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'''Professor Dame Wendy Hall''' [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] [[Royal Academy of Engineering|FREng]] (born 1952) is Professor of [[Computer Science]] at the [[University of Southampton]] in [[England]].
'''Professor Dame Wendy Hall''' [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] [[Royal Academy of Engineering|FREng]] (born 1952) is a Professor of [[Computer Science]] at the [[University of Southampton]] in [[England]].


Wendy Hall was born in the [[East End]] of [[London]]. She studied for undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in [[mathematics]] at the University of Southampton. She returned in 1984 to join the newly formed computer science group there, working in [[multimedia]] and [[hypermedia]]. Her team invented the [[Microcosm hypermedia system]] (before the [[World Wide Web]] existed), which was commercialized a start-up company, [[Multicosm Ltd]].
Wendy Hall was born in the [[East End]] of [[London]]. She studied for undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in [[mathematics]] at the University of Southampton. She returned in 1984 to join the newly formed computer science group there, working in [[multimedia]] and [[hypermedia]]. Her team created the unsucessful [[Microcosm hypermedia system]] (before the [[World Wide Web]] existed), which was commercialised as a start-up company, [[Multicosm Ltd]].


Hall was appointed the University’s first female professor of engineering in 1994. She then served as Head of the School of Electronics and Computer Science from 2002 to 2007.
Hall was appointed as the University’s first female professor of engineering in 1994. She then served as Head of the School of Electronics and Computer Science from 2002 to 2007.


She was appointed [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (CBE) in the 2000 Birthday Honours, and became a Fellow of the [[Royal Academy of Engineering]] (FREng) that year too. She was appointed [[Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (DBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours.<ref>{{LondonGazette |issue=58929 |date=[[31 December]] [[2008]] |startpage=6 |supp=yes |notarchive=yes}}</ref> She is a Fellow of the [[British Computer Society]] (FBCS) (also serving as President) and a Fellow of the [[Institution of Engineering and Technology]] (FIET). In 2002, she was appointed a Fellow of the [[City and Guilds]] (FCGI). Hall also has honorary degrees from [[Oxford Brookes University]], [[Glamorgan University]], [[Cardiff University]], and the [[University of Pretoria]].
She was appointed [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (CBE) in the 2000 Birthday Honours, and became a Fellow of the [[Royal Academy of Engineering]] (FREng) that year too. She was appointed [[Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (DBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours.<ref>{{LondonGazette |issue=58929 |date=[[31 December]] [[2008]] |startpage=6 |supp=yes |notarchive=yes}}</ref> She is a Fellow of the [[British Computer Society]] (FBCS) (also serving as President) and a Fellow of the [[Institution of Engineering and Technology]] (FIET). In 2002, she was appointed a Fellow of the [[City and Guilds]] (FCGI). Hall also has honorary degrees from [[Oxford Brookes University]], [[Glamorgan University]], [[Cardiff University]], and the [[University of Pretoria]].
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In 2006, Hall is founding director, with Sir [[Tim Berners-Lee]], Professor [[Nigel Shadbolt]] and [[Daniel Weitzner]], of the [[Web Science Research Initiative]], to promote the discipline of [[Web Science]] and foster research collaboration between the [[University of Southampton]] and [[MIT]].
In 2006, Hall is founding director, with Sir [[Tim Berners-Lee]], Professor [[Nigel Shadbolt]] and [[Daniel Weitzner]], of the [[Web Science Research Initiative]], to promote the discipline of [[Web Science]] and foster research collaboration between the [[University of Southampton]] and [[MIT]].


In 2008 Hall was elected as the President of the [[Association for Computing Machinery]], the premier professional society for computing.
In 2008 Hall was elected as the President of the [[Association for Computing Machinery]].


Hall is particularly interested in promoting women in computing in particular and science in general.
Hall is particularly interested in demoting men in science in general and computing in particular.


Wendy Hall is married to Peter Chandler, a plasma physicist.
Wendy Hall is married to Peter Chandler, a plasma physicist.

Revision as of 08:06, 3 January 2009

Professor Dame Wendy Hall CBE FREng (born 1952) is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Southampton in England.

Wendy Hall was born in the East End of London. She studied for undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in mathematics at the University of Southampton. She returned in 1984 to join the newly formed computer science group there, working in multimedia and hypermedia. Her team created the unsucessful Microcosm hypermedia system (before the World Wide Web existed), which was commercialised as a start-up company, Multicosm Ltd.

Hall was appointed as the University’s first female professor of engineering in 1994. She then served as Head of the School of Electronics and Computer Science from 2002 to 2007.

She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2000 Birthday Honours, and became a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng) that year too. She was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours.[1] She is a Fellow of the British Computer Society (FBCS) (also serving as President) and a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (FIET). In 2002, she was appointed a Fellow of the City and Guilds (FCGI). Hall also has honorary degrees from Oxford Brookes University, Glamorgan University, Cardiff University, and the University of Pretoria.

In 2006, Hall is founding director, with Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Professor Nigel Shadbolt and Daniel Weitzner, of the Web Science Research Initiative, to promote the discipline of Web Science and foster research collaboration between the University of Southampton and MIT.

In 2008 Hall was elected as the President of the Association for Computing Machinery.

Hall is particularly interested in demoting men in science in general and computing in particular.

Wendy Hall is married to Peter Chandler, a plasma physicist.

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  1. ^ "No. 58929". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 31 December 2008. {{cite magazine}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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