Chengheng Robert Kao is a professor at Taiwan National University. His main research interests include electronic, optical, and MEMS packaging, with a main focus on the thermodynamics and kinetics of material interactions within packages. His research group has authored over 140 technical papers, 5 of which are or have been classified as highly cited papers by essential science indicators. He is currently a principal editor for the Journal of Materials Research and associate editor for Materials Chemistry and Physics.