- 1979-1988 - School No. 42, with extensive English learning, Saratov, Russia
- 1988-1993 - MSc in Theory of Oscillations and Waves (diploma with excellence), Physics Department, Saratov State University, Saratov, Russia
- 1993-1997 - PhD in physical and mathematical sciences on the basis of thesis "Reconstruction of dynamical systems from experimental data", Physics Department, Saratov State University, Saratov, Russia
- 1997 – 2000 - Assistant Professor, Radiophysics Chair, Physics Department, Saratov State University, Saratov, Russia
- 2000 – 2003 - Research Associate, Physics Department, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
- 2003 – 2008 - Lecturer in Applied Mathematics, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Loughborough University, UK
- 2008 – now - Senior Lecturer in Applied Mathematics, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Loughborough University, UK
- Mathematics of learning
- Synchronization phenomena
- Noise-induced phenomena
- Delayed feedback control
- Nonlinear time series analysis
- Modelling dynamical systems, including global reconstruction on experimental data.
- Applications in medicine and biology
Theory of dynamical systems, bifurcation theory, delay differential equations, theory of random processes, data analysis, mathematics of learning, applications in biology.
2003/06 Organizer of “Mathematical Biology/Dynamics” seminar
TEDx talk: Can we resolve the mind-body problem with mathematics?