[3] In 2014, she was recognised as Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour) for her contributions to science and European scientific cooperation in research and education.
[4][5] Issarny got her PhD (Thesis title: Un modèle pour le traitement des exceptions dans les programmes parallèles (A model of exception handling for parallel programs), under the direction of Jean-Pierre Banâtre[6] and "Habilitation à diriger des recherches" (authorization/accreditation to supervise research) in computer science from the University of Rennes I, France, in 1991 and 1997, respectively.
[11][12] She had led the CityLab@Inria research program[13] dedicated to studying urban software systems promoting citizen engagement.
[17] Her work on FP7 ICT FET IP CONNECT project has been recognized by the French Ministry of Research.
[3] Issarny was made Knight of France's Légion d'honneur for her contributions to higher education and research in 2014.