Smart Textiles
Teachers
Prof. dr. ir. Lieva Van Langenhove holds a Master and a PhD in textile engineering (Ghent University). She is involved in several national and European projects on weaving, smart textiles and biotechnology. She is chairing the ETP expert group on smart textiles and is author of more than 150 papers and presentations at conferences. Furthermore, she is coordinator of the European project SYSTEX, the FP7 coordination action for enhancing the breakthrough of e-textiles and wearable microsystems in Europe.
Mr. Riccardo Marchesi graduated in electronic engineering at the University of Florence. He joined SCOMAR srl and became Export Sales Manager for flat knitting machines. Since 1992, he is involved in the development of new machines. He is holding two International Patents. In 2000, the company started changing its production lines, and Riccardo Marchesi started studying knitted and laminated technical textiles for electromagnetic shielding. Since 2008, he develops interactive textiles. He is the founder of plugandwear. com.
