About

David Chen (陳天樂) is a computational designer and ML engineer working at the seam of generative AI and design tooling. He is finishing an MSCD thesis at CMU — Semantic Canvas, an interactive latent-space interface for AI-augmented footwear design. He joins HILOS Studio full-time as an ML/AI engineer in June 2026. Earlier he trained as an architect at Rice University and worked at NBBJ (Los Angeles), with research collaborations on fiber-based pavilions and ceramic hollow columns published at IASS 2024.