Professor   Xiaodong Chen is the President’s Chair Professor in Materials Science and   Engineering, Professor of Chemistry (by courtesy) and Medicine (by courtesy)   at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU), and Scientific Director   at the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science,   Technology and Research (A*STAR). He is the Director of Innovative Centre for   Flexible Devices (iFLEX) at NTU, the Director of Max Planck – NTU Joint Lab   for Artificial Senses, and Deputy Director of Singapore Hybrid-Integrated   Next-Generation μ-Electronics (SHINE) Center.

His   research interests include mechano-materials science, senses digitalization,   flexible electronics technology, and cyber-human interfaces. So far, he has   published more than 330 high-profiled papers and filed/applied more than 40   patents. He is the Associate Editor of ACS Materials Letters and   serves as editorial advisory board member for more than 15 international   journals. He has been elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Engineering   Singapore. In addition, he was recognized by more than 10 prestigious awards   and honours.