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Pibo Ma is a leading researcher at the forefront of smart textiles and soft electronics, pioneering the integration of advanced materials into flexible, wearable platforms. Her most transformative contribution is the development of the first textile display for electronic and brain-interfaced communications, a breakthrough work published in 2018 that has garnered over 213 citations. This innovation directly constructs electroluminescent devices onto fabric, paving the way for wearable displays that can revolutionize biomedicine and soft robotics. Ma has also made significant strides in bioinspired actuation, demonstrating the facile integration of bacterial cellulose with liquid crystal elastomers to create robust, biomimetic helical yarn actuators. Her work addresses the critical challenge of developing durable, high-performance actuators for soft robotics and smart wearables. Additionally, she is advancing the engineering of room-temperature liquid metal/fiber composites, a promising strategy for creating highly conductive, stretchable electronics. Through her research, Ma is fundamentally reshaping the future of electronic textiles, bridging the gap between rigid electronics and the soft, dynamic world of human-machine interaction.