Kei Asano

Kei Asano is a 3rd-year undergraduate student at Columbia University, majoring in Applied Mathematics. His research interest lies in augmenting the human interface using technologies such as wearable interfaces and VR/AR. He is currently advised by Professor Steven K. Feiner at the CGUI Lab. He has also worked at the Rekimoto Lab at University of Tokyo and HiLab at UCLA.

Outside of research, Kei founded the company Diver-X. His work received a CES Innovation Award and succeeded in a Kickstarter campaign. The product he developed at the company is currently used by over 1,000 VR users worldwide.

His past work includes developing a head-mounted display designed for use while lying down and a hand-tracking glove that functions as a VR controller. He aim to further explore how capturing and interpreting human actions can lead to transformative experiences.
profile
CV | Twitter | Email: ka2836 [at] columbia.edu
Awards

CES 2022 Innovation Award
Kuma Foundation 8th Generation Scholar
Yanai Tadashi Foundation 5th Generation Scholar
Masason Foundation 3rd Generation Scholar
CES 2022 Innovation Award
CES 2022 Innovation Award
Gold Award, Unity Inter-High
Super Creator Award, MITOU 2021
1st place, Teens Apps Contest 2021
Finalist, SONY U24 Co-Challenge 2019
Committee Chairperson Award, 82nd Information Processing Society National Student Research Convention
Projects


HalfDive
World's First VR system optimized for use in bed
2021-2022


Kickstarter Page
Gizmodo (Japanese)
Patent

halfdive
ContactGlove
VR controller in the form of a glove, equipped with haptic feedback and high-precision hand tracking
2022-now


Kickstarter Page
Store Page
CES 2023 Innovation Award
Engadget

contactglove

contactglove
contactglove
HMDSpeller
Hands-free Text Entry System for HMD using Silent Spelling
2022


DOI

abecobe
A mobile puzzle game that I developed during my high school years
2017-2019


Website
Mitou Junior (Japanese)

abecobe
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