F-TAG members
F-TAG is made up of over 20 BCS Fellows selected from diverse demographic and professional backgrounds; their expertise ranges from software testing to smart homes.
Adam Leon Smith is an AI regulatory and technical expert specialising in EU AI Act compliance and risk management for complex AI systems. He is also Chair of the AIQI Consortium, a global initiative to promote the use of the quality infrastructure for responsible AI, and Deputy Chair of the UK’s national AI standards committee. He has led many AI standardisation projects in ISO/IEC SC 42 and CEN-CENELEC JTC 21 supporting the AI Act and the generally acknowledged state of the art, including the Article 17 Quality Management System.
Before his involvement in AI regulation, Adam spent 20 years in senior technology roles, delivering verification and validation solutions for highly complex or high-risk industry challenges. In 2024, the University of Bath awarded Adam an honorary doctorate in recognition of his work and its impact on the profession.
Adam is also CEO of Trustora Digital, supporting AI providers with EU AI Act compliance, with a focus on practical documentation, assurance, and interaction with EU regulators.
Christine Ashton is the Chief Information Officer at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
She was appointed in January 2024. She has been a Non-Executive Director for Royal Bank of Scotland International since September 2020.
As a Fellow of the BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, she is Vice-Chair of its most senior technical group, Fellows Technical Advisory Group, to help the BCS deliver its mission of ‘Making IT good for Society’. She also sits on the DIGIT Lab Advisory Board.
As the former Chief Information Officer for SUSE, she helped apply digital technology to transform product infrastructure after business takeover or merger and initial public offering. Previously, she was the CEO of Cogventive, advising companies during re-structures and transitions.
Before Cogventive, she was Chief Digital Officer in residence at SAP, working to deliver strategic impact from emerging cloud based technology. As Senior Vice President of Technology at Thomson Reuters, she delivered sustainable strategic capability.
Before SAP and Thomson Reuters, she held global roles in companies scaling and undergoing business change, including:
- BP
- BG Group (now part of Royal Dutch Shell)
- Transport for London
- United Utilities
- Associated Octel
She has previously held independent non-executive director roles at Pay.UK and the Home Office. Additionally, she has sat on CEO advisory boards of global technology vendors and many innovative start-ups.
Resham is a Group Enterprise Architect at International Airlines Group with 30+ years’ experience leading distributed enterprise architectures and complex software engineering projects.
He specialises in highly available and transactional platforms encompassing global operational systems, omni-channel applications, and API integration platforms.
Resham holds degrees from York and Reading Universities, is a Chartered IT Professional and TOGAF Certified.
First computer programme (multi-length arithmetic and primality testing) in 1968, on a machine with 100 words of data memory. First published paper in 1971, on the use of number theory in hash coding. Lives on the boundary between mathematics and computing, and will use either to help the other.
Sam is a solicitor and a Partner of one the largest law firms in the world, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP. Sam has been named in Who’s Who of Information Technology 2026, Who’s Who of Data Privacy and Protection 2026 and the Who’s Who of Data Security 2026 as one of the world’s leading lawyers in those areas of law. Sam specialises in advising both customers and suppliers in strategic and business critical technology and outsourcing projects and regularly advises on AI regulatory and contractual issues.
Sam also has considerable experience in risk management and is the chair of the ISO Working Group which developed the first international standard for the management of legal risk (ISO 31022).
Prof. Claudio Cilli, Ph.D. is a world leader authority in National Security and Intelligence, company protection, information systems security and compliance, with over 25 years of experience. He currently advises governments and int’l companies in the cyber-security and critical infrastructures protection areas.
Runs a research group and a laboratory finalized to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning techniques applied to computer security. Professor at the Rome University, frequent speaker, scientific committee member, chairman of international conferences. Authored and published in several books and magazines.
Director Enterprise Architecture at DXC Technology, Distinguished Technologist and executive advisor, supporting boards and senior leadership teams in navigating digital transformation, technology risk and long-term architectural sustainability.
With over 35 years in the IT industry as a practising technologist and architecture leader, helping organisations make informed, pragmatic decisions across cloud adoption, cybersecurity, resilience, data, AI and the modernisation of complex legacy estates. My approach positions Enterprise Architecture as a governance, assurance and decision enabling capability, allowing leaders to balance innovation, cost and risk while maintaining delivery confidence.
Operating effectively at board and C-suite level, translating complex technical landscapes into clear options, implications and recommendations. Ability to challenge constructively, demystify emerging technologies and ensure that technology investment aligns with business capability, operating models and regulatory obligations. Regularly working with CIOs and executive teams as a sounding board on risk, transformation governance and major investment decisions, focusing on clarity and outcomes.
Darren Dalcher is Professor in Strategic Project Management at Lancaster University, and founder and Director of the National Centre for Project Management. He works to foster interactive dialogue about the integration of successful practice with theoretical research in the management of projects.
Darren is an experienced academic with a successful track record of consulting and working with businesses, charities and governmental organisations. Darren is the Editor of two project management book series published by Routledge and Editor-in-Chief of a leading software engineering journal published by Wiley, reflecting his hybrid interest in the connection between technology and its successful management.
Sue is a technical leader in IBM Consulting UK specialising in data centric solutions. Sue leads projects for major clients across multiple industries from top-down strategy & governance initiatives to building core data platforms for analytics, AI and agentic workflows.
Sue is passionate about developing the next generation of technical leaders and is an experienced mentor and career coach. She is continually developing modern data architecture patterns in the fast-changing world of distributed data platforms, generative AI and Agentic AI.
Andrea is an expert in leading change by understanding the challenge and her stakeholders.
She is a digital transformation leader who focuses on embedding technological and cultural solutions to complex business functions globally - areas include trading, shipping, legal, finance, HR and alternative energy.
Andrea is the Chair of BCS Women, sits on the BCS Society Board and volunteers as a programme manager for iSAW.
Margaret is an Emerita Professor of Software Quality, Solent University and an active member of BCS.
Margaret encourages greater awareness of STEM and greater diversity within BCS and the computing industry. She is Emeritus Professor of Software Quality, with particular interests in GreenIT, 3D printing, e-learning issues and the games and e-sports industry.
Margaret is actively involved in the BCS, currently Hampshire Branch Chair, and Vice-Chair of Quality and e-learning SGs, previously a Senator on the Engineering Council, and BCS Trustee and Council Member. She has been awarded MBE, Hon FBCS, BCS John Ivison Medal, an Honorary Doctorate for work encouraging students into STEM subjects and also added to Computer Weekly’s Hall of Fame.
Diana is a highly experienced, energetic, executive-level CTO, Chief Architect and technology strategist, with extensive experience of leading global teams in large organisations. Strong leadership and delivery with extensive experience of driving large, global transformation programmes.
She has a passion for talent development and committed to attracting and developing the best technology leaders with diverse backgrounds and perspectives who will advance the digital transformation of our industry.
Sandra I. Woolley is a Computer Science academic at Keele University. She leads the Future Systems Research theme, co-leads research in Human-AI Interaction and is Deputy Director of the Digital Society Institute. She has research interests in AI ethics, health technologies, wearables, human-computer interaction, digital heritage and the societal implications of emerging technologies. She has chaired School, Faculty and University research ethics committees. She has led Computer Networking and Embedded Systems modules and currently teaches Computer Animation and advanced modules in Data Ethics and AI Governance.
She has chaired the BCS Human-Computer Interaction Conference and has chaired conferences, symposia and workshops on wearable computing and human-computer interaction. She is a committee member of the BCS Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Branch, has served on the national REF 2029 People, Culture and Environment Pilot Panel (UoA11), and holds a number of editorial and panel roles.
Her PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Manchester was sponsored by British Gas Plc and ICI Imagedata and focused on data engineering and data recording in hostile environments. She retains interests in systems engineering, resilience and data integrity.
She previously worked in the aerospace industry and in international standards (at NIST, Gaithersburg, USA) and, prior to joining Keele, worked at the University of Birmingham.
A trailblazer in emerging technologies such as machine vision, AI and ethics. She dedicates her work to protecting human rights, elevating the human spirit and championing ethics, safety and values.
A director with Mayden, a firm that designs, builds and supports insightful cloud based systems for healthcare services in the UK and abroad. By night, she is part of One HealthTech, a grassroots community that supports and promotes women and other under-represented groups as future leaders in health innovation.
