The E-Textiles Network was founded in August 2018 to accelerate the development and adoption of e-textiles technology by facilitating focused research activities and disseminating results.
The Network will bring members together to;
- Identify the application challenges in key application sectors.
- Define research challenges.
- Facilitate collaboration to enable industrial pull.
- Identify and attract new research disciplines that can be applied to e-textiles.
- Aid dissemination of research results and broadly promote the technology.
The Network will hold three themed workshops and annual conferences, which will be open to members, as well as publishing monthly newsletters and case studies. Members also have the chance to share resources with the community (Please see the Resources page for more information.)
Members of the Steering Board
The E-Textiles Network is overseen by the Steering Board, who represent academia, industry and end-users.
| Name | Institution | Name | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prof Steve Beeby
Dr Kai Yang Dr Russel Torah Dr John Tudor |
University of Southampton | Thushara Sabreen | Tinker Design |
| Prof Tilak Dias
Dr Yang Wei Dr Theodore Hughes Riley |
Nottingham Trent University | Mark Pedley | Brighter Futures |
| Dr Davide Deganello | Swansea University | Dr Roya Ashayer-Soltani | QinetiQ |
| Dr Ishara Dharmasena | Loughborough University | Annie Lywood | Bonnie Binary |
| Barbara Shepherd | Barbara Shepherd Associates | Simon McMaster | Footfalls and Heartbeats |
| Prof Henry Yi Li | University of Manchester | Dr Debra Carr Dr Mark Helliker |
Dstl |
| Prof David Harrison | Brunel University | Myra Waiman | Infi-Tex |
| Dr Felice Torrisi | Imperial College London | Phil Kunovski | Kymira |
| Stephanie Dick | The Textile Institute | Dr Laura Salisbury | Royal College of Art |
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