She also holds the university's Florence Violet McKenzie Chair,[6][7] and is the first SRI International Engelbart Distinguished Fellow.

The company named her an Intel Fellow, their highest technical rank, in November 2008, for her work in the Digital Home Group.

[22] Her visiting appointment was intended to help guide government policy surrounding a new national broadband initiative.

[23] After 18 years as Intel's resident anthropologist, Bell returned to Australia in 2017 as the first of five appointments under the ANU Vice-Chancellor Brian Schmidt's Entrepreneurial Fellows scheme.

[5] She is the university's inaugural appointee of the Florence Violet McKenzie Chair, named in honour of Australia's first female electrical engineer and lifelong proponent of technical education for women.

[24] The 3A Institute brings together a diverse team from a range of disciplines to tackle complex problems around artificial intelligence, data and technology and managing their impact on humanity.

[7] Since returning to Australia, Bell's expertise in the field of AI development and regulation has been recognised by government and industry.

[29] Additionally, Bell was the lead author of the 2023 Rapid Response Information Report (RRIP) on Generative AI for the Minister for Industry and Science.

The fellowship is named after Douglas C. Engelbart, a pioneer of modern computing, and recognises 'visionaries who are disrupting the traditional way we interact with and view technology' from around the globe.

[42] The restructuring announcement was followed by a request from Bell to all ANU staff that that they forgo a 2.5% pay increase scheduled to take effect in December 2024.

[48] Bishop reportedly commented that the pay rise deferral was fair because 'members of staff have been part of the inefficiencies that the university is now seeking to address'.

[49][50][51] Bell is a notable public voice in the realms of emerging and historical technology, cybernetics, and artificial intelligence.

She has given multiple TED and TEDx talks, including "6 Big Ethical Questions About the Future of AI" and "The Value of Boredom".

[52][53] In October 2017, Bell presented the ABC's 2017 Boyer Lectures, interrogating what it means to be human, and Australian, in a digital world.

[57] Bell also delivered the inaugural Ann Moyal Lecture in 2023 in association with the National Library of Australia, a talk given by distinguished speakers on a contemporary topic which draws on interdisciplinary knowledge relating to fields such as science, history, art, anthropology, technological change and more.

in her chapter “The Secret Life of Big Data”, building on her previous talks surrounding critical accounts of technology.