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Linxiao Deng is a leading researcher at the intersection of artificial intelligence, robotics, and advanced materials science, with a primary focus on the inverse design of chiral functional films. His most impactful work, the 2023 paper "Inverse design of chiral functional films by a robotic AI-guided system," has garnered 61 citations and represents a paradigm shift in materials discovery. Deng’s major contribution lies in developing an autonomous, AI-driven robotic platform that can rapidly explore vast design spaces to engineer chiral materials with precisely tailored chiroptical properties—such as sign, magnitude, and wavelength distribution—without relying on trial-and-error. This breakthrough enables the on-demand creation of materials for chiral sensing, enantioselective catalysis, and chiroptical devices, addressing a long-standing challenge in nanotechnology. By integrating machine learning with automated experimentation, Deng has demonstrated how intelligent systems can accelerate the discovery of complex functional materials. His work is widely recognized for its transformative potential, bridging computational design and experimental synthesis, and has positioned him as a key innovator in the emerging field of AI-guided materials engineering.