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Yongwoo Jang is a leading researcher at the forefront of bio-inspired soft electronics, specializing in self-healing materials, artificial electronic skin, and biomimetic actuators. His most impactful work includes the development of a self-healing electrode with high electrical conductivity and mechanical strength for artificial electronic skin (52 citations), addressing a critical limitation in polymer-based conductors. Jang has also pioneered stretchable and contractible tough fibers by hybridizing graphene oxide, multi-walled carbon nanotubes, and polyurethane (37 citations), drawing inspiration from spider silk for applications in wearable devices and soft robotics. His innovative biomimetic thermal-sensitive multi-transform actuator (26 citations) enables programmable complex motions for soft robotics and microfluidics. More recently, Jang has advanced the field of neuromorphic artificial visual perception devices using metal oxides (15 citations), aiming to replicate human visual capabilities for information processing. His self-powered multidirectional strain sensor for electronic skin (10 citations) and wearable multi-ply potentiometric sensor for electronic tongues (4 citations) further demonstrate his versatility in creating intelligent, skin-like sensing systems. With over 150 total citations across his key publications, Jang’s work is driving the next generation of soft, self-healing, and bio-inspired electronic systems.