Themes of Work

Our research centres around the body and how technology can be used to improve how that body exists and interacts with the surrounding environment. We focus on haptic and aural modalities, using textiles as the physical medium for building wearable computational systems. Some of the research projects we undertake focus exclusively on textile sensing and interfaces whilst other focus solely on how auditory displays can be improved for users. A growing area of our work is looking towards how these two complementary technologies can be brought together in novel applications.

Below is an non-exhaustive list of some of the research we have undertaken.

Current EU Funded Projects

SONICOM

SONICOM is a research project that aims to revolutionise the way we interact socially within augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) environments and applications, from online meetings to VR gaming.

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STELEC

STELEC, short for Sustainable Textile ELECtronics, is an interdisciplinary research project funded by the European Innovation Council (EIC) under the Pathfinder programmes in the responsible electronics topic seeking cutting-edge innovation with an end goal at TRL 2-3. The project is a multinational collaboration of research institutes, universities and companies across Europe. It aims at developing next generation textile-based electronics in applications from sensing, processing to AI, with a commitment to full lifecycle sustainability.

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Citation

BibTex format

@inproceedings{Zhou:2025:10.23919/date64628.2025.10993054,
author = {Zhou, B and Liu, M and Bian, S and Geiβler, D and Lukowicz, P and Miranda, J and Dan, J and Atienza, D and Riahi, MA and Wehn, N and Torah, R and Yong, S and Liu, J and Beeby, S and Kohler, M and Greinke, B and Yu, J and Nierstrasz, V and Sheldrick, L and Stewart, R and Nieri, T and Maccanti, M and Spinelli, D},
doi = {10.23919/date64628.2025.10993054},
pages = {1--5},
publisher = {IEEE},
title = {Multi-partner project: Sustainable Textile Electronics (STELEC)},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.23919/date64628.2025.10993054},
year = {2025}
}
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RIS format (EndNote, RefMan)

TY  - CPAPER
AB  - E-textiles are rapidly emerging as an important area of electronic circuit applications. It also facilitates many socially important applications such as personalized health, elderly care, and smart agriculture. However, the environmental impact and sustainability of e-textiles remain very problematic. STELEC, short for Sustainable Textile ELECtronics, is an interdisciplinary research project funded by the European Innovation Council (EIC) under the Pathfinder programme on the responsible elec-tronics topic seeking cutting-edge innovation. STELEC started in September 2024 and is in its initial stage. The project is a multinational collaboration of research institutes, universities and companies across Europe. It aims at developing next-generation textile-based electronics in applications from sensing, processing to AI, with a commitment to full lifecycle sustainability.
AU  - Zhou,B
AU  - Liu,M
AU  - Bian,S
AU  - Geiβler,D
AU  - Lukowicz,P
AU  - Miranda,J
AU  - Dan,J
AU  - Atienza,D
AU  - Riahi,MA
AU  - Wehn,N
AU  - Torah,R
AU  - Yong,S
AU  - Liu,J
AU  - Beeby,S
AU  - Kohler,M
AU  - Greinke,B
AU  - Yu,J
AU  - Nierstrasz,V
AU  - Sheldrick,L
AU  - Stewart,R
AU  - Nieri,T
AU  - Maccanti,M
AU  - Spinelli,D
DO  - 10.23919/date64628.2025.10993054
EP  - 5
PB  - IEEE
PY  - 2025///
SP  - 1
TI  - Multi-partner project: Sustainable Textile Electronics (STELEC)
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.23919/date64628.2025.10993054
UR  - https://doi.org/10.23919/date64628.2025.10993054
ER  -
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