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Cécile Péraire is a Teaching Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). With over 25 years of experience in software engineering spanning industry and academia, she has made significant contributions to the Rational Unified Process (RUP) and other internal methods at IBM. Péraire earned her Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) in 1998 and holds a Master’s degree from the same institution. She has also completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at SRI International and Hewlett Packard. Throughout her career, she has taught a variety of undergraduate, graduate, and industry courses, focusing on software engineering. She's actively involved in developing CMU's unique Software Engineering Master's program, especially tailored for the Silicon Valley region. Her research interests and publications reflect her passion for innovation and practices that empower teams to effectively develop and deliver software-intensive systems.
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