Academician Seeram Ramakrishna is a Chair Professor of Tsinghua University, Xinghua Distinguished Chair Professor, and Director of iWearables Center, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University (https://www.me.tsinghua.edu.cn/en/info/1251/2151.htm). He is an adjunct professor at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He is named among the World’s Most Influential Minds (Thomson Reuters) and a Highly Ranked Scholar (Scholar GPS) with more than 500 Q1 journal papers, 222 H-Index, and 230,000 citations. His contributions also appeared in Nature, Nature Reviews Methods, Nature Communications, Matter, and so on journals. Highest professional distinctions include Fellow | Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering; UK Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng); Singapore Academy of Engineering; Indian National Academy of Engineering; ASEAN Academy of Engineering & Technology; International Academy of Engineering and Technology; International Academy of Bionic Science; and World Academy for Artificial Consciousness (WACA). He is also an elected Fellow of AAAS, ASM International, ASME, AIMBE, USA; IMechE and IoM3, UK; ISTE, India; IUBSE (FBSE), and ISBE. He received a PhD from the University of Cambridge, UK, and TGMP from Harvard University, USA. He received advanced research experiences from MIT and Johns Hopkins University, USA and KIT, Japan. His senior academic leadership includes NUS Vice-President (Research Strategy); Dean of NUS Faculty of Engineering; Director of NUS Enterprise; Chairman of Solar Energy Institute of Singapore (SERIS); Director of NUS Bioengineering Initiative; Director of NUS Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Initiative (NUSNNI); and Founder of the Global Engineering Deans Council. He advises the World Bank and several international and national organizations. He is a proponent of internationalisation of higher education and cross-fields research and innovation.