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Professor '''Liz Bacon FBCS, CEng, CSci, CITP, PFHEA <ref>{{cite web|title=Professor Liz Bacon BSc, PhD, CEng, CSci, FBCS, CITP, PFHEA|url=http://www.bcs.org/content/conWebDoc/34811|website=BCS Executine|publisher=BCS|accessdate=12 July 2015}}. MACM''' (born 27 September 1963) is a Professor of Software Engineering and Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor at the [[University of Greenwich]], England.<ref name="Grenwich">[http://www2.gre.ac.uk/about/schools/cms/about/staff?sq_content_src=%2BdXJsPWh0dHAlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cuY21zLmdyZS5hYy51ayUyRnN0YWZmJTJGZGV0YWlsc0dSRS5hc3AlM0ZpZCUzRDIxMCZhbGw9MQ%3D%3D University of Greenwich]</ref><ref name="BCS">[http://www.bcs.org/content/conWebDoc/34811 BCS The Chartered Institute for IT]</ref>
Professor '''Liz Bacon FBCS, CEng, CSci, CITP, PFHEA <ref>{{cite web|title=Professor Liz Bacon BSc, PhD, CEng, CSci, FBCS, CITP, PFHEA|url=http://www.bcs.org/content/conWebDoc/34811|website=BCS Executine|publisher=BCS|accessdate=12 July 2015}}</ref>. MACM''' (born 27 September 1963) is a Professor of Software Engineering and Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor at the [[University of Greenwich]], England.<ref name="Greenwich">[http://www2.gre.ac.uk/about/schools/cms/about/staff?sq_content_src=%2BdXJsPWh0dHAlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cuY21zLmdyZS5hYy51ayUyRnN0YWZmJTJGZGV0YWlsc0dSRS5hc3AlM0ZpZCUzRDIxMCZhbGw9MQ%3D%3D University of Greenwich]</ref><ref name="BCS">[http://www.bcs.org/content/conWebDoc/34811 BCS The Chartered Institute for IT]</ref>


==Background==
==Background==


Liz Bacon grew up in [[Kenley]], Surrey. She studied for an undergraduate degree in Computer Science at Thames Polytechnic, spending her third year on an industrial placement at [[CERN]], graduating in 1986. She studied for her PhD in the field of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Greenwich, and was awarded her doctorate in 1993.<ref name="Grenwich"/><ref name="BCS"/>
Liz Bacon grew up in [[Kenley]], Surrey. She studied for an undergraduate degree in Computer Science at Thames Polytechnic, spending her third year on an industrial placement at [[CERN]], graduating in 1986. She studied for her PhD in the field of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Greenwich <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.gre.ac.uk/research/centres/ecentre/profiles/dr-liz-bacon|website=University of Greenwich|publisher=University of Greenwich|accessdate=12 July 2015}}</ref>, and was awarded her doctorate in 1993.<ref name="Greenwich"/><ref name="BCS"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.gre.ac.uk/research/centres/ecentre/profiles/dr-liz-bacon|website=University of Greenwich|publisher=University of Greenwich}}</ref>
Bacon is currently the Past President of the BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT [http://www.bcs.org/content/conWebDoc/52246], and has had many serious roles, including the Chair of the BCS Academy, a BCS Council Member and Trustee of the BCS. She has been a Council member of PITCOM, the Parliamentary IT Committee, responsible for communications, EQANIE (European Quality Assurance Network for Informatics Education), the National HE STEM Programme and an ICT Thought Leader for the University of Cambridge International Examinations. Bacon has been involved in software engineering and e-learning research for more than 10 years<ref name="Grenwich"/><ref name="BCS"/>
Bacon is currently the Past President of the BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT [http://www.bcs.org/content/conWebDoc/52246], and has had many serious roles, including the Chair of the BCS Academy, a BCS Council Member and Trustee of the BCS. She has been a Council member of PITCOM, the Parliamentary IT Committee, responsible for communications, EQANIE (European Quality Assurance Network for Informatics Education), the National HE STEM Programme and an ICT Thought Leader for the University of Cambridge International Examinations. Bacon has been involved in software engineering and e-learning research for more than 10 years<ref name="Greenwich"/><ref name="BCS"/>
She was one of the 30 women identified in the BCS Women in IT Campaign in 2014 source<ref>{{cite web|title=Women in IT|url=http://www.bcs.org/content/conWebDoc/50200|publisher=BCS|accessdate=14 October 2014}}</ref>
She was one of the 30 women identified in the BCS Women in IT Campaign in 2014 source<ref>{{cite web|title=Women in IT|url=http://www.bcs.org/content/conWebDoc/50200|publisher=BCS|accessdate=14 October 2014}}</ref>
and was then featured in the e-book of these 30 women in IT, “Women in IT: Inspiring the next generation” produced by the BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, as a free download e-book, from various sources.<ref>{{cite book|title=Women in IT: Inspiring the next generation|date=1 Oct 2014|publisher=British Computer Society|isbn=978-1-78017-287-3|page=57|url=http://www.bcs.org/upload/pdf/women-it.pdf|accessdate=14 Oct 2014}}</ref>
and was then featured in the e-book of these 30 women in IT, “Women in IT: Inspiring the next generation” produced by the BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, as a free download e-book, from various sources.<ref>{{cite book|title=Women in IT: Inspiring the next generation|date=1 Oct 2014|publisher=British Computer Society|isbn=978-1-78017-287-3|page=57|url=http://www.bcs.org/upload/pdf/women-it.pdf|accessdate=14 Oct 2014}}</ref>
In 2015, Liz bacon became a Principal Fellow of the HEA and was identified as the 35th Most Influential Women in UK IT 2015, by Computer Weekly.
In 2015, Liz bacon became a Principal Fellow of the HEA <ref>{{cite web|title=Professor Liz Bacon BSc, PhD, CEng, CSci, FBCS, CITP, PFHEA|url=http://www.bcs.org/content/conWebDoc/34811|website=BCS Executine|publisher=BCS|accessdate=12 July 2015}}</ref> and was identified as the 35th Most Influential Women in UK IT 2015 <ref>{{cite web|title=35. Liz Bacon, Present past president of BCS|url=Professor Liz Bacon BSc, PhD, CEng, CSci, FBCS, CITP, PFHEA|website=The 50 most influential women in UK IT 2015|publisher=ComputerWeekly|accessdate=11 July 2015}}</ref>, by Computer Weekly.


==Academia==
==Academia==

Revision as of 10:00, 12 July 2015

Liz Bacon
Born(1963-09-27)September 27, 1963
NationalityBritish
Known forProfessor of Software Engineering and Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor at the University of Greenwich, England.
Past President and Trustee of BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT., became President of BCS on 13 March 2014 [1]
SpouseStuart Kabler
AwardsFBCS, CEng, CSci, CITP, PFHEA[1]. MACM

Professor Liz Bacon FBCS, CEng, CSci, CITP, PFHEA [2]. MACM (born 27 September 1963) is a Professor of Software Engineering and Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor at the University of Greenwich, England.[3][4]

Background

Liz Bacon grew up in Kenley, Surrey. She studied for an undergraduate degree in Computer Science at Thames Polytechnic, spending her third year on an industrial placement at CERN, graduating in 1986. She studied for her PhD in the field of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Greenwich [5], and was awarded her doctorate in 1993.[3][4][6] Bacon is currently the Past President of the BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT [2], and has had many serious roles, including the Chair of the BCS Academy, a BCS Council Member and Trustee of the BCS. She has been a Council member of PITCOM, the Parliamentary IT Committee, responsible for communications, EQANIE (European Quality Assurance Network for Informatics Education), the National HE STEM Programme and an ICT Thought Leader for the University of Cambridge International Examinations. Bacon has been involved in software engineering and e-learning research for more than 10 years[3][4] She was one of the 30 women identified in the BCS Women in IT Campaign in 2014 source[7] and was then featured in the e-book of these 30 women in IT, “Women in IT: Inspiring the next generation” produced by the BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, as a free download e-book, from various sources.[8] In 2015, Liz bacon became a Principal Fellow of the HEA [9] and was identified as the 35th Most Influential Women in UK IT 2015 [10], by Computer Weekly.

Academia

  • Professor of Software Engineering and Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor at the University of Greenwich, England.
  • Past President [3] and Trustee of BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT., and was elected President of BCS for one year from March 2014.
  • Inaugural Chair of the BCS Academy of Computing, the first Learned Society in the UK for Computing,
  • Previously [11] President and Trustee of the BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT.
  • Past Chair of the CPHC, Past member of Council and Communications Officer for PITCOM (Parliamentary IT Committee)[12]
  • University representative for PICTFOR (The Parliamentary Internet, Communications and Technology Forum).

Research/Scholarly interests

e-learning, serious games, software engineering, crisis management, affective computing, cybersecurity, e-Health, personalisation.

Personal life

Liz Bacon is married to Stuart Kabler.[13] Her hobbies are horse jumping, skiing and scuba diving.

References

  1. ^ "Professor Liz Bacon BSc, PhD, CEng, CSci, FBCS, CITP, PFHEA". BCS Executine. BCS. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Professor Liz Bacon BSc, PhD, CEng, CSci, FBCS, CITP, PFHEA". BCS Executine. BCS. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  3. ^ a b c University of Greenwich
  4. ^ a b c BCS The Chartered Institute for IT
  5. ^ University of Greenwich. University of Greenwich http://www2.gre.ac.uk/research/centres/ecentre/profiles/dr-liz-bacon. Retrieved 12 July 2015. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ University of Greenwich. University of Greenwich http://www2.gre.ac.uk/research/centres/ecentre/profiles/dr-liz-bacon. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ "Women in IT". BCS. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  8. ^ Women in IT: Inspiring the next generation (PDF). British Computer Society. 1 Oct 2014. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-78017-287-3. Retrieved 14 Oct 2014.
  9. ^ "Professor Liz Bacon BSc, PhD, CEng, CSci, FBCS, CITP, PFHEA". BCS Executine. BCS. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  10. ^ [Professor Liz Bacon BSc, PhD, CEng, CSci, FBCS, CITP, PFHEA "35. Liz Bacon, Present past president of BCS"]. The 50 most influential women in UK IT 2015. ComputerWeekly. Retrieved 11 July 2015. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  11. ^ "Professor Liz Bacon BSc, PhD, CEng, CSci, FBCS, CITP, PFHEA". BCS. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  12. ^ PITCOM at 25
  13. ^ [Professor Liz Bacon BSc, PhD, CEng, CSci, FBCS, CITP, PFHEA "35. Liz Bacon, Present past president of BCS"]. The 50 most influential women in UK IT 2015. ComputerWeekly. Retrieved 11 July 2015. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
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