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Yancong Qiao is a rising leader in the emerging field of intelligent soft electronics and human-machine interfaces. His research focuses on developing bio-inspired electronic skins (e-skins) and self-powered triboelectric sensors, integrating them with artificial intelligence to create autonomous, interactive systems. Qiao’s most impactful work includes the design of a magnetized microcilia array-based self-powered e-skin (82 citations), which enables micro-scaled 3D morphology recognition and high-capacity communication—a breakthrough for advanced prosthetics and robotics. He further advanced the field with a deep learning-enhanced anti-noise triboelectric acoustic sensor (24 citations), enabling robust human-machine collaboration in challenging acoustic environments. His visionary concept of an intelligent soft quasi-organism, equipped with sensor-driven integrated tentacles (12 citations), demonstrates a closed-loop system that seamlessly merges sensing, actuation, and autonomous control. Through these innovations, Qiao is pushing the boundaries of soft robotics and wearable electronics, creating systems that not only perceive but also intelligently respond to their environment.