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Huiling Jia is a leading researcher in the field of soft electronics and bioinspired haptic interfaces, with a focus on developing next-generation electronic skin (E-skin) for advanced tactile sensing and human-machine interaction. Her major contributions lie in creating multi-modal haptic feedback technologies and bioinspired sensors that mimic biological mechanoreceptors and aquatic electrolocation systems. Jia’s 2021 review on multi-mode haptic feedback for wearable interfaces has garnered over 126 citations, establishing a foundational reference for the field. Her groundbreaking 2024 work on Mormyroidea-inspired electronic skin, which enables non-contact three-dimensional tracking and sensing—a significant leap beyond conventional two-dimensional contact-based systems—has already attracted 54 citations. Additionally, her 2022 study on mechanoreceptor-inspired E-skin for multi-modal tactile decoding (23 citations) advances the decoding of complex tactile information, with applications in robotic manipulation and gesture recognition. Jia’s innovative approach to combining biological inspiration with soft electronics is paving the way for more intuitive and capable human-machine interfaces and robotic perception systems.