Md Abul Ala is an Assistant Professor in the Textile Design Department at NIFT Bhubaneswar, with over a decade of academic and industry experience in textile and apparel education. He holds a B.Tech in Textile Technology from Serampore Textile College(GCETTS) under West Bengal University of Technology, Kolkata, and an M.FTech in Apparel Production from NIFT Bengaluru. He specializes in textile chemical processing, textile surface modification, weave design, natural dyes, and sustainable fashion.