Margaret Ross (computer scientist)
Margaret Ross MBE, FBCS is an Emeritus Professor of Software Quality at Southampton Solent University.[1] She serves on the BCSWomen Committee of the British Computer Society.
BCS Women is a specialist group for networking and sharing knowledge amongst women computing professionals.[2] She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Staffordshire University, Hon FBCS and the John Ivison Award from the BCS. Margaret's work was recognised in 2008 with the MBE.[3]
Professional qualifications[edit]
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- Fellow of the British Computer Society (FBCS)
- European Engineer (Eur Ing)
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- Chartered IT Professional (CITP)
- Chartered Engineer (CEng)
- Chartered Scientist (CSci)
Appointments[edit]
- Conference Director of the annual series of BCS Software Quality Management international conferences (since 1992)
- Conference Director of the annual series of international educational BCS INSPIRE conferences (since 1995)
- Member of the editorial board, and previously associate editor, Europe, for the Software Quality Journal[4]
Awards[edit]
- Honorary Doctorate (2004), Staffordshire University.[5]
- Freeman of the City of London
- Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Engineers.[6]
- John Ivison Award from the BCS.[7]
- MBE awarded at Buckingham Palace for Services to higher education, in June 2008, by Prince Charles as part of the Queens Birthday Honours List.[8]
- One of 30 women identified in the BCS Women in IT Campaign in 2014 source http://www.bcs.org/content/conWebDoc/50200. Who were then featured in the e-book "Women in IT: Inspiring the next generation" produced by the BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, as a free downloade-book, from various sources.[9]
- One of the 50 women identified by the publication Computer weekly, "Most Influential Women in UK IT 2016" [10]
References[edit]
- ^ "BCSWomen Committee Webpage".
- ^ "BCSWomen". Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ^ "Eur Ing Professor Margaret Ross, MBE, FBCS CITP, CEng, CSci". BCS. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ "Editorial Board, Software Quality Journal". Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ^ "Award of Honorary Degree is bestowed for major contributions to Staffordshire University". Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ^ "Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Engineers". Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ^ "John Ivinson Award". BCS. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ "BCS Fellows Honoured in Queen's Birthday List". BCS. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ Women in IT: Inspiring the next generation (PDF). British Computer Society. 1 October 2014. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-78017-287-3. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ "Vote for the most influential woman in UK IT 2016". computerweekly.com.
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