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Jiayu Lin is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of social robotics, assistive technology, and cultural heritage preservation. Her primary research areas include human-robot interaction for autism therapy, robot-assisted education for autistic children, and robotic performance for intangible cultural heritage. Lin's major contributions include developing the social robot YANG, which implements a therapist-robot interactive model for children with autism spectrum disorder, demonstrating how robots can facilitate therapeutic interventions. Her work on supporting autistic children's group learning through picture book reading activities with social robots has garnered attention for addressing social and communication deficits in group environments. Additionally, Lin has innovatively applied robotics to preserve China's glove puppetry, an intangible cultural heritage, creating interactive mixed-reality performances and dedicated performance robots like HinHRob. Her most cited paper (7 citations) on the therapist-robot model highlights her impact in assistive robotics. Lin's unique blend of social robotics and cultural preservation showcases her versatility, making her work relevant to both therapeutic applications and heritage revitalization.