Ken Holstein
Tenure Track Assistant Professor
Directs the CoALA lab, studying human-AI collaboration and augmentation in education and other real-world work settings.
Ken Holstein's lab at EPFL works on human-AI collaboration & trust, learning & education technology and signal processing & information theory. 15 papers since 2023, 10 at top venues, mostly CHI and CSCW. 4 PhD students and 1 master's student. 6 alumni, most often to Microsoft and Center for AI Standards and Innovation. Applications close .
At a glance
- papers, 2023–2026
- 4/ year
- at T1 venues
- 67%
- PhD students
- 4
- MS students
- 1
- alumni listed
- 6
Papers by yearfrom the lab homepage, 2023–2026
- 2 papers2026 · T1 1 · collecting
- 6 papers2025 · T1 4
- 2 papers2024 · T1 2
- 5 papers2023 · T1 3
T1 venuesOtherVenues: CHI, CSCW, DIS, FAccT, UIST
Research focuspaper titles that use each topic's words
- Human-AI collaboration & trust3 papers
- Learning & education technology2 papers
- Signal processing & information theory0 papers
- augmentation0 papers
- human-ai collaboration0 papers
Paper list
From the lab homepage.
20262 papers
20256 papers
- DISExploring the potential of metacognitive support agents for human-AI co-creation (opens in a new tab)
- DISMaking the right thing: Bridging HCI and responsible AI in early-stage AI concept selection (opens in a new tab)
- CSCW (T1)Measurement as bricolage: Examining how data scientists construct target variables for predictive modeling tasks (opens in a new tab)
- UIST (T1)Policy maps: Tools for guiding the unbounded space of LLM behaviors (opens in a new tab)
- CHI (T1)PolicyCraft: Supporting collaborative and participatory policy design through case-grounded deliberation (opens in a new tab)
- CSCW (T1)WeAudit: Scaffolding user auditors and AI practitioners in auditing generative AI (opens in a new tab)
20242 papers
20235 papers
- SaTMLA validity perspective on evaluating the justified use of data-driven decision-making algorithms (opens in a new tab)
- CHI (T1)Exploring challenges and opportunities to support designers in learning to co-create with AI-based manufacturing design tools (opens in a new tab)
- FAccTGround(less) truth: A causal framework for proxy labels in human-algorithm decision-making (opens in a new tab)
- CHI (T1)Pair-Up: Human-AI co-orchestration of dynamic transitions between individual and collaborative learning in the classroom (opens in a new tab)
- CHI (T1)Understanding frontline workers’ and unhoused individuals’ perspectives on AI used in homeless services (opens in a new tab)
Where alumni went6 listed, 83% to industry
Industry 5Academia 1
Most often to
- Microsoft
- Center for AI Standards and Innovation
- Google DeepMind
Also to
- Georgia Tech
Apply to EPFLFall 2027
EDIC Computer and Communication Sciences PhD
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- Round 1
- Opens
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- GRE
- optional
- English
- TOEFL 100 / IELTS 7.0
- Fee
- none
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