Sinem Hazal Akyıldız is currently affiliated with the Department of Environment, Land, and Infrastructure Engineering (DIATI) at Politecnico di Torino. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Textile Engineering from Istanbul Technical University. During her pursuit of a master's degree in Innovative Technical Textiles at Istanbul Technical University, she simultaneously began her career as a research assistant at Marmara University. Currently, she is pursuing her Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering within the Raw Materials group at DIATI - Politecnico di Torino. Her research has focused on the implementation of circular economy principles for the recycling of textile waste and the development of bio-composites since 2019. In 2021, she expanded her research to address microfiber pollution in the textile industry.