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Jiaji Zhang is a prominent researcher specializing in rehabilitation robotics, human-robot interaction, and intelligent control systems, with a particular focus on advancing upper-limb motor recovery for stroke patients and individuals with motor dysfunction. Zhang's most significant contributions center on developing sophisticated control strategies that make rehabilitation robots more adaptive, responsive, and therapeutically effective. His landmark work on Gaussian Mixture Model-based assist-as-needed control enables bilateral upper-limb rehabilitation robots to dynamically adjust assistance in three-dimensional space — a substantial advancement over conventional planar systems. Complementing this, his fuzzy adaptive passive control and dual-modal hybrid control frameworks prioritize patient safety while encouraging active participation rather than passive dependency on robotic assistance. Zhang's reward-punishment feedback mechanism, grounded in energy-based information, represents a meaningful step toward engagement-driven rehabilitation. Collectively, his publications have accumulated over 95 citations, reflecting growing recognition across the robotics and clinical rehabilitation communities. More recently, Zhang has expanded into tactile sensing and machine vision for haptic human-machine interaction, signaling a broadening research vision. His work consistently bridges engineering precision with patient-centered clinical needs, making him a valuable contributor to the future of intelligent medical robotics.