| 2026 |
Sir Frank Whittle Medal |
| 2026 |
Appointed 2026-27 President of the British Science Association |
| 2022 |
ACM President’s Award, Association for Computing Machinery, US |
| 2021 |
Distinguished Visiting Professor, Tsinghua University, Beijing |
| 2016 |
Distinguished Fellow, British Computer Society (BCS) |
| 2016 |
Recognised as 1 of 50 Most Inspiring Women in Technology, Inspiring Fifty |
| 2015 |
ACM Award for Contribution to the ACM, Association for Computing Machinery, US |
| 2014 |
Named as Most Influential Woman in IT in the UK, Computer Weekly |
| 2013 |
Names 1 of 100 Most Powerful Women in the UK, UK Women’s Hour Power List |
| 2011 |
Lifetime Achievement Award, Oxford Internet Institute |
| 2011 |
Awarded Fellow of the ACM, Association for Computing Machinery, US |
| 2009 |
Member, Academia Europae (MAE) |
| 2009 |
FRS, Fellow of the Royal Society |
| 2009 |
Duncan Davies Medal, Research and Development Society |
| 2009 |
IEEE Engineering the Future Award, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| 2009 |
DBE, Queens New year’s Honours List |
| 2008 |
Guest Professor, Tsinghua University, Beijing |
| 2008 |
Anita Borg Award for Technical Leadership, Anita Borg Institute, USA |
| 2006 |
Women of Outstanding Achievement in SET for Scientific Discovery & SET Innovation, RAEng |
| 2004 |
CITP, Chartered IT Professional, BCS |
| 2004 |
Named as 1 of 40 Tech Guru’s, IEEE Spectrum |
| 2002 |
FCGI, Fellowship of the City & Guilds of London Institute |
| 2000 |
FREng, Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) |
| 2000 |
CBE, Queen’s Birthday Honours List, UK |
| 1997 |
FIEE, Fellow of the Institute of Electrical Engineers (now FIET |
| 1996 |
FBCS, Fellow of BCS |
| 1990 |
C.Eng, Chartered Engineer, Engineering Council |
| 1987 |
MBCS, Member of British Computer Society (BCS) |
