In an interview with ‘The IT Society’ magazine published by the Singapore Computer Society (SCS), SMU Vice Provost (Research) and Dean of the School of Information Systems Professor, Steven Miller shared about his work in the commercial world before joining SMU in 2002, what he regards as the most important milestone in his career so far, why he was conferred an SCS Fellowship, how an academic can contribute to the IT sector, and his advice to youths interested in a career in IT.