Member since 2024.
Born: January 05, 1953 – Moscow, Russian Federation, USSR
Education:
1970-1975: M. S. in Mathematics, Department of Mechanics and Mathematics, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University.
1984: Ph. D. in Physical and Mathematical Sciences (Geophysics), O. Yu. Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth, USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow
2004: Doctor of Sciences in Physical and Mathematical Sciences (Geophysics), International Institute of Earthquake Prediction Theory and Mathematical Geophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
Membership in Professional Societies:
American Geophysical Union – Life Member since 1991; European Geosciences Union; European Advisory Evaluation Committee for Earthquake Prediction, Council of Europe – since 1999; the IUGG GeoRisk Commission (Commission of Geophysical Risk and Sustainability) – since 2007, past Vice President; International Seismic Safety Organization – Core Member since 2011; Accademia Nazionale Delle Scienze Detta Dei Xl – Foreign Fellow Member since 2024.
Professional Career:
1975-1989: Researcher, O. Yu. Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth, USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow
1990-2004: Leading Researcher, International Institute of Earthquake Prediction Theory and Mathematical Geophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
2005-present: Chief Scientist, Institute of Earthquake Prediction Theory and Mathematical Geophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
1992-2019: Professeur Invité, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Paris
2016-present: Expert of Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
Areas of expertise: exploratory data analysis, pattern recognition, applