be fabricated and deployed in smart systems that scavenge energy and respond to external stimuli. He has also contributed to practical sensing applications, as demonstrated in his work on a vortex-shedding flowmeter based on IPMCs (2015, 19 citations), showcasing their utility in wet and underwater environments. More recently, his comparative study of IPMCs and ionic polymer-polymer composites (IP²Cs) (2017, 7 citations) has advanced understanding of how electrode materials affect mechanical, thermal, and electromechanical behavior. Pollicino’s research is foundational for the development of postsilicon smart devices, positioning him as a key figure in the evolution of soft, adaptive materials for real-world applications.