International Journal of Fashion Technology & Textile Engineering

MaÅ‚gorzata Matusiak Ph.D., D.Sc. is adjunct at Lodz University of Technology, Faculty of Material Technologies and Textile Design, Institute of Architecture of Textiles, Lodz, Poland.
Graduated of Lodz University of Technology, Faculty of Textiles in 1983, doctoral degree in 2002, habilitation in 2013, Member of Executive Committee of International Committee of Cotton Testing Methods at International Textile Manufacturers Federation. In years 2008 – 2012 chair of Technological Group of the Interregional Cooperative Network on Cotton for the Mediterranean and Middle East Regions. For many years a Chairman of the Laboratory Commission and member of Executive Committee of Gdynia Cotton Association. Member of Fiber Society. Author and co-author of many articles, chapters in monographs and conference papers.

Cotton quality, cotton processing, spinning, weaving, textile metrology, textile material engineering, clothing technology, clothing design, comfort and well-being, 3D textiles

Dr. Ng received his Ph.D. and M.Des. degree from the Royal College of Art, London. He earned the first Practice-led PhD in Fashion Womenswear in the world. In addition, he holds an Executive MBA degree. Dr. Ng was appointed a fashion expert of the UNIDO for a two-month consultancy mission at DPR Korea after a worldwide recruitment exercise. In 2003, Dr. Ng was invited as one of the keynote speakers at the Shanghai Fashion Week. Dr. Ng is an academic, design researcher as well as a design practitioner, practicing across fashion, textile, graphic, interior and product designs. He has published more than 200 papers in refereed academic journals, trade journals, and refereed international conference proceedings. He holds several invention patents, and his creative works have won tens of design and research awards, many of which are seen in various exhibitions, shows and TV coverages. He served as a member of the editorial board of various design research journals and has been invited referee for top-notched SCI-indexed international journals and vetter of business plans. Dr. Ng is invited Adjunct Professor and Visiting Professor of a few universities of mainland China. He is listed in various Who’s Who directories. Dr. Ng is a Life Fellow and Past HK Chairman of the Chartered Society of Designers, UK, Life Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, UK, a Fellow of the Textile Institute, UK and Life Fellow and Founding Director of Hong Kong Institution of Textile and Apparel

Research interest of Dr Ng is to deploy technologies towards innovative ends, e.g., bio-fashion, interactive fashion, creative light-emitted textile imaging with polyester optic fibre, innovative full-colour compound structured digital Jacquard textiles, foam lace, metallic fabrics, seamless fashion

Professor Jinlian Hu is one of the most active and productive scientists in the field of smart textiles and textile materials. Professor HU founded the Shape Memory Textiles Centre in 2003, which has been a driving force in the successful establishment of an extensive collaboration and partnership of academic organizations and industrial enterprises worldwide. Over the years, Prof Hu has achieved international reputation for her insight in conventional and emerging research areas, particularly shape memory textiles and is a frequently and widely invited plenary or keynote speaker at international conferences.

Prof JL Hu, as the 1^st person outside USA in Asia, received the Award for Distinguished Achievement in Fiber Science from the US-based Fiber Society in 2001. She is also the 1st Hong Kong scholar obtained the prestigious First-Class Sang Ma Prize in Textile Science and Technology in 2006.  In 2011, she got the Textile Academic Leader award from China Textile Engineering Society and became a 1000-Person expert by the Central Chinese Government. Prof Hu is a Fellow of the Textile Institute in UK, the Hong Kong institution of Textile and Apparel as well as the Royal Society of Chemistry.

• Smart polymers/shape memory polymers for Textile and Apparel
• Textile structure, mechanics and fibrous composites
• Digital evaluation and simulation of textiles appearance and garment/fabric drape

