Dr. Sungmee Park and Dr. Sundaresan Jayaraman

Dr. Sungmee Park is a Principal Research Scientist in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her academic and corporate research activities have led to fundamental technological contributions to the field of smart textiles and new products in the marketplace. As the co-inventor of the world’s first Wearable Motherboard or Smart Shirt in 1996, she laid the foundation for today’s wearables revolution, i.e., integrating electronics and textiles. She can be reached at sungmee.park@gatech.edu or +01.404.385.5541.

Dr. Sundaresan Jayaraman is a professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. A pioneer in bringing about convergence between textiles and computing, Professor Jayaraman’s research has led to the paradigm of “Fabric is the Computer.” He is a leader in studying and defining the roles of engineering design, manufacturing and materials technologies in public policy for the nation. He can be reached at sundaresan.jayaraman@gatech.edu or +01.404.894.2461.