Zevensuy Rodriguez is a designer and prototyper focused on the frontier of creative computing, where he fabricates innovative hardware interfaces to create more intuitive and engaging ways of navigating digital experiences. He graduated from the University of Miami’s Visual Communication Program and received his graduate degree and was awarded a fellowship from NYU Interactive Telecommunication Program (ITP). During his time in Brooklyn running Howlin’ Wolves, he cultivated a “hacker” ethos—specializing in CNC milling, custom electronics, and rapid hardware iteration. His research continues to push these boundaries, exploring how users interact with internet-connected objects and leveraging Extended Reality (XR) to create immersive, spatial interfaces. By blending AR/VR with traditional fabrication, he explores new ways to visualize and manipulate physical data in real-time.
Now at the University of Miami, Zevensuy Rodriguez is committed to cultivating a vibrant creative computing community, fostering an environment where students and faculty can experiment at the edges of technology. He serves as a mentor and collaborator, challenging students to break out of their comfort zones through hands-on experimentation with spatial computing and hardware. By spearheading the development of cutting-edge lab spaces and evolving the curriculum to include these immersive technologies, he ensures the UM community has both the technical toolkit and the “maker” mindset required to build cutting edge creative technologies.