Galina Mihaleva, Ph.D. is an artist, and fashion and wearable technology designer. She is the founder of Future Fashion LOOM.01. Mihaleva’s artistic practice and academic research deals primarily with the dialogue between body and dress, driven by the idea of having both a physical and a psychological relationship with a garment as responsive clothing: Wearable technology as the body second skin; Wearable technology in performance art; Sustainability and new materials for better future. Her research on the development of smart clothing and textiles is therefore multi-disciplinary and collaborative, integrating technology, media art, textile design, live performance, humanities including historians and linguists, Material science, and Bio-design. Prior to joining ASU, Mihaleva thought at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore at the School of Art, Design, and media. Her artistic work has been exhibited in leading international venues, galleries, and museums across Asia, United States, Europe, Africa, Central, and South America. Her work has been shown also in India, China, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Egypt, Argentina, Turkey, Poland, and Bulgaria. Mihaleva was nominated for the best design award at Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum. She received the Rumi award in San Francisco and first place at the Tiffany’s Paris Fashion week in 2016 for her innovative collection. Beyond the in-depth analysis of cultural values, she combines traditional techniques and methods, while developing and using innovative materials and new technologies, closely involved in sustainability to create positive economic, environmental, and societal impact.