The list was compiled by the U.K. Science Council, an umbrella organisation of scientific societies and professional bodies, including the British Computer Society, the Institute of Science and Technology, the Institute of Physics and the Royal Astronomical Society.
Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt was recognised for his research on Open Data, Artificial Intelligence and Web Science and also for his previous role as President of the British Computer Society.
Professor Dame Wendy Hall was recognised for her research in Multimedia and the Semantic Web and also for her previous role as President of the British Computer Society and her membership of the U.K. Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology.