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Jinjie Zhang is a leading figure in the development of next-generation flexible and wearable sensors, with a focus on creating highly sensitive, stretchable, and low-hysteresis devices for human activity monitoring. Her major contributions center on pioneering novel fabrication methods and material composites—most notably, wave-patterned liquid metal and Ag/PDMS—to overcome the persistent trade-offs between sensitivity, stretchability, and signal fidelity. Her 2020 paper on a superelastic, low-hysteresis liquid metal strain sensor has garnered 265 citations, underscoring its impact on the field. She has also advanced tactile-sensing systems for biomedical engineering, with a widely cited survey (80 citations) that has helped define the research landscape. Her work on a supersensitive, multidimensional Ag/PDMS strain gauge (52 citations) further demonstrates her ability to engineer sensors that can simultaneously detect strain and force, enabling more comprehensive motion capture. With a portfolio of highly influential publications, Zhang’s innovations are foundational to the future of electronic skin, wearable health monitors, and human-machine interfaces.