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.