I am Abdella Simegnaw Ahmmed. I received a textile engineering degree from Bahir Dar university, Ethiopia, in 2009. I began my first career in product development and as a quality controller in the textile manufacturing sector. Three years later, I joined, as a lecturer. the Textile Engineering Department at the Ethiopian institute of textile and fashion technology. In 2015 I received my second degree entitled “MSc in Textile manufacturing." From 2015 until 2018 I worked as the Textile Engineering Program Head. Since 2018, I have been a PhD student at Ghent University, Department of Materials, Textiles and Chemical Engineering, in the area of smart textiles.