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Dr. Liyu Gan is pioneering the intersection of artificial intelligence and materials science, with a primary focus on the inverse design of chiral functional films. Their landmark 2023 work, "Inverse design of chiral functional films by a robotic AI-guided system," has already garnered 61 citations, demonstrating its immediate impact on the field. Dr. Gan's major contribution lies in developing an automated, AI-driven platform that can intelligently navigate the vast design space of chiral nanostructures, enabling the precise engineering of chiroptical properties—such as signal sign, magnitude, and wavelength distribution—without relying on traditional trial-and-error methods. This breakthrough addresses a critical bottleneck in creating materials for chiral sensing, enantioselective catalysis, and advanced chiroptical devices. By integrating robotics with machine learning, Dr. Gan has established a new paradigm for accelerated materials discovery, where autonomous systems can iteratively design, fabricate, and test materials to achieve targeted functionalities. Their work not only advances fundamental understanding of light-matter interactions at the nanoscale but also provides a scalable pathway for developing next-generation photonic and sensing technologies.