Professor Xiaodong Chen is a Distinguished University Professor at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, where he holds a professorship in Materials Science and Engineering, joint appointment in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and courtesy appointments in both Chemistry and Medicine. He is the Director of Innovative Centre for Flexible Devices (iFLEX) at NTU, the co-director of Max Planck - NTU Joint Lab for Artificial Senses, Deputy Director of the Institute for Digital Molecular Analytics and Science (IDMxS), Deputy Director of the Singapore Hybrid-Integrated Next-Generation μ-Electronics Center (SHINE).

He received his B.S. degree (Honors) in chemistry from Fuzhou University (China) in 1999, M.S. degree (Honors) in physical chemistry from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2002, and Ph.D. degree (Summa Cum Laude) in biochemistry from University of Muenster (Germany) in 2006. After his postdoctoral fellow working at Northwestern University (USA), he started his independent research career as Nanyang Assistant Professor at Nanyang Technological University since 2009. He was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in Sept 2013, then Full Professor in Sept 2016.

His current research interests include mechano-materials science and engineering, flexible electronics technology, sense digitalization and cyber-human interfaces and systems. Prestigious accolades for his exceptional scientific contributions include the Fellow of the Royal Society, Singapore President Science Award, Fellow of Singapore National Academy of Science, Fellow of American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), Member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Winner of Falling Walls, and Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award. He serves on the editorial advisory board for numerous global journals and is currently the Editor-in-Chief of ACS Nano.