Dr. Sarah Atef Shams is Assistant Professor in the Fashion Design Program, Faculty of Architecture, Design & Built Environment at Beirut Arab University. She holds a PhD in Apparel Design and Technology from Helwan University. Her expertise includes fashion design, smart clothing, sustainable fashion, Functional Designs and digital technologies including CLO 3D, AI, Gerber, laser fabrication and 3D printing. She draws with fabric and creates innovative textile designs. She works on combining different disciplines with fashion, including biomedical engineering, material science, architecture, and art, to develop bio-fabricated textiles and crystallization fabrics using natural ingredients.

Fashion Design, Apparel Technology, Smart Clothing & Wearable Tech, Sustainable Fashion, Functional Design, Bio-fabricated Textiles, Crystallization Fabrics, Material Innovation, Digital Fashion (CLO 3D, AI, Gerber), Laser Fabrication, 3D Printing, Interdisciplinary Design (Biomedical Engineering, Material Science, Architecture & Art), Textile Art & Innovative Textile Design, Curriculum Development.

PhD Apparel Design & Technology, Helwan Uni (2019); Diploma Art Design, Helwan Uni (2010); MSc Apparel Design & Technology, Helwan Uni (2013); BSc Design - Apparel Design, Helwan Uni (2004) - Very Good with Honors. Design and Implementation Requirements for Adaptive Smart Clothing - 2026, Utilizing Solar Energy in Adaptive Clothing Design - 2026, Effects and Repercussions of the COVID-19 Virus on the Fashion and Textile Industry - 2024, Integrating Arabic and Japanese Calligraphy in Innovative Designs for Fashion: A Comparative Study of Diwani and Kanji Calligraphy - 2019, Integrating Egyptian and Japanese Costumes as a Source of Inspiration in Innovative Fashion Designs for Women - 2018

Fashion Design Studio, Senior Project & Portfolio Development; Draping, Pattern and Sewing technique & Garment Construction; Textile Design, digital and natural Printing & Sustainability; Fashion History, Color Theory & Fashion Studies; Digital Fashion Design - CLO 3D, Marvelous Designer, Brow z wear, Gerber, Procreate; Smart Clothing, Functional Clothing, AI & Fashion Technology.

BSc in Apparel Design (2004) - Graduated with Very Good with Honors - Helwan University. Selected as Peer Reviewer for International Fashion & Textile Journals.