Kye Shimizu
Kye Shimizu is an interface designer and research engineer working across human–computer interaction, computational design, and contemporary art. Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he conducts research at the MIT Media Lab, asking how emerging technologies become legible and meaningful to the people who live with them — from how robots in shared spaces communicate intent to systems that reshape human perception and agency.
Alongside his research, he has long worked at the intersection of fashion and computation through collaborations such as Synflux and HATRA — including AUBIK, Synthetic Feathers, and the Harmonize collection with Yuima Nakazato. His work has been exhibited internationally, at venues including Ars Electronica, the V&A, Science Gallery, HeK Basel, and 21_21 Design Sight.
He is a strong believer in doing things "in the wild" — observing and exploring research that cannot surface in traditional experiment settings — and in communicating that work widely, having published and presented at venues such as CHI, SIGGRAPH, Design Indaba, and Paris Fashion Week.
Curriculum Vitae
| Deviation Game | Gemini API Developer Competition, Most Creative App | 2024 |
| Morphing Identity | Innovative Technologies 2021 Prize | 2021 |
| Algorithmic Couture | Dezeen Awards Longlist | 2019 |
| Algorithmic Couture | Global Change Award, H&M Early Bird | 2019 |
| Algorithmic Couture | Wired Japan Creative Hack Award, Judge Award | 2018 |
Flashback
- Started working on a new project with the MIT Media Lab.
- Deviation Game won Most Creative App at the Gemini API Developer Competition — a $200K prize.
- Entered the MIT Media Lab, first in the Critical Matter group, then transferred to the Fluid Interfaces group.
- Took a break from working with design studios, ad agencies, startups, and tech companies to do a life refactor.
- Participated in Ars Electronica for Deviation Game.
- Went to Cologne, Germany for DESIGNPOST.