Board Member, 5G-ACIA (5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation), Jun 2020 – Present, re-elected to serve on the 2nd term in Dec’2022
Chair of Working Group 4 (Industry liaison), 5G-ACIA, Jun 2020 – Present, re-elected to serve on the 2nd term in Dec’2022
Board Director, CW (Cambridge Wireless), May 2017 – Present
Advisory Board Member at Institute of Digital Futures, Brunel University London, Feb 2022 – Present
IET Digital Panel Member, Mar 2019 – Present
Advisory Board Member, UK5G, Mar 2018 – Sep 2022
Co-Chair, Manufacturing Working Group, UK5G, Jun 2021 – Sep 2022
Editorial Board, CWJ (Cambridge Wireless Journal), Feb 2017 – Dec 2019
Committee Member, CW-TEC Conference, 2015 – 2018
Ambassador
Ambassador – Women of the Future Programme, Feb 2018 – ongoing
Industry Ambassador – “Insight into the World of Work”, St Ives School, Jan 2018 – 2019
Awards and Recognition
Who’s who in 5G – Top influential voices and brands – issued by Onalytica, Jun 2022
Who’s who in IoT – Top influential voices and brands – issued by Onalytica, Jun 2022
Most influential women in UK tech, 2022 long list – computerweekly.com, 2022
Awarded partial EMBA course funding by the Cambridge University Judge Business School, Jul 2021
Awarded Chartered Engineer status – issued by Engineering Council, Jul 2021
Winner – WeAreTheCity Rising Start Science and Engineering Category, May 2021
Most Influential Women in the UK Technology – Finalist, 2020
Women in Industry Finalist, Sep 1, 2019, Women in Science and Engineering (WISE)
Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA), Jul 2019, RSA
Winner – Top 50 Women in Engineering, Jun 1, 2019, Women Engineering Society
Winner – WoM2M 2019, Women of M2M and IoT, The Women of M2M and IoT list is comprised of some of the most powerful, smart, tech-savvy, and successful women in the technology sector. These women are selected because they each bring a unique lens to their respective companies that helps push connected technologies forward. The award recognizes women as trailblazers and innovators in the IoT space, Jun 2019, Connected World
Asian Women of Achievement Awards Finalist, Science and Technology Category, Feb 2018; The Asian Women of Achievement Awards, founded by Pinky Lilani CBE DL in 1999, celebrate multicultural Britain and the contribution of diverse cultures and talents to UK society. It is a platform recognises the phenomenal Asian women across the UK and across industries, who are making a valuable and important contribution to British life.
Winner – DevelopHER TechStar Award, Dec 2017. Sylvia is DevelopHer Tech Star 2017 Winner and recognised for her work in the technology sector to help with promoting gender diversity in tech.
Avery Weigh-Tronix Best Performance Prize, 2006; Awarded for the Best Overall Performance
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