We have had the honour of being able to work with many incredibly talented researchers, designers and students to develop and grow the project to be what it is today.
DR YANG JIANG
Dr Yang Jiang is the project’s Principal Investigator. Yang is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Computing, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland. Her research interests include 3D visualisations, immersive technologies, computer gaming, computer-generated 3D character animation and real-time motion capture.


Contact: y.jiang2@rgu.ac.uk
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JOSIE STEED
Josie Steed is the project’s Co-Investigator. Josie is a Senior Lecturer and Design Researcher at Gray’s School of Art, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland. Her research interests focus on raising the profile of Scottish fashion and textile manufacturing within a global context through knowledge exchange.

Contact: j.steed@rgu.ac.uk
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Margaret A Macleod
Margaret A Macleod is the Sales Director at Harris Tweed Hebrides, the largest producer of the iconic and globally renowned Harris Tweed® cloth. Harris Tweed is woven in small batches from 100% British wool on non-powered looms, by home weavers on the Outer Hebrides islands in Scotland.

harristweedhebrides.com
Steve Colmer
Steve Colmer is the Head of Heritage and Digital Creativity at Lateral North, a design collective based in Glasgow, Scotland specialising in exhibition design, brand creation, filmmaking, website design and community driven collaborative projects.

lateralnorth.com
Xie Shu
Xie Shu is the founder of Shanghai Yan Yue Culture Communication Co Ltd.
Charlie Zhu
Charlie Zhu is the founder of POP Fashion, a Shanghai-based Chinese trend prediction agency, providing direction for seasonal colour, fabric and style trends, utilising 3D garment modelling, big data and artificial intelligence algorithms to support design development in the Chinese fashion and textile market.

popfashioninfo.com
PARTNERS
Professor Rong Zheng
Professor Rong Zheng is the project’s Chinese academic partner. Rong is a Professor and principal researcher at the Shanghai International Fashion Innovation Centre in Donghua University, Shanghai, China. Her main research focuses on clothing (ergonomic) science & product inclusive design, clothing comfort and human factor design.

Contact: yuki.zheng@gmail.com
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Dr Karen Cross
Dr Karen Cross is the project’s Co-Investigator. Karen is an Academic Strategic Lead at the School of Creative and Cultural Business, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland. Her research interests focus on the positive impacts of fashion, whether that is through the generation of employment opportunities, the preservation of culture and heritage, or the role of fashion in providing a sense of identity, community, comfort and wellbeing.

Contact: k.a.cross@rgu.ac.uk
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Xinwei Xia (Vivian)
Xinwei Xia (Vivian) is the owner of F Plus International Trading (Shanghai) Co Ltd, an award-winning textile trading company based in Shanghai, China, representing both Chinese and European brands in the Chinese marketplace.

fpluschina.com
Niela Nell Kalra
Niela Nell Kalra is the founder of Nielanell knitwear, a brand that builds on the traditions and quality of Shetland-made knitwear through connections with place, history and world culture, offering products in an array of colours and textures, manufactured in limited quantities.

nielanell.com
Kirsteen Stewart is a fashion and textile designer whose work draws on the rugged landscapes, seascapes and dramatic skies of her home on the island of Orkney, Scotland. She designs prints both by hand and digitally and offers sustainable style options in simple shapes and practical fabrics.

kirsteenstewart.co.uk
Kirsteen Stewart
Hilary Nicoll
Hilary Nicoll works with Look Again, a creative unit hosting a range of exhibitions, events and training opportunities designed to connect and strengthen the creative sector in the northeast of Scotland, creating opportunities for students, emerging creatives and established professionals.

lookagainaberdeen.co.uk
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