Conference Topics
The 2026 conference is organised into five thematic tracks covering textile product development, design and manufacturing, advanced fibers and smart materials, sustainability and circular economy, education and workforce development, and consumer, B2C e-commerce, fashion, small business and entrepreneurship.
Authors are invited to submit abstracts to any of the five tracks below. Each submission is peer-reviewed by domain experts. Click any track to expand its full scope, sub-topics, and submission guidance.
This track covers digital innovation, artificial intelligence, product engineering, process optimisation, testing, quality control, traceability, and connected manufacturing across the textile and apparel value chain.
This track explores advanced fibers, responsive textile systems, smart materials, composites, electronic textiles, and materials designed to deliver enhanced functional performance.
This track addresses sustainable production, efficient use of resources, textile recycling, circular design, fiber regeneration, life cycle assessment, and closed-loop textile systems.
This track examines how textile and apparel education, workforce skills, academic curricula, digital tools, and training systems must evolve for artificial intelligence and Industry 4.0.
This track explores how artificial intelligence is changing consumer insight, digital retail, marketing, forecasting, inventory management, entrepreneurship, direct-to-consumer strategies, and emerging business models.