Kei Asano is the CTO and co-founder of Melt Interface Technologies (formerly Diver-X), a hardware company building novel human interfaces for VR/AR and creative work. He graduated from Columbia University in 2025 with a B.S. in Applied Mathematics. His work centers on augmenting the human interface using wearable devices, haptics, and VR/AR.
At the company he has led the development of the ContactGlove series of glove-type VR controllers and the Melt Mouse. His work has received a CES Innovation Award, been funded through multiple Kickstarter campaigns, and reached VR users worldwide.
During his studies he carried out research at the CGUI Lab at Columbia (advised by Professor Steven K. Feiner), the Rekimoto Lab at the University of Tokyo, and HiLab at UCLA. He aims to further explore how capturing and interpreting human action can lead to transformative experiences.
At the company he has led the development of the ContactGlove series of glove-type VR controllers and the Melt Mouse. His work has received a CES Innovation Award, been funded through multiple Kickstarter campaigns, and reached VR users worldwide.
During his studies he carried out research at the CGUI Lab at Columbia (advised by Professor Steven K. Feiner), the Rekimoto Lab at the University of Tokyo, and HiLab at UCLA. He aims to further explore how capturing and interpreting human action can lead to transformative experiences.
