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Dr. Sunghoon Lee is a leading innovator in flexible and wearable electronics, with a primary focus on electronic skins, soft robotics, and human-machine interfaces. His most celebrated contribution is the development of a "transparent bending-insensitive pressure sensor" (2016, 825 citations), a foundational work that solved a critical challenge in wearable sensing by decoupling pressure from mechanical deformation. Dr. Lee further advanced the field with a "durable nanomesh on-skin strain gauge" (2020, 261 citations), an ultraconformable device that enables natural skin motion monitoring for applications in interactive robotics and personal health. His recent work on an "optical-based multipoint 3-axis pressure sensor" (2023, 66 citations) pushes the boundaries of tactile sensing by providing high-resolution pressure distribution data in a flexible, thin-film form. Looking toward the future, Dr. Lee is pioneering self-healing materials, as demonstrated in his work on "Thioether-Functionalized Self-Healing Polyolefins for Flexible Conductors" (2025), which promises to enhance the durability and longevity of wearable electronics. With over 1,100 total citations, Dr. Lee’s research is instrumental in bridging the gap between soft, skin-like sensors and practical, robust robotic and wearable systems.