| 2019 | Appointed member of AI Council | UK Government |
| 2018 | Appointed Reguis Professor in Computer Science | University of Southampton |
| 2016 | Receipient of MRC Sufferage Science Award | London Institute of Medical Sciences (MRC) |
| 2016 | Distinguished Fellow | British Computer Society |
| 2016 | Recognised as 1 of 50 most Inspiring Women in Technology | Inspiring Fifty |
| 2015 | Honorary Degree, Doctor of Science | The Open University |
| 2015 | Honorary Degree, Doctor of Science | University of Bradford |
| 2014 | Honorary Degree, Doctor of Science | University College London |
| 2014 | Outstanding Contribution to ACM Award | ACM |
| 2014 | Recognition of being 1 of 100 Leading Practising Scientists | Science Council |
| 2014 | Awarded Most Influential Woman in UK IT | Computer Weekly |
| 2014 | Lifetime Achievement Award | FDM Everywomen in Technology Awards |
| 2013 | Honorary Degree, Doctor of Science | University of Sussex |
| 2013 | Honorary Degree, Doctor of Science | City University London |
| 2013 | Named 1 of 100 Most Powerful Women in UK | UK Women's Hour Power List |
| 2012 | Honorary Degree, Doctor of Science | Birmingham University |
| 2012 | Honorary Degree, Doctor of Science | Queen’s University Belfast |
| 2012 | Honorary Degree, Doctor of Science | Dalhousie University Canada |
| 2012 | Named as 2nd Most Influential Woman in IT in the UK | Computer Weekly |
| 2011 | ACM Fellow | ACM |
| 2011 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Oxford Internet Institute |
| 2011 | Named as 26th Most Influential Scientist in the UK | Times Newspaper |
| 2010 | Honorary Citizenship Award | Veria, Greece |
| 2010 | Honorary Degree | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki |
| 2009 | Duncan Davies Medal | Research and Development Society |
| 2009 | Honorary Degree, Doctor of Science | University of Glasgow |
| 2009 | Fellow (FRS) | The Royal Society |
| 2009 | IEEE Engineering the Future Award | IEEE |
| 2009 | Dame Commander of the British Empire (DBE) | New Year’s Honours list |
| 2008 | Guest Professor | Tsinghua University, Beijing, China |
| 2008 | Doctor of Science | University of Loughborough |
| 2007 | Honorary Degree | University of Pretoria, South Africa |
| 2006 | Anita Borg Award for Technical Leadership | Anita Borg Institute |
| 2006 | Women of Outstanding Achievement in SET for Scientific Discovery & SET Innovation | Royal Academy of Engineering |
| 2005 | Honorary Degree, Doctor of Science | University of Glamorgan |
| 2005 | Awarded Diana Patterson for Corporate Leadership in Technical Communication | ACM SIGDOC |
| 2004 | Honorary Fellow | Cardiff University |
| 2004 | Chartered IT Professional (CITP) | |
| 2004 | Named as 1 of 40 Tech Guru's | IEEE Spectrum |
| 2002 | Fellowship of the City & Guilds (FCGI) | London Institute |
| 2002 | TOP Management Course | Cabinet Office |
| 2002 | Honorary Degree, Doctor of Science (DSc) | Oxford Brookes University |
| 2000 | Fellow of the Royal Academy (FREng) | Royal Academy of Engineering |
| 2000 | Commander of the British Empire (CBE) | Queen’s Birthday Honours list |
| 1997 | Fellow (FIEE) | Institute of Electrical Engineers |
| 1996 | Fellow (FBCS) | British Computer Society |
| 1995 | Member of Leadership Forum | Duke of Edinburgh |
| 1990 | Chartered Engineer (C.Eng) | |
| 1987 | Member (MBCS) | British Computer Society |
| 1986 | M.Sc Computer Science | City University, London |
| 1977 | PhD Mathematics | University of Southampton |
| 1974 | B.Sc (Hons) Mathematics (First Class) | University of Southampton |