Education D.D. (Doctor of Science, or Research Doctorate; 1992), Institute of Mathematics, Novosibirsk, Russia. (Stochastic Recursive Sequences and Their Applications in Queueing) Ph.D. (1982), Institute of Mathematics, Novosibirsk, Russia. (Extremal Problems in Queueing Theory: with B.A.Rogozin) M.Sc. (1975), Novosibirsk State University, Russia. (Recurrence Properties of the Oscillating Random Walk: with B.A.Rogozin) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Research and Professional Experience 01/2003–pres. Professor at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, web-page 12/2000–12/2002 Reader at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, web-page 2/96–pres. Leading Scientific Researcher at Institute of Mathematics, Novosibirsk, Russian Academy of Sciences 9/92–2002 Professor at Novosibirsk State University 9/83–8/92 Associate Professor at Novosibirsk State University 9/80–8/93 Assistant Professor at Novosibirsk State University 9/77–8/80 Graduate Student at Novosibirsk State University 9/75–8/77 Assistant Professor at Tjumen' State University, Russia