Inês Simões (b. 1961) is the coordinator of PATTERN-OLOGY, a research group established in 2017, that aims to bring together diverse perspectives on pattern design as an area of knowledge, a branch of learning, and a practice. Holding a BA in Painting (Fine Arts School, University of Lisbon, 1985), an AAS Degree in Patternmaking (Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, 1990), a Master's in Design (Faculty of Architecture, Technical University of Lisbon, 2005) and a PhD in Design (Faculty of Architecture, Technical University of Lisbon, 2012), her professional activity comprises the fields of fine arts, fashion design, costume design and pattern design. Holding a Lisbon School of Architecture professorship (since 1992), her main teaching subjects are Pattern Design 2D and 3D (BA in Fashion Design), Draping (Master's in Fashion Design), and Project (PhD in Design). She regularly supervises Master's dissertations and PhD theses on topics related to her research interests. She is the author of several papers and chapters published in conference proceedings, academic journals, and books. Her research interests include "The Representation of the Body in Pattern Design", "The Role of Structural Seams in Body/Dress Interactions" and "New Patterns for Teaching/Learning Fashion Design".