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Vladimir A. Baulin is a leading figure in the physics of soft matter, with his recent work pioneering the emerging field of intelligent soft matter. His research sits at the confluence of materials science, physics, and cognitive science, aiming to imbue materials with life-like capabilities such as perception, learning, memory, and adaptive behavior. His most-cited paper, "Intelligent soft matter: towards embodied intelligence" (2025, 16 citations), serves as a foundational roadmap for this transformative area, proposing how synthetic materials can be designed to process information and respond autonomously to their environment. This work represents a paradigm shift, moving beyond passive materials to those that can sense, think, and act. Baulin’s broader contributions have established him as a key architect in the quest to create truly intelligent materials, bridging fundamental physics with revolutionary applications in robotics, biomedicine, and adaptive systems. His vision is reshaping how we conceive of and interact with the material world, promising a future where our surroundings are not just functional, but perceptive and responsive.