Cédric Cochrane received a Ph.D. degree and a Habilitation à diriger des Recherches (HDR) degree in automatics (Highest University Diploma in France) from the University of Lille, in 2007 and 2018, respectively. He is currently an Associate Professor with the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Industries Textile, Roubaix, France, where he conducts research with the GEMTEX Laboratory. He possesses strong experience in research and innovation in the field of smart and multifunctional textiles. He has participated in many national and European projects focused on the design of mechanical sensors and electrodes, design of actuators (color change or light-emitting textile structure), and energy harvesting textiles. He has authored or coauthored over 60 scientific publications or book chapters in international peer-reviewed journals. His research interests include reliability of the systems (washability for instance) and especially interconnection, networks, wireless communication, and data transfer.