Janet Coulterholds a BA (Hons) In Textiles and Fashion Design. She has an MBA; an MSc. in Multimedia with Computer Based Learning, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Higher Education. She is currently undertaking a PhD in the field of fashion and wearable technology and is investigating if e-fashion can change the meaning of clothes and become an effective medium to manage wearers emotional health and well-being, whilst retaining a fashion identity. She is particularly interested in how this could support female student stress. Coulter is a Senior Lecturer in Fashion Design at Ulster University, and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK. She is also a Fellow of Higher Education and Research Practice, at Ulster. Additionally, she holds the position of Director of Academic Enterprise and Innovation, within the Faculty of Art, Design and The Built Environment. In 2013 she was awarded a Distinguished Fellow of Enterprise, by Ulster for her contribution to the economy, both locally and internationally. Before entering academia, Coulter was a practicing fashion designer in industry. She worked in the field of international design intelligence in Paris; couture fashion design in London, and as a design manager in fashion manufacturing, managing international portfolios of commercial and corporate wear design; Coulter has 20 years of teaching experience in higher education and has expertise is in creative design, advanced 3D pattern engineering and CAD based design technologies. She also teaches design management and entrepreneurship in the creative industries to students and SMEs. She is currently an external examiner of fashion and textilesin Scotland. Coulter has been PI on a number of research grants investigating protection for sports and military; moisture management in soft body armour; 3D thermoplastically moulded armour for female officers and quick release systems for battlefield situations. Additionally, she has had successful research projects in circular economy design, drag co-efficiency garments to reduce risk of injury in greyhounds; sustainable design projects, developing sportswear jackets with bi-products from duck farms and sports training products to promote safe lifting in rugby lineouts.  She has an interest in STEM related to design and has recent publications on the multidisciplinary challenges of co-design between the fields of design and science.  In 2017 she won the Rolls Royce Science Prize (Employers Choice) for her STEM related work in e-textiles.

1. Multidisciplinary co-design between science and textile/fashion design
2. The potential of e-fashion and smart garmentsto monitor and manage stress
3. Pattern engineering and new methodologies

Zlatina Kazlacheva (born 1968) got her PhD in Design from Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria in 2008. Since 2009 she is an Associate Professor in Fashion Design and Pattern Making at Trakia University, Faculty of Techniques and Technologies, Yambol, Bulgaria. In the period 2012-2015 Zlatina Kazlacheva was Vice Dean of International Relations and Science of the Faculty of Techniques and Technologies.

Zlatina Kazlacheva has published over 100 papers and 8 books. She is a member of scientific committees of international conferences and editorial boards of scientific journals in Bulgaria and abroad.

Fashion Design (Design Theory, Application), Pattern Making (Development of Pattern Making Systems, CAD Design).

Sevda Altas obtained her bachelor degree in Textile Engineering Department from the University of Ege in 2001. In 2002 she has started to work as a lecturer in Ege University. She has lectured textile technology subjects such as; yarn spinning technology, yarn quality parameters, fabric production and ect. After starting working she has started master program in Ege University Textile Engineering Department. She obtained M.Sc. and PhD degrees from the same university. Her master thesis is entitled “Investigation of the Effects of Raw Material Properties on the Hairiness of Cotton Yarns” in 2005. Her PhD thesis is entitled “Comparison of Yarn and Fabrics Produced by Rocos Compact Yarn Bending System and Conventional Ring Yarn Bending Technique” in 2009. She has worked 6 months in RWTH Aachen University via Socrates/Erasmus program in Germany about Dref Spinning Technology. She has published many scientific articles and presented many researches in the conferences about the subjects ranging from yarn production methods, quality parameters and technical textiles such as shape memory textiles. She has one lecture book entitled “Cotton Yarn Technology”.  She has carried many projects supported from university and other public sources. One of her project gained a prize from Turkish Textile Foundation Innovation Competition. 

textile technology, yarn manufacturing, technical textiles, yarn and fabric quality parameters, technical textile, smart textiles, shape memory textiles, technical yarns

MahmutKayar obtained his bachelor degree in Ready Wear Clothing Technology from the University of Marmara, Department of Textile Education – Clothing Programme. He obtained M.Sc. degree in Textile Education from the University of Marmara Institute of Pure and Applied Science, Istanbul, Turkey with his thesis entitled “Comparison of Different Production Technologies’ Productivity in Jean Trousers Sewing by Simulation Technique” in 2003.He obtained Ph.D. degree in Textile Education from the University of Marmara Institute of Pure and Applied Science, Istanbul, Turkey with his thesis entitled “Study of The Causes of Unproductiveness in Apparel Companies and Fieldwork Analysis for Their Solution” in 2009. MahmutKayar is working as an Assist. Prof.Dr. in University of Marmara, Faculty of Technology, Department of Textile Engineering. He is currently working as a Visiting Scholar in Heriot-Watt University, Research Institute for Flexible Materials,School of Textile and Design, Galashiels, UK under Prof.Dr. George K. Stylios leadership. He has a published book entitled “PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTIVITY Basic Principles and Application”. He has authored many publications in SCI Index Journals, national scientific journals and international conference proceedings. His research interests include: Work-flow in Apparel Companies, Clothing Technology, Time and Method Study, Bottle-neck Analysis and Assembly Line Balancing, Ultrasonic Sewing, Production Management, Productivity Management, Simulation, Outsourcing, Composites and Multiaxial structures.

Work-flow in Apparel Companies; Time and Method Study; Bottle-neck Analysis and Assembly Line Balancing; Ultrasonic Sewing; Production Management; Productivity Management; Factory Organization; Marker Cutting; Sewing Machines; Quality Assurance; Production of Jean trousers and knitted garments; Simulation; Textile fibres; Outsourcing; Composites; Multiaxial structures.

Dr. Fatih Deniz obtained his Ph.D. degree in the field of Environmental Biotechnology, Department of Biological Sciences from the University of Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam (Turkey). He is currently an associate professor and department chair at the Department of Environmental Protection Technologies at Harran University in Turkey. His research interest focuses mainly on the bioremediation technologies such as biosorption and bioaccumulation for the purification of water environments especially polluted with organic and inorganic substances like synthetic dyes and heavy metal ions. His publications includes numerous peer-reviewed articles in the international SCI/SCI-E indexed journals and many congress papers

• Environmental Biotechnology
• Bioremediation Technologies
• Biomaterials
• Water Treatment

Sabahattin Deniz was born in Istanbul-Turkey. He is currently working at Marmara University, Faculty of Technology, Textile Engineering Department. He was graduated from Gazi University (Ankara-Turkey), Faculty of Sciences, Chemistry Department in 1999. He took the Ms.C. and Ph.D. degrees at Marmara University, Institute of Pure and Applied Sciences, Analytical Chemistry in 2003 and 2011 respectively. His research areas including chemical treatment of wastewater and recycling, chemical analysis, and nanoparticules. He has several publications in several journals, conference proceedings and completed R&D projects.

• Atomic absorption spectroscopy
• Coloring of colored wastewater
• Metal uptake by polymeric materials
• Metal removal with polymeric materials
• Decolorisation of colored wastewater

Mohd Rozi is an Associate Professor in the field of textile science and technology. He has served the faculty as a lecturer and researcher for 18 years. He has a PhD in Science from Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia (2008); MSc in Textile Engineering from University of Leeds, UK (2000); BSc in Textile Engineering from Philadelphia University, USA (1995) and Diploma in Textile Technology from Institut Teknologi MARA, Malaysia (1993).

Prior to being an academic staff, Mohd Rozi worked in the textile industry for several years at the middle management position.  He is now actively involved in postgraduate supervision, conducting research and offering services to the industry and community. Mohd Rozi has received several research grants in textile mechanics, yarn technology and natural dyes, obtained from the Ministry of Higher Education and Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. Currently, he is supervising several postgraduate students and has produced 7 MSc and 2 PhD graduates. He also teaches undergraduate students in yarn production technology, technical textiles and supervising them in final year projects.

He has been involved in giving lectures, short courses and consultancy services on textile related areas for various government and private organisations such as Jabatan Forensik, Polis Diraja Malaysia; Jabatan Bomba & Penyelamat Malaysia, Kastam Diraja Malaysia; Sime Darby Research Sdn Bhd; STRIDE (Kementerian Pertahanan Malaysia); MAPA Gloves Sdn Bhd and many others.

He currently holds 4 patents, and along with a team of researchers, has commercialised one research product, Songket Structures with Jacquard, through a collaboration with a local textile company. Mohd Rozi has published more than 50 scientific papers in indexed journals and conference proceedings. In addition, he is also active in reviewing research articles for several journals related to textiles.

For his active involvement in research, he was awarded the Faculty’s Best Researcher in 2003 and 2015. In 2016 he was awarded UiTM Product Innovation & Commercialisation Award and Gold Award for Most Active Research Grant Proposal Reviewer (Science & Technology) and. He is also a Certified Open Water Diver (PADI) and loves heavy metal rock music.

• Mechanics of Textile Materials
• Spinning and Technical Yarn Development
• Clothing Comfort Studies
• Extraction of Dyes from Natural Resources

Elsayed Ahmed Elnashar, Full-Professor of textiles Apparel, Kaferelsheikh University, Egypt. Born in 19 /8/1965. Have Ph.D. 2000, Msc.1995, Bsc.1989, Helwan University. Diploma1985advanced industrial textiles institute. He holds several academic administrative positions: Dean, Vice Dean, Head of Department, He has many textiles patents, Member of international scientific committees. Development of Faculties of Education, commissioned of Supreme Council of Egyptian Universities. Has design books published in Germany. Has published over 175 scientific Articles.Editorial board member & Reviewer for more 60 journal Founder and editor two scientific journals.And Smartex Conference Egypt. Member of the editorial board of several international journals and conferences, He has made many scientific agreements with European &Africa universities

• LASER-JET TECHNOLOGY ON WEAVING MACHINE
• Antimicrobial Throw Volume Porosity
• Membrane Technology for Filtrations:  Water/Wastewater, Air Conditions, Cement Factory, Gas And Petroleum
• Solar textiles (SOLATEX) of composite fabrics structures as alternative energy.
• Functional Nano biodegradable
• Computational Mathematics
• Fluid Mechanics
• Composites fabrics structures  
• Automotive of - Composites fabrics structures so airbags systems   
• Energy Effective Method of Modeling and Manufacturing
• MULTISTITCHED 3D NANO COMPOSITE
• Composites made of multilayered
• Nanoart, and Nanotechnology in textiles and apparel branch. 
• Improved simulating fitting cloth model of apparel surfaces.
• The influence of the bulky woven fabrics on thermal insulation properties of clothing.
• Design curtains fringe and passementerie strips of lace design elements in current high fashion.
• Representative volume of design elements and mathematical of pile and velvets woven fabrics.
• Volume porosity and permeability in fabrics.
• Porosity and permeability in multi-layer woven fabrics.
• The influence of weave and the method of stitching on some mechanical properties of woven double fabrics.
• Effect the design and materials of eyes swathe dressing and diapers clothes for infant’s incubator.
• The effective of some difference between the methods of the embroidery on some performance properties to the clothing product.
• The effective of some difference structures on quality of pilling cloth
• Effect of some different care systems process on dyeing cotton fabrics
• Effect of some fabric constructional on comfort and the aesthetic properties for kid clothes
• Using remote sensing technology for monitoring of chemical pollutions and bioremediation of chemical -contaminated water
• Automatic pattern unwrapping technology
• Energy saving and improving stretch properties
• Spring-mass based modeling for fabrics physics to 3D garment 
• Cloth design and application
• Clothing simulation and animation
• Body shape analysis of Hispanic women
•  Tires and rubber industry

  Dr Mahapatra is having 33 years of experience in textile industries in India and abroad. He has worked in all big  textile houses like Birlas       (both Aditya Birla and K K Birla group) Reliance, Raymond (Kenya) Churchgate Group (Nigeria), GSL ltd, (formerly Gujarat Spinners Ltd), LNJ Bhilwara ( RSWM ) Group and Hindprakash Lonsen Industries, Ahmedabad  in various  senior capacities.
In the year 2007 he was also awarded C Col FSDC (UK) and C Text  FTI (Manchester). In the year 2008 he was awarded the F.T.A from the Textile Association of India & F.I.C from the Institution of  Chemists, Kolkata. In the year 2009 he was awarded the F.I.E from the Institution of Engineers (India). In the year 2017 he was awarded the F.I.I.Ch.E  from the Institute of Chemical Engineers (India). He has implemented  many new technologies which has given benefits to the Textile Industries. He is a Senior Member of American Association of Textile Chemists and Colourists and the Fibre Society, (USA). He is a Life Member of Indian Colour Society, Indian Environmental Association, the Society for Polymer Science, India and Indian Natural Fibre Society and Indian Society for Technical Education, New Delhi. He is the National Vice- Chairman, Textile Association (India). He was the Chairman of WISTI (Western India Section of Textile Institute, Manchester(2010-2013). He was the Vice President of ACTI(2013-2015)Association of Chemical Technologists (India). In 2008 his name is included in American Biographical Institute. Inc (USA) for professional recognition and peer communiciation and Asia Pacific Who’s Who. He is a visiting Professor in Wuhan Textile University, China. Institute of Chemical Technology (formerly UDCT), Mumbai (Prof Nabar Endowment Lecture ,2014-15) and all NIFT colleges. He has contributed more than 285 papers in textile journals, having international circulation and presented more than 78 technical papers in various seminars in the country and abroad. He has written 6 books (Textile Dyes & Dyeing, Textile Technology, Textile Processing, Textiles & Environment, Textile Dyes and Sarees of India).
He has received  the CENTURY MILLS’ Best Technical Book in Textiles Award for the book “Textile Processing” for the year 2014-2015 on 22nd January, 2016 at the 13th International Textile Conference and 71st All India Textile Conference held at NIMHANS, Bangalore. He was awarded the Life Time Achievement Award for positive contributions in the field of Textile Engineering Area at the 30th National Convention of Textile Engineers organized by Textile Engineering Division, West Bengal State Centre, Institution of Engineers (India) at R.N.Mukherjee Hall of WBSC,IE(I), 8, Gokhale Road Kolkata on 3rd March-2017.
He has traveled countries like Hongkong, China, Kenya, Australia, Singapore, Nigeria, UK, Bangladesh, Dubai, Germany, Ethopia, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, France, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Thailand.

• Sustainable fibres – the future of clothing.
• AYURVASTRA.
• Natural dyes and its applications.
•  Waterless dyeing.
• Saltfree reactive dyeing.
• Self cleaning of Textiles.

Prof. (Dr). Ashis Kr. Samanta, is presently Professor and Former Head of  Department of Jute and Fibre Technology, Institute of Jute Technology (IJT), University of Calcutta; Chairman of BIS Sectional Committee –TX-07 for Dyes and Chemicals ( 2014 to 2020), Chairman, Board of Expert/Board of Studies , Bachelor of Fashion Design (BFAD) Course, University ofCalcutta ( 2009-2018 and continuing ), He Is also Member of Board ofStudies, Bachelor of Fashion Technology Course of AMITY UNIVERSITY, Kolkata from 2017 onwards. He is Member ofEditorial Advisory Board for Journal of Institution of Engineers-Series-E (Chemical and TextileEngg.)andIndian Journal of Natural Fibres and Journal of Textile Science and Engineering, SCIREA. He earlier was Asst. Director in MANTRA, Surat, 1997-98; So far, he has guided twelve (12) PhD and now guiding another three (5) PhD in Chemical Processing of Jute and Cotton.He has contributed more than 200 papers including 95 research papers (40 international and 55 National), 40 technical articles and 68 seminar papers.He has published three booksof (i) Energy Management (For Jute mills); (ii) Managing Behavioral Aspects and (iii) Natural Dyeing and Coloration and contributed three chapters in international publications. He is recipient of “Bharat Nirman Award-2014”. He received “Dr. TrigunaCharan Sen Award” in 1995-96 and in 2013-14 from Institution of Engineer(India). 

• Fibre Science and Colour Science.
• Chemical Processing  and Finishing of Textiles
• Natural Dyes and Natural finishing on natural Fibres
• Eco Friendly and sustainable Textiles
• Garment Dyeing and finishing

Professor Nalankilli earned his Doctoral degree in the year 1993 from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IITD) in India. Presently, he is working as Professor of Textile Chemistry in Textile Chemistry Research and Innovation Centre, Ethiopian Institute of Textile and Fashion Technology (EiTEX), Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. He has 23 years of Teaching & Research and 4 years of Industrial experience. He has so far guided 6 candidates for Ph.D and several Masters and Undergraduate-level theses.

He has to his credit, 38 papers in international journals and 81 national journals, besides having authored 4 books. He has organized 5 National/ International Conferences/ seminars and 3 Staff Development programs. He is also the Associate Editor of Indian Journal of Science, Engineering, and Technology during 2009-10., Associate Editor–Asian Journal of Engineering and Applied Technology; Editorial Board Member – International Journal of Modern Science and Technology, Journal of Textile Science & Technology; Associate Editor – International Journal of Industrial Engineering.

He has presented    several Papers in Conferences/ Seminar/Workshops (International:12, National:44). He is a Board of studies member for curriculum & syllabi development of several Universities/ Institutions other being an active Reviewer for the Journals such as   International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Journal of Industrial  Textiles, Textile Research Journal,  Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Journal of Hazardous Materials,  Fibers and Polymers, Starch, Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics, Natural Products and Resources

Finishing of Textiles, Surface modification of textiles, Pretreatment and colouration of textiles, Fibre science & Technology.

C Prakash obtained his B.E Textile Technology degree from Pavendar Bharathidasan College of Engineering and Technology, Trichy, India in May 2002.

He obtained his M.Tech Textile Technology Degree in July 2004 from Anna University, Chennai. In the year 2004 he entered the teaching field and served as lecturer in Textile Technology at Pavendar Bharathidasan College of Engineering and Technology, Tirchy. In September 2006 he joined as lecturer in the Fashion Technology Department at Sona College of Technology, Salem and presently is an Associate Professor in the Department of Fashion Technology.

In total he published 50 technical papers in reputed journals and conferences. Highly interested in academic and research activities in the areas concerning comfort and moisture management of textile products.

Comfort; Moisture Management; Knitting