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Sohee Jeon is a rising leader in soft robotics and intelligent material systems, whose work focuses on creating shape-morphing films and electrothermal actuators that can be locally controlled without complex assemblies. Her most influential contribution, the "Heterogeneous Conductance‐Based Locally Shape‐Morphable Soft Electrothermal Actuator" (2019, 41 citations), introduced a novel design strategy that enables single-substrate actuators to perform programmable, part-by-part movements—a breakthrough for soft grippers and wearable devices. Jeon also co-authored the comprehensive review "Recent Advances in Sensor–Actuator Hybrid Soft Systems" (2023, 24 citations), which has become a key reference for integrating sensing and actuation in soft intelligent systems. Her work on biomimetic, programmable shape-morphing films (2022) further demonstrates her ability to translate biological principles into reliable, maneuverable soft structures. With a growing citation record and a clear trajectory toward practical applications in human-robot interaction and healthcare, Jeon is establishing herself as a pivotal figure in the next generation of soft transducers.