My name is Truong Van Dat, and I am currently pursuing a PhD in Textile Engineering at the School of Engineering, University of Minho, Portugal. I began my academic journey in Textile Engineering in 2017 at Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), Vietnam. Throughout my studies, I maintained excellent academic performance, graduating as valedictorian and receiving several prestigious scholarships from leading textile organizations such as Groz-Beckert, Uster, and Odon Vallet. During my undergraduate program, I gained hands-on experience in textile manufacturing and quality control through internships at Thanh Cong Group and Bureau Veritas Vietnam. I was also actively involved in research and presented three conference papers at the Annual Scientific Conference of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, HCMUT. My bachelor’s thesis focused on the application of nonwoven technology for marine oil spill remediation, which led to my first publication as the lead author. In 2021, I pursued a Master’s degree in Textile and Garment Technology at HCMUT. I continued my research on nonwoven materials, this time targeting textile wastewater treatment, resulting in a second first-author publication. Thanks to my strong academic foundation and research skills, I was appointed a Lecturer in the Department of Textile and Garment Engineering at HCMUT in 2022. I taught various courses related to textile materials and technology and served on the department’s Quality Assurance Committee. Additionally, I was a member of the scientific committee for the Sustainability in Chemical Management Conference organized by GIZ-FABRIC. I also delivered an oral presentation at the 3rd National Scientific Conference on Textile, Apparel & Leather Engineering (NSCTEX2022), supervised four undergraduate students, and provided professional training through short courses at the Vietnam Fashion Academy. These experiences enhanced my ability to communicate technical concepts to both academic and industry audiences. Since February 2024, I have been working as a research fellow on the GreenAuto/2C2T-01/2023 project at the Textile Science and Technology Centre (2C2T), University of Minho, Portugal, funded by ZF Lifetec. This role has enabled me to gain expertise in auxetic textile materials and numerical methods in textile engineering. I presented my research on auxetic structures for automotive applications at the TMOB-HUB Annual Event 2024 and received the Best Poster Award at AuxDefense 2024 – 4th World Conference on Advanced Materials for Defense. I am also the first author of a recent scientific publication on this topic. Moreover, I have been collaborating with researchers at the Centre for Microelectromechanical Systems (CMEMS), Minho University, where I have advanced my skills in numerical modeling. I will be delivering two oral presentations at AUTEX 2025 Conference, focusing on the simulation of geometrical and mechanical properties of seatbelt webbings and multifilament woven structures. Both studies have been accepted for publication in a Scopus-indexed Springer book.