As a part of the project “Chair for Sustainability and Textile Innovation-Phase 2” the Second International Symposium on “Igniting Innovation for Sustainable Textile” is going to be organized by Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST). The event will be held on August 05-07, 2024 at AUST Campus in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The first symposium was successfully organized by UNU-FLORES and held on September 6-7, 2023 in Dresden, Germany.

The main focus of the symposium is to bring academicians, scholars, researchers, industry experts, and policymakers together to provide a platform for discussing the challenges, latest advancements, sustainable and innovative solutions covering several fields in textile engineering, sustainability, and innovation.

We invite all aspiring researchers worldwide to submit their research papers, case studies, and creative works in the form of posters or research papers. The full paper will be peer-reviewed before its final acceptance and will be published as conference proceedings.

Call For Paper:

The topic of the paper submitted to Symposium2024 includes but is not limited to:

• Renewable energy in the textile industry
• Textile Industry 4.0
• Automation in Textile Industry
• Wastewater Management
• Sustainable Dyes and Chemical Management
• Life Cycle Assessment
• Resource nexus in Textiles
• Sustainable Chemical Processing
• Sustainable Water Management/ Water Consumption
• Textile Supply Chain, Merchandising, Fashion Designing
• Nanotechnology in Textiles
• Sustainable Textile Waste Management
• Sustainability and Circularity
• Innovation for Sustainability

Committee:

Different committees will be formed for smooth symposium organization.

1. Steering Committee:

The members of the steering committee:

• Dr. Mohammed Mahbubur Rahman, Vice-Chancellor (In-charge) and Pro-Vice-Chancellor, AUST
• Dr. Sharmin Reza Chowdhury, Treasurer (In-Charge), AUST
• Dr. Md. Mahmudur Rahman, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, AUST
• Dr. Lal Mohan Baral, AUST-GIZ-ES project co-ordinator, Department of Textile Engineering, AUST
• Emdadul Haque, Head, Department of Textile Engineering, AUST

*Chair of the committee: Prof. Dr. Mohammed Mahbubur Rahman, Vice-Chancellor (In-charge) and Pro-Vice-Chancellor, AUST

2. Organizing Committee:

The members of the organizing committee:

• Prof Dr. Lal Mohan Baral, Head of the Department and Project Coordinator, Department of Textile Engineering, AUST
• Md. Ruhul Amin, Associate Professor, Department of Textile Engineering, AUST
• Mohammad Faizur Rahman, Associate Professor, Department of Textile Engineering, AUST
• Mohammad Tajul Islam, Associate Professor and Chairholder, Chair for Sustainability and Textile Innovation, Department of Textile Engineering, AUST
• Subrata Kumar Saha, Associate Professor, Department of Textile Engineering, AUST
• Noor-E-Farzana Annesha, Lecturer Grade-II, Chair for Sustainability and Textile Innovation, Department of Textile Engineering, AUST
• Md. Mazharul Haque, Lecturer Grade-II, Chair for Sustainability and Textile Innovation, Department of Textile Engineering, AUST
• Tamjida Islam, Lecturer Grade-II, Chair for Sustainability and Textile Innovation, Department of Textile Engineering, AUST
• Iffat Ara Anannya, Lecturer Grade-II, Chair for Sustainability and Textile Innovation, Department of Textile Engineering, AUST

*Chair of the committee:  Prof Dr. Lal Mohan Baral, Project Coordinator, Department of Textile Engineering, AUST.

3. Technical Committee for the symposium “Igniting Innovation for Sustainable Textiles”:

History:

Symposium 2023

Registration: