Ken Holstein

Ken Holstein is an Assistant Professor at Carnegie Mellon University's Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII), where he directs the CoALA Lab and contributes to the CMU-NIST Cooperative Research Center on AI Measurement Science & Engineering (AIMSEC). His work bridges human-computer interaction, AI, cognitive science, and design to create systems that respect and elevate human expertise in AI development.

• Research focuses on participatory and expertise-driven approaches to AI design, development, and evaluation
• Emphasizes AI's impacts on human workers and integrating diverse expertise (domain, lived, technical) across the AI lifecycle

His research is supported by grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF), NIST, The Block Center for Technology and Society, and industry partners like Microsoft, Google, and Amazon. He collaborates with labs including CASMI, UL Research Institutes, and MetaGov. Visit his personal website or Google Scholar page for publications.