Juraj Podroužek

Research areas: AI ethics, Data ethics, Value-sensitive design, Trustworthy AI

Position: Lead and Researcher

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Juraj Podroužek is a Senior Researcher and Head of the Ethics & Human Values in Technology team at the Kempelen Institute of Intelligent Technologies (KInIT) in Bratislava. He holds a PhD in philosophy and conducted research in semantics and analytic philosophy. Before returning to research, he spent over a decade in the technology industry in analytical and managerial roles.

His current research focuses on AI and data ethics, in particular on translating ethical principles into concrete practice and on building the moral sensitivity of AI practitioners. His team became an integral part of research and innovation activities at KInIT, bridging the worlds of humanities and computer science through facilitated ethics-based assessments, value-sensitive design, and collaborative workshops with industry partners.

He co-founded the E-tika group, which investigates the ethical and societal impact of ICT and has produced its own podcast series, and was a member of the Slovak Committee on the Ethics and Regulation of AI (CERAI). He actively contributes to multiple Horizon Europe projects including ALFIE, EUDHIT, AI4EUROPE and lorAI and has taught courses on trustworthy AI at several institutions including ESSAI summer school.

Selected achievements

  • President Appreciation Award, Issued by President of Slovak Republic (2010). The Appreciation Award of the President of the Slovak Republic for young scientists.
  • The Award of the Rector. Issued by Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave (2006). The award for the master´s thesis

Selected activities

Professional service

  • Member of Slovak Committee on the Ethics and Regulation of AI (CERAI 2020-2025)
  • Member of Z/TK37 Information technology