Katja Mayer

Katja Mayer is affiliated with the Faculty of Social Sciences (Department of Science and Technology Studies) and the Faculty of Computer Science (Research Group Visualization and Data Analysis). She specializes in Big Data governance, Open Science practices, and digital transformation in research. Her work addresses ethical challenges in algorithmic systems and participatory methodologies in computational social science.

Research Interests:

• Big Data ethics and policy
• Open Science infrastructure
• Global South research practices
• Algorithmic accountability frameworks
• Citizen science methodologies

Recent Activities: Active in EU digital sovereignty discussions, contributed to 147+ professional engagements including policy panels and media commentary. Her work has been featured in 12 media outlets discussing OA challenges and digital ethics.

Awards: Berlin University Alliance Open Science Fellowship (2015), Elise Richter Fellowship (2024), and additional fellowship recognition (2018).