Claude Huniade
Research Assistant
Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business (including The Swedish School of Textiles)
— Department of Textile Technology
As a researcher in textile technology, my work is focused on non-metallic electroconductive textile fibres for signal transmission and textile muscle contraction. I develop characterisation methods and sustainable production processes for these fibres, allying chemistry and mechanics.
My background is initially in mechanical engineering and production science with a degree from the Institut Universitaire de Technologie de Tarbes, finished in 2015. I then obtained in 2018 a textile engineer's degree from École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Industries Textiles (ENSAIT) in technical textiles. During this education, I specialised in smart textiles as well as in protection and comfort applications. I also had the opportunity to be involved in research at the GEMTEX laboratory (related to 3D weaving), and at Groupe CTT (related to 3D weaving and braiding).
Before starting working at the University of Borås in 2019 as a doctoral student, I had previously spent spring 2017 studying here as an exchange student. In 2025, I defended my thesis on Textile Nerves: Conductive Fibres for E- and I-Textiles.
I am part of the research group Polymeric E-textiles and was previously active in the research project WEAFING, part of Horizon 2020 funded by the EU, which dealt with the integration of electromechanically active textiles in garments. I am now involved in the “Textile muscles for augmenting garments" project funded by the Erling-Persson Foundation.
