Dr. Kaelen
Valerius

Studies how people calibrate trust in AI-assisted decisions, with a focus on public systems and accessibility.

01 Research program02 Publications03 Grants04 Teaching05 Service

01 / Research program

Trust should be observable, not assumed.

My group builds methods for inspecting where human judgment changes inside AI-assisted workflows. We combine field studies, interface experiments, and public-interest deployment.

02 / Selected publications

Recent work

012026

Calibrating confidence in public-benefit decisions

CHI 2026

First author

022025

Interfaces for contestable recommendations

CSCW 2025

Co-author

032024

When explanations become workflow

DIS 2024

First author

042023

Access needs in automated intake

ASSETS 2023

Co-author

03 / Grants

Public Interest Technology

National research council, 2025-2028

$420K

04 / Teaching

Designing Accountable AI

Graduate seminar, 2024-present

4.8 / 5 sample rating

05 / Service

Methods and Ethics Chair

HCI Graduate Program, 2025-present

12 reviews chaired

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