Alexander Htet Kyaw

Alexander is a researcher working at the intersection of artificial intelligence, augmented reality, robotics, design, and fabrication. He is developing systems and products that enable natural interactions between humans, machines, and the world around us. Alexander's research contributions have been published in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS), the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI),  Tangible Embedded and Embodied Interaction (TEI), Symposium on Computational Fabrication (SCF), Automation in Construction (AutCon), Architectural Intelligence (ARI), the International Conference on Computational Design and Robotic Fabrication (CDRF), Education and Research in Computer-Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe), and the Association for Computer-Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA).

Currently, he is a graduate student at MIT in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) and the Department of Architecture. At MIT, Alexander works with the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) and the Center for Bits and Atoms. He completed his Bachelor of Architecture degree from Cornell University, where he received a minor in Computer Information Science. At Cornell University, Alexander held research positions in the Robotic Construction Lab and the Sabin Lab. His professional experience includes work with Google Research, Microsoft Research, Autodesk Research, Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM), BRIC Architecture, and Proximity Design.

Alexander's design and research have garnered recognition from the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the Museum of Craft and Design, the Land Art Generator Initiative, Google, Amazon Robotics, and the United Nations. Before pursuing his Bachelor's degree in the United States, Alexander was raised in Yangon, Myanmar. He is currently a Steve Jobs Archive Fellow,  Morningside Academy of Design Fellow and a co-founder of BendShelters, a social enterprise building easily deployable modular bamboo shelters for refugees in Myanmar.