Koli Calling '25 2025
LLM-Based Multi-Artifact Consistency Verification for Programming Exercise Quality Assurance
Felix T. J. Dietrich, Yuchen Zhou, Tobias Wasner, Stephan Krusche, and Maribel Acosta
DOI: 10.1145/3769994.3770042
About
I'm a software engineering education researcher at the Applied Education Technologies(opens in new tab) chair at the Technical University of Munich, working with Prof. Dr. Stephan Krusche(opens in new tab).
My research focuses on how individual developers learn to participate effectively in agile teams. I build tools that scaffold newcomers through their first contributions, reduce cognitive load through process visualization, and support self-regulated learning cycles with AI mentoring.
I maintain Hephaestus, a process-aware mentoring platform for agile software teams, and Apollon, a web-based UML editor for education. I also contribute to Artemis, an interactive learning platform used at multiple universities.
Outside of academia, I'm a founding member of the Financial Health Initiative e.V.(opens in new tab), a nonprofit improving financial health in Germany, where I serve as independent auditor.
Research Interests
- Scaffolding & Self-Regulated Learning in SE
- Process-Aware Mentoring for Agile Teams
- Developer Onboarding & Cognitive Load Reduction
- LLM-Based Assessment & Feedback
Education
Researcher at TUM(opens in new tab)
2024 – Present
Applied Education Technologies chair. Software engineering education research.
M.Sc. Informatics at TUM(opens in new tab)
Oct 2019 – Nov 2023 · Grade: 1.7
Focus in machine learning, NLP, computer vision, and software engineering.
Student Exchange at University of Tokyo(opens in new tab)
Mar 2020 – Sep 2020
NLP research on Japanese dependency parsing via the TUMExchange Program.
B.Sc. Informatics at TUM(opens in new tab)
Oct 2016 – Oct 2019 · Grade: 2.0
Minor in mathematics with focus on algorithms.
FOS/BOS Fürstenfeldbruck
Sep 2013 – Sep 2016
Fachgebundene Hochschulreife with technical focus.
Experience
Research Associate
Applied Education Technologies, TUM(opens in new tab) · 2024 – Present
Building Hephaestus, maintaining Apollon, contributing to Artemis. Supervising bachelor's and master's theses. Leading iPraktikum student teams building iOS apps for industry partners.
Founding Member & Independent Auditor
Financial Health Initiative e.V.(opens in new tab) · 2024 – Present
Founding member and independent auditor of a nonprofit improving financial health in Germany. Migrated and manage the organization's website.
Student Assistant
Chair of Digital Finance, TUM(opens in new tab) · Oct 2021 – Sep 2023
Co-managed financial app project with ~10 students/semester. Developed the native iOS version single-handedly in the final six months.
Awards
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Apple Swift Student Challenge Winner
2024
Selected as a winner of Apple's worldwide Swift Student Challenge.
Teaching
SS 2026 Seminar: Teaching iOS
WS 25/26 Seminar: Teaching iOS
SS 2025 Seminar: Teaching iOS
WS 24/25 Seminar: Teaching iOS
Projects
View allResearch tools, open-source contributions, and personal experiments in software engineering, ML, and web development.