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Kaiyuan Peng is a rising leader at the intersection of smart materials and sustainable manufacturing, whose work bridges the gap between advanced polymer science and circular economy principles. His primary research focuses on shape-memory polymers (SMPs) and their applications in soft robotics and actuators, where he has made significant contributions to both material design and functionality. Peng’s highly cited 2020 paper on ductile shape-memory polymer composites demonstrated enhanced shape recovery ability, laying critical groundwork for medical and robotic devices. He further advanced the field by achieving multimodal locomotion using a crosslinked poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate)-based two-way SMP, a breakthrough that expanded the locomotion capabilities of soft actuators. Demonstrating remarkable versatility, Peng also addresses the pressing challenge of electronic waste, as evidenced by his 2023 state-of-the-art review on automatic disassembly of WEEE, which provides a forward-looking perspective on intelligent recycling in the Industry 4.0 era. With his three most-cited papers accumulating over 75 citations, Peng’s work is not only technically innovative but also highly relevant to real-world sustainability challenges, marking him as a researcher to watch in both smart materials and green manufacturing.