Meet the team

We are a team of eight academics and researchers with expertise across a variety of disciplines.

Being from various backgrounds, we each bring radically different methodologies and outlooks.

This wealth of expertise is complemented by our collaborations with academic and industrial partners, ensuring that we address the most pressing issues in an emerging field of technology.

Photograph of Ishara Dharmasena

Dr Ishara Dharmasena

RAEng Research Fellow, Senior Lecturer and SuS-Tex Principal Investigator

Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

Stuart McErlain-Naylor

Dr Stuart McErlain-Naylor

Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Biomechanics

Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

Will Whittow

Professor Will Whittow

Professor of Radiofrequency Materials

Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

Chetna Prajapati

Dr Chetna Prajapati

Senior Lecturer in Textiles

Design and Creative Arts

Andy Harland

Professor Andy Harland

Professor of Sports Technology

Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

Varuna De Silva

Dr Varuna De Silva

Reader in Machine Intelligence

Loughborough University London

Lulu Xu

Dr Lulu Xu

Lecturer in Sports Technology

Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

Hemaka Bandulasena

Dr Hemaka Bandulasena

Reader in Chemical Engineering

Chemical Engineering