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Amir Hossein Rahmati is a theoretical and computational mechanics researcher whose work sits at the intersection of soft matter physics, electromechanics, and advanced materials design. His research focuses on engineering novel electromechanical behaviors — particularly piezoelectricity, flexoelectricity, and magnetoelectricity — in soft and flexible material systems that hold transformative potential for robotics, wearable electronics, energy harvesting, and sensing technologies. Rahmati's most celebrated contribution, "Nonlinear bending deformation of soft electrets and prospects for engineering flexoelectricity and transverse piezoelectricity" (2018, 76 citations), addressed a fundamental challenge: the near-absence of truly soft natural piezoelectrics. By rigorously analyzing electret materials under large deformations, he illuminated pathways for designing piezoelectric behavior in compliant systems. His subsequent work expanded this vision to magnetoelectric coupling, demonstrating theoretically and practically how hard magnetic soft materials can generate giant magnetoelectricity — work that has already attracted nearly 70 combined citations since 2022. His 2024 research on photo-flexoelectric liquid crystal elastomers further broadens his scope, coupling light, mechanical deformation, and electricity in a single framework. Across his career, Rahmati has established himself as a creative theorist opening new design spaces for the next generation of multifunctional soft materials.