Stephen Perelgut

University Relations Manager, IBM

Stephen Perelgut is IBM's University Relations Manager in Canada. He graduated from Engineering Science at the University of Toronto in 1979, took a few years off to work, and returned for an MSc in Computer Science from UofT in 1984. His work experience includes the compiler group at Bell-Northern Research (now Northern Telecom), a small university spin-off (Holt Software Associates, Inc), and IBM where he worked on the COBOL compilers for IBM's i-series computers before joining the Centre for Advanced Studies. Over the course of his career, Stephen has chaired an NSERC Grant Selection Committee, helped run a large, international conference on Software Engineering, chaired the Canadian Consortium for Software Engineering Research, and taught courses to university undergraduates. Stephen is a strong believer in mentoring, particularly in e-mentoring, and he is a regular participant in MentorNet.