research group

FASHION, TECHNOLOGY AND SUSTAINABILITY RESEARCH GROUP

objectives

The Fashion, Technology and Sustainability Research Group (GUMTS) is oriented towards the research of new solutions in the fashion market, covering all aspects from the history of clothing to future applications in wearable devices that control the user's constants, always taking into account the sustainability of fabrics and production processes.

Research and develop new solutions in the fashion market.
Research, develop and transfer applications of smart textiles, smart garments and wearable devices applied to different fields.
Research the history of fashion and textile heritage.
Research and develop fashion design and virtualization techniques.
Study and improve the sustainability, traceability and circularity of fabrics and textile production processes.
Research teaching-learning processes in the textile sector.
Research branding and marketing in the textile sector.
Research and develop natural textile fibers with applications in different sectors.
Research the use of Industry 5.0, AI and Data Science applied to the textile sector.
Collaborate with companies in the textile sector to improve their production, training, corporate image and marketing processes.
Collaborate transversally with other research groups and companies.

lines of research

The lines of research that form part of this research group are as follows:

Fashion: History and trends in the creative and production process. Digitalisation and 3D virtualisation of heritage.

Technology: Definition of standards for "second skin" fabrics. Sensorisation and connectivity of garments for the creation of non-intrusive wearables through smart textiles with different fields of application, such as health or education.

Sustainability: Holistic perspective of sustainability in the fashion industry.

lines of research

The lines of research that form part of this research group are as follows:

highlighted projects

The most important research projects within this research group:

Internal project

TENDAM Sustainibility LAB. Collaboration with Tendam for the creation of a sustainability laboratory from a holistic perspective.

The Tendam Sustainability Lab (TSL) is a synergistic partnership between the textile group TENDAM Retail and the University of Design, Innovation and Technology (UDIT).

Internal project

Biomass cells that solidify CO2 in textile sustainability processes (TEXCO2). Circular system that uses biomass to capture and solidify CO₂, generating energy and by-products applicable in the sustainable textile industry.

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Internal project

Fashion Interdisciplinary Simulation Technology (FIRST). Exploration of the application of digital simulation technologies in fashion design, promoting interdisciplinary approaches to innovate creative and sustainable processes.

Based on multidisciplinary work, the design of the methodology for the digitisation of clothing links and maps out different functions that had not previously been brought together. Taking into account, throughout the process, aspects related to the technique of clothing and the technique of animation and 3D modelling, obtaining results with a higher quality than what is currently developed and which will allow its different applications.

Internal project

Anxiety Monitoring Intelligent Garment (AMIGA). Detection of acute episodes of anxiety through intelligent textiles and biometric sensors, offering multi-sensory responses to calm the user.

The project contemplates a cascade methodology combined with user-centred design, so that at the technological level, sensors for each parameter to be measured will be added one by one, carrying out operational and reliability tests, but always taking the user into account when designing the interaction.

Competitive project

CIRTEXCAM project. Research in disruptive recycling and eco-design technologies to accelerate textile circularity and sustainable fashion in the Community of Madrid.

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Budget: 509.656,53 €.

PI: Dr. Carlos Lli

Dates: 2025-2028

Other projects of note

Doctoral thesis by Prof. Alberto Ramos Serrano (University of Borås, Sweden): "On the characterisation and study of textile manufacturing processes for the production of sensorised garments using sustainable production methods".
Doctoral thesis by Mr. Shonal Anross Fernandes, pre-doctoral researcher at UDIT (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid): Smart textiles and mental health (provisional title).

Researchers

Research is a fundamental objective of our teachers' activities.

In order to achieve this objective, we have excellent researchers who carry out their studies and research in the different areas of Design and Technology.

David Antonio Rosas Espín

Principal Investigator (PI) of the GUMTS Research Group at UDIT and Chair of the Research Ethics Committee at UDIT. Previously,

Alberto Ramos Serrano

Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) of the GUMTS Research Group at UDIT. Fashion Designer by the Escuela Superior de Moda de Madrid (attached to the

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Dra. Carolina García Vázquez

PhD from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid as part of the PhD programme in Systems Engineering and Services for the Information Society.

Ana Llorente

PhD with Cum Laude Qualification with her thesis: "Encounters between architecture and fashion and clothing design (1982- 2010): spaces, agents and

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Dra. Verónica Meléndez Valoria

PhD in Architecture from the Polytechnic University of Madrid. First Prize CONSTRUMAT for Technological Innovation and First Prize in the restricted c

María Tamames Sobrino

Graduate in Fashion Design and Master in Textile Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Valencia and the Textile Technological Institute AI

Dr. Daniele Gennaioli

DR. CARLOS LLI TORRABADELLA

Victoria Vásquez Pecile

A dressmaker trained in Valladolid and Madrid, she holds a degree in Art History from the University of Valladolid.

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Diana Iglesias Durán

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José Manuel Arribas Fernández

Graduate in Design from the Complutense University of Madrid with a master's degree in Digital Animation. Artist and freelance designer.

Lara Marín Cerrato

Her professional career covers different fields, from animation for videogames, product advertising, motion graphics, applications, motion capture.

Shonal Anross Fernandes

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FASHION, TECHNOLOGY AND SUSTAINABILITY RESEARCH GROUP

objectives

lines of research

lines of research

1. FASHION

2. SUSTAINABILITY

3. TECHNOLOGY

highlighted projects

TENDAM Sustainibility LAB. Collaboration with Tendam for the creation of a sustainability laboratory from a holistic perspective.

Biomass cells that solidify CO2 in textile sustainability processes (TEXCO2). Circular system that uses biomass to capture and solidify CO₂, generating energy and by-products applicable in the sustainable textile industry.

Fashion Interdisciplinary Simulation Technology (FIRST). Exploration of the application of digital simulation technologies in fashion design, promoting interdisciplinary approaches to innovate creative and sustainable processes.

Anxiety Monitoring Intelligent Garment (AMIGA). Detection of acute episodes of anxiety through intelligent textiles and biometric sensors, offering multi-sensory responses to calm the user.

CIRTEXCAM project. Research in disruptive recycling and eco-design technologies to accelerate textile circularity and sustainable fashion in the Community of Madrid.

Other projects of note

Researchers

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