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Yaqing Liu is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of flexible electronics, neuromorphic engineering, and soft robotics, whose work has fundamentally advanced the development of next-generation intelligent systems. Liu's most celebrated contribution, "Auxetic Mechanical Metamaterials to Enhance Sensitivity of Stretchable Strain Sensors" (2018), has amassed over 520 citations, demonstrating how innovative metamaterial architectures can overcome the inherent sensitivity limitations of conventional wearable sensors. Building on this foundation, Liu has made substantial contributions to three-dimensional stretchable sensor designs and matrix-addressable sensory arrays, enabling sophisticated multi-axis force detection and smart healthcare monitoring. Perhaps most distinctively, Liu has pioneered bioinspired artificial neural systems, engineering artificial somatic reflex arcs, memristor-based synaptic pathways, and optically modulated ionic hydrogel synapses that convincingly replicate biological learning, memory, and reflex behaviors. These efforts collectively reflect an ambitious vision of machines that interact with the world as intelligently as living organisms. With cumulative citations exceeding 1,150, Liu's research bridges materials science, neuromorphic computing, and robotics, offering transformative tools for prosthetics, human-machine interfaces, and autonomous soft robotic systems that continue to inspire researchers worldwide.