Margaret Ross (computer scientist)
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File:Margaret Ross with MBE in British Computer Society atrium.JPGMargaret Ross is an Emeritus Professor of Software Quality at Southampton Solent University.{{cite web|url=http://www.bcs.org/content/conWebDoc/8371|title=BCSWomen Committee Webpage}} 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.{{cite web|title=BCSWomen|url=http://www.bcs.org/category/8630|accessdate=3 October 2013}} 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.{{cite web|title=Eur Ing Professor Margaret Ross, MBE, FBCS CITP, CEng, CSci|url=http://www.bcs.org/content/conWebDoc/8371|work=BCS|accessdate=9 December 2013}}
Professional qualifications
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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
- 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{{cite web|title=Editorial Board, Software Quality Journal|url=https://www.springer.com/computer/swe/journal/11219?detailsPage=editorialBoard|accessdate=3 October 2013}}
Awards
- Honorary Doctorate (2004), Staffordshire University.{{cite web|title=Award of Honorary Degree is bestowed for major contributions to Staffordshire University|url=http://www.staffs.ac.uk/about/honoraries/index.jsp|accessdate=3 October 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014013508/http://www.staffs.ac.uk/about/honoraries/index.jsp|archivedate=14 October 2013}}
- Freeman of the City of London
- Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Engineers.{{cite web|title=Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Engineers|url=http://www.solent.ac.uk/about-us/staff-profiles/martec/ross-margaret.aspx|accessdate=3 October 2013}}
- John Ivison Award from the BCS.{{cite web|title=John Ivinson Award|url=http://www.bcs.org/content/conWebDoc/8371|work=BCS|accessdate=9 December 2013}}
- MBE awarded at Buckingham Palace for Services to higher education, in June 2008, by Prince Charles as part of the Queens Birthday Honours List.{{cite web|title=BCS Fellows Honoured in Queen's Birthday List|url=http://www.bcs.org/content/conWebDoc/19735|work=BCS|accessdate=9 December 2013}}
- One of 30 women identified in the [http://www.bcs.org/content/conWebDoc/50200 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.{{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}}
- One of the 50 women identified by the publication Computer weekly, "Most Influential Women in UK IT 2016" {{cite web|url=http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450295511/Vote-for-the-most-influential-woman-in-UK-IT-2016|title=Vote for the most influential woman in UK IT 2016|website=computerweekly.com}}
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Category:British women computer scientists
Category:Fellows of the British Computer Society
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