Margaret Ross (computer scientist)

Margaret Ross is an Emeritus Professor of Software Quality at Southampton Solent University.^[1] She serves on the BCSWomen Committee of the British Computer Society.

Margaret Ross with her MBE in the British Computer Society Atrium

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

• 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^[4]

Awards

• 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]