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Zhongliang Zhou is an emerging researcher at the forefront of flexible electronics, neuromorphic engineering, and human-machine interfaces. His work centers on developing bio-inspired sensory systems that bridge biological intelligence with robotic and electronic applications, with particular emphasis on organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs), tactile sensing, and artificial neural architectures. Zhou's most impactful contribution to date is his development of artificial organic afferent nerves capable of enabling closed-loop tactile feedback in intelligent robots — a breakthrough that garnered 41 citations since 2024, reflecting the rapid community interest in his approach. His research on highly stable ladder-type conjugated polymer-based OECTs (37 citations) demonstrated a powerful pathway for low-power electrophysiological signal amplification, directly enabling gesture-controlled robotic hands without complex signal processing. Further work on skin-inspired iontronic sensors (22 citations) showcased his ability to integrate machine learning with bimodal robotic sensing for object recognition tasks. Collectively, Zhou's research addresses a critical challenge in soft robotics and bioelectronics: creating compact, reliable, and intelligent sensory systems that mimic the sophistication of the human nervous system — making him a notable contributor to next-generation human-machine interaction technologies.