Textile Engineering

Dr. A.K.M. Mobarok Hossain, Associate Professor of the  Department of Textile Engineering and Assistant Proctor of the university presented his research titled “Knitted fabric defects: An analytical study on the knitting floor of a large circular weft knitting factory of Bangladesh” at the 51^st congress of IFKT (International Federation of Knitting Technologists) . He was also nominated as a speaker of this prestigious conference. The IFKT Conference 2024–Future of Knitting was held at Cyril Clark Theatre in Brampton, Ontario, Canada on 21-22 August through a hybrid mode (both face to face as well as virtually). The IFKT Congress provides an opportunity for both researchers, practitioners, and others to exchange new ideas and practical experiences from a diverse range of knitting expertise who are engaged in this unique and close-knit industry. In the conference a   total of 12 research papers were selected for presentation and world famous knitting experts like Alenka Pavko Čuden, Marcus O Weber, Alison Gault and many others joined there and presented their research works. This international congress also got good media coverage by world famous Textile News portals. Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST) is pleased to bear the online registration fee on behalf of Dr. Hossain for participating in the conference.

For more information, please visit https://ifktnam.ca/

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contact  Dr. A.K.M. Mobarok Hossain (Email : mobarok@aust.edu, Cell :+880 1552346145)

IFKT  2024  News Coverage Link

1. Textile Technology

https://www.textiletechnology.net/technology/news/51st-ifkt-congress-the-future-of-knitting-36254

2. World Textile Information Network (WTiN)

https://www.wtin.com/article/2024/august/26-08-24/51st-ifkt-congress-closed-in-canada/

3. Knitting Trade Journal

https://knittingtradejournal.com/warp-knitting-news/15934-ifkt-celebrates-the-future-of-knitting