Helmut Hönigmayer

© Helmut Hönigmayer

Helmut Hönigmayer is an Expert in Research Ethics within the Service Unit of Responsible Research Practices at TU Wien, where he currently oversees the development of AI Ethics Review protocols. Before joining RRP he worked as Head of Strategy at the Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS). With his background in Political Science, law, and a certification as a Data Protection Manager, his expertise spans Research Ethics, Technology Assessment, Policy Analysis, Data Management, and Stakeholder Engagement with a strong focus on strategic oversight and governance in research and innovation.

His extensive experience in ethics advisory roles is reflected in his active membership on the Ethics Board of the Agroecology Partnership (Horizon Europe), the Soil Innovation Partnership and his role as Ethics Advisor for several Horizon Europe projects. Previously, he served as an Ethics Board member of the European Joint Programme on Soil (EJP SOIL, 2020–2025), the IHS Ethics Committee (2022 - 2026), and as Ethics and Data Protection Officer for the H2020-funded NewHoRRIzon project (2017 - 2021).

As a researcher, Helmut Hönigmayer has contributed to numerous high-impact projects, particularly in the areas of Technology Assessment (Genome Editing: Interdisciplinary Technology Assessment), Responsible Research and Innovation (NewHoRRIzon), ethical impact assessment of research and innovation (SATORI), and Research Ethics (European Network of Research Ethics and Research Integrity - ENERI). 

Helmut's publications can be accessed via ORCID (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1086-8359) or Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.at/citations?hl=de&user=RrUuSDEAAAAJ) 

 

Contact:
helmut.hoenigmayer@tuwien.ac.at 
Phone: +43-1-58801-406631