Prof. Dr. S. Angammal Santhi is a Professor at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), where she served as Director of IT and Webmaster. With over 24 years of academic and professional experience, she specializes in fashion management, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and technology strategy. She also acted as the Center Coordinator for Fashion Management Studies at the Chennai campus and for Master in Fashion Technology Bengaluru campus. She received her Ph.D.

Ms. Sowndarya M is an Assistant Professor in the Fashion Management Studies Department at NIFT, where she teaches across the merchandising and buying spectrum – from luxury fashion business and advanced planning to global sourcing and visual merchandising. With a Master's in Fashion Management and five years of industry experience at global and domestic brands, she brings a rare practitioner's lens to the classroom.

S. Prabhakar is an Assistant Professor and serves as Unit In-Charge (Academic), Controller of Examinations (COE), and CE Programme Coordinator in the Department of Fashion Technology at NIFT Chennai. He has 10 years of professional and academic experience in education, technology, and academic administration. His areas of expertise include Fashion Technology, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Business Intelligence, Operations Research, and Embedded Systems.

Thomas Samuel is currently an assistant professor at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Chennai, with more than 20 years of experience in teaching and academic practice. The faculty member holds a four-year professional degree (BFA/BSc) in Design (Textile), an MBA in Apparel Merchandising, and a postgraduate qualification in Fine Arts (Painting), and is currently pursuing a PhD in Management.

Hemachalaeswari Chandraseakaran is a fashion and textile academician with extensive experience in teaching, research, and professional practice. She graduated from the University of Madras and further pursued her Master of Science and Master of Philosophy in Textile Science and Fashion Design from JBAS College, University of Madras, Chennai. She also holds a PGDFD from SISI, Chennai, and has completed studies in Fashion and Clothing Technology at NIFT Chennai.

Mr. Vennimalai N, an Assistant Professor in Fashion Communication Department specialised in Graphic Design. He handles the fields of study and subjects covering graphics, type design and publication process. He's also associated with virtual space design subjects. He's currently the campus webmaster and CMS incharge.

Dr. Divya Satyan is a Professor at DFT, Director (i/c) of NIFT Chennai, and Chairperson of ICC-HO. Joining NIFT in 2002 as contract faculty, she now brings over 24 years of experience across roles such as Head of Department, Cluster Coordinator, and Academic Coordinator. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from C.S.J.M. University, Kanpur (2014), with a thesis on -Flattening of the World and the Indian garment Industry: a study of the changing scenario with special emphasis on the Chennai Garment Industry.

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.