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Jiheong Kang is a pioneering researcher in the field of stretchable and self-healing electronics, with a particular focus on electronic skin (e-skin), bio-inspired robotics, and soft bioelectronics. His work addresses one of the most pressing challenges in wearable technology: creating materials and devices that are simultaneously tough, flexible, and capable of autonomous repair. Kang's landmark 2018 paper on water-insensitive self-healing elastomers for electronic skin has accumulated over 1,100 citations, establishing him as a leading authority in the field. That same year, his development of a stretchable organic optoelectronic sensorimotor synapse — now with over 500 citations — demonstrated a compelling pathway toward neurologically inspired prosthetics and robotics. His later contributions include human-muscle-inspired fiber actuators (215 citations) and ultrastretchable nanocomposite conductors exhibiting a novel "electrical self-boosting" phenomenon (137 citations), reflecting his ability to uncover transformative materials phenomena. Collectively, Kang's research spans advanced functional materials, artificial muscles, high-performance stretchable transistors, and modular electronics, consistently bridging fundamental materials science with real-world bioelectronic applications. His body of work has profoundly shaped the trajectory of next-generation soft robotics and wearable health-monitoring technologies.