Dr. S. Aishwariya is an Assistant Professor in Textile Design at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Chennai. Her areas of expertise include sustainable textile production, new product development, natural dyes, Indian and world textiles, non-loom techniques, craft research, hand embroidery, surface embellishment and creative thinking skills. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design, a Master’s degree in Textiles and a Ph.D. in Sustainability. She is a double gold medallist at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Her Ph.D.

Prof. Raghuram Jayaraman is an expert in Computer Applications and Knowledge Management for fashion business and is profusely known for identifying, analysing, enabling systems & technologies to achieve the strategic objectives of the institute.He served in various Academic Administration and Executive Leadership positions at NIFT and visited several industry and academic institutes in USA, Middle East, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Cambodia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Egypt and Jordan to strengthen NIFT-Industry - Alumni engagements.

I am an Associate professor of Knitwear design and specializes in Database Managemet systems,currently teach Graphics softwares Adobe photoshop.Adobe illustrator,Adobe in design, Basic Photography,Presentation techniques and Craft research and documentation.

Mr. K. Nandakumar is an Assistant Professor at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Chennai, and serves as the Regional Industry Coordinator. He specializes in knitwear design, sportswear, apparel development, fashion forecasting, and industry–institute collaboration. He has extensive academic and professional experience in teaching, student mentoring, curriculum support, placement coordination, alumni engagement, internships, graduation projects, and industry-linked learning initiatives.

Dr D Samuel Wesley is an alumnus of IIT Delhi presently a Professor of Fashion Technology, teaching UG and PG students and guiding PhD candidate having more than 3 decades of experience in industry, teaching, research and academic administrator.

Research interests includes apparel manufacturing, machine innovation, automation, sewing threads, special garments, maternity wear, textile materials innovation, fashion preference analysis etc.

Dr. Sunitha Vasan is a Professor in the Knitwear Design Department. She has a wide experience in the Knitwear Industry and had joined at Chennai at the inception of the Department in 2000. She is a GMT Alumni of NIFT,Chennai which was being further upgraded to MFTech. She has completed her Doctoral Degree in Textile Management and also has a MBA Degree.

Dr. D Praveen Nagarajan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Fashion Technology, Chennai and Joint Director (I/c) NIFT Chennai campus. He has completed B.E (Textile Technology), M. Tech., (Textile Technology) , and PhD in Engineering (Sustainable Natural Fiber Green composite).

Dr.Geetha Ranjini is an Associate Professor with the department of Fashion Design is a millennial batch FD graduate from NIFT, Bangalore, with the award of best fabric development. With the rich knowledge of Fashion Design, Graphic Design for Fashion, Master's in Business Administration, and teaching experience of 26 years. She has a rich knowledge of Handlooms of Tamilnadu after completing her Ph.D. research on ‘Sustainability of Silk Weavers in Tamilnadu’. The Passion for Design education brought her to NIFT, Chennai in the year 2003.