Boris Valerstein

Boris Valerstein is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Drexel University's College of Computing & Informatics. He brings extensive industry and academic experience, having previously served as a software developer at the University of Pennsylvania Health System, AWeber, and Vanguard, and as a professor at Bucks County Community College.

His educational background includes an MS in Software Engineering from Pennsylvania State University and a BS in Computer Science from Drexel University, with concentrations in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Software Engineering, and minors in Software Engineering and Communication.

Valerstein is a strong advocate for modern software development practices, including Test-Driven Development (TDD), ATDD, BDD, Agile (Scrum/Kanban), and Shift Left methodologies. He emphasizes integrating these practices into academic instruction and has taught a course on TDD and XP at Penn State Abington. He also promotes the use of Virtual Reality (VR) in education, having served on the VR committee at Bucks County Community College.

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While no formal advisees or grant funding details are listed, Valerstein maintains an active role in both academia and industry, currently serving as a Technical TDD Coach at Vanguard. His dual engagement highlights a strong commitment to bridging academic theory with real-world software engineering practices.

He was involved in the VR committee at Bucks County Community College, which focused on integrating Virtual Reality into instructional design, indicating prior leadership in educational technology initiatives.