Helen Koo

Helen is a doctoral student majoring in Apparel Design. She earned her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Clothing and Textile at Yonsei University in South Korea. Her research centers on smart clothing/wearable computers, functional garment design, and sustainable design.

Guido Gioberto

Guido is a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Minnesota. His research focus is garment-integrated wearable sensing in E-textiles. He graduated with his second Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Minnesota(‘11). Both his first Master and Bachelor’s degree are in Telecommunications Engineering, completed at Politecnico di Torino(‘09) and University of Palermo(‘06) respectively.

Tony Carton

Tony is an MFA student in Graphic Design, Interested in graphic and interaction design, and human factors and ergonomics. He is currently researching the effect of text messaging on drivers, He received the B.F.A. in industrial design at Southern Illinois University.

Silvia Guttman

Silvia earned her Textile Engineering Degree at the Technical University in Liberec, Czech Republic. She came to the United States to continue her studies for a career in Apparel Design and is currently a senior at the University of Minnesota, College of Design.

Lizzie Hillmann

Lizzie is a senior in apparel design, and recieved a B.S. in Business with a concentration in marketing from the Carlson School of Management in 2008. Her research centers on fit and sizing, and she hopes to apply her findings to develop an optimized fitting system for her own clothing line.

Misty Karges

Misty is pursuing a bachelors degree in Apparel design in the University of Minesota College of Design. She will graduate in 2013 and plans to pursue a career in Fashion Design.