PhD in Mathematics, Regius Professor of Computer Science and Associate Vice President for International Engagement at the University of Southampton, Executive Director of the Web Science Institute and Managing Director of the Web Science Trust. Dame Hall sits on the AI Council, an independent expert committee serving the UK Government with guidance and leadership in the artificial intelligence ecosystem, and is also Chair of the Ada Lovelace Institute. One of the world’s leading computer scientists, she is recognized internationally as a key figure in the development of Web Science, and was one of the first computer scientists to embark on research into multi and hyper-media technologies, before the existence of the World Wide Web.
Active in the defence of gender equality in science and technology, she spearheaded the creation of the British Computer Society Women's Forum and has promoted numerous other initiatives raising awareness of women's roles in the field of computer science.
Appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, and ranked by the BBC among the hundred most powerful women in the United Kingdom, Hall has received honorary degrees from various other universities, including University College London (2014), Birmingham University (2012) or the University of Glasgow (2009).