Rundong Tian

Rundong ‘Kevin’ Tian is a human-computer interaction researcher whose work explores workflows, hands-on practice, and interactive systems for digital fabrication. He earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley. His dissertation, Lucid Fabrication, examines systems such as MatchSticks, Turn-by-Wire, and aDroid that bring digital fabrication tools closer to the making process. Personal profile · Dissertation

He worked at Shaper Tools as an HCI Researcher, Design and Prototyping Lead from June 2021 through November 2025. The public sources reviewed do not establish his employment after November 2025. LinkedIn experience

• June 2021–November 2025·Shaper Tools·HCI Researcher, Design and Prototyping Lead
• August 2014–June 2021·University of California, Berkeley·Graduate Student Researcher

• 2014–2021·University of California, Berkeley·Ph.D. in Computer Science
  • Dissertation: Lucid Fabrication, published July 9, 2021. UC Berkeley EECS
• 2010–2014·University of California, Berkeley·B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

• 2019 | Siemens Research Fellowship
• 2018 | MatchSticks was nominated for a CHI Best Paper Award
• 2015 | NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention

Verified September 24, 2026. The personal profile, email, and linked accounts are from his website; employment dates and title are from his LinkedIn experience page; education, research experience, and honors are from his CV, with the dissertation independently checked against UC Berkeley EECS. His current position is unconfirmed. See the review evidence for source notes and discrepancies.