Mohamed Abou-iiana, an Assistant Professor of Textile Engineering at Philadelphia University since 1997, earned his Ph.D. from NC State in knitting engineering in 1995, a masters from Leicester Polytechnic (ENG) in 1987, and B.Sc. in textile engineering from Alexandria University (Egypt) in 1983. Mohamed spent about 15 years in the textile industry in Egypt and USA in knitting, dyeing and finishing and apparel industries. His research interests include knitting, on-line control of knitting machineries, mechanical properties of fabrics and software development for the textile industry. Email: