Rachel Harrison is a British computer scientist and

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whose research interests include

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s and

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. She is a professor of computer science at

Oxford Brookes University Oxford Brookes University (formerly known as Oxford Polytechnic (United Kingdom), Polytechnic) is a public university, public university in Oxford, England. It is a new university, having received university status through the Further and High ...

Education and career

Harrison has master's degrees in mathematics from the

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

and in computer science from

University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...

, and a Ph.D. in computer science from the

University of Southampton , mottoeng = The Heights Yield to Endeavour , type = Public research university , established = 1862 – Hartley Institution1902 – Hartley University College1913 – Southampton University Coll ...

. Before joining Oxford Brooks, she has been professor and head of the computer science department at the

University of Reading The University of Reading is a public university in Reading, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1892 as University College, Reading, a University of Oxford extension college. The institution received the power to grant its own degrees in 192 ...

, and a consultant in the computing industry. At Oxford Brookes University, she leads the Applied Software Engineering Group. In 2009, Harrison became editor-in-chief of the ''Software Quality Journal'', a position she still holds as of 2020.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Harrison, Rachel Year of birth missing (living people) Living people British computer scientists British women computer scientists British software engineers Alumni of the University of Oxford Alumni of University College London Alumni of the University of Southampton Academics of the University of Reading Academics of Oxford Brookes University