Prof. Alper Bozkurt is a McPherson Distinguished Professor in Engineering Entrepreneurship in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina (NC) State University. Prof. Bozkurt is the founder and Director of the Integrated Bionic MicroSystems (iBionicS) Laboratory at NC State, where he explores novel interfaces with diverse organisms, including plants. Prof. Bozkurt is the Co-Director of the National Science Foundation Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST) and of the Institute of Connected Sensor Systems (IConS) at NC State University.