Born in Alma-Ata (USSR) in 1957. Married since 1983 with two children (born in 1984 and
1990). More family photos here.
| 1979 | Graduated (cum laudem) in theoretical physics from the Rostov-on-Don State University, USSR |
| 1979-82 | Postgraduate student in applied mathematics at the Research Computing Centre (RCC) of the USSR Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region, USSR |
| 1982-86 | Junior researcher at RCC |
| 1986 | Ph.D. (physics and mathematics) from the USSR Academy of Sciences. Thesis: Auto-waves in Spatially Distributted Dynamical Systems with Symmetry. |
| 1986-98 | Researcher at RCC (from 1991: Institute of Mathematical Problems of Biology (IMPB), Russian Academy of Sciences) |
| 1986 | Peccei's Award for the best work in mathematical modelling of ecosystems from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, Austria |
| 1987,89 | Visiting research fellow at IIASA |
| 1991-92 | Visiting professor at Dipartimento di Elettronica en Informazione, Politecnico di Milano, Italy |
| 1992-93 | NWO Visitor at the Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica (CWI), Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| 1994-97 | NWO Researcher (project medewerker) at the Dynamical Systems Laboratory, CWI |
| 1998-2007 | Senior researcher at IMPB |
| 1999-2006 | Assistant professor (UD) at Utrecht University, Mathematisch Instituut |
| 2006-2024 | Associate professor (UHD) at Utrecht University, Department of Mathematics |
| 2011-2024 |
Professor of Numerical
Bifurcation Methods at University of Twente, Department of
Applied Mathematics |
