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Denys Makarov is a pioneering researcher in flexible and wearable electronics, with a particular focus on magnetoelectronics, electronic skins, and soft robotics. His work has fundamentally advanced the development of shapeable, stretchable, and imperceptible magnetic sensors that can conform to the human body and integrate seamlessly into next-generation interactive technologies. Makarov's most celebrated contributions include the creation of bimodal electronic skins capable of both tactile and touchless perception (325 citations), flexible Hall effect sensors wearable on the wrist or finger (265 citations), and ultrathin "imperceptible" magnetoelectronics that extend human sensory capabilities beyond biological limits (223 citations). His research on magnetosensitive e-skins has opened compelling pathways for augmented and virtual reality interaction, soft robotics, and point-of-care diagnostics. Notably, his 2020 work on untethered, ultrafast soft-bodied robots demonstrated how simulation-guided design can yield remarkably agile small-scale machines. More recently, Makarov has addressed the challenge of multi-modal sensing, developing dual strain-temperature sensors for smart health monitoring wearables. With thousands of citations accumulated across a decade of prolific output, his research sits at a transformative intersection of materials science, human-machine interaction, and bioelectronics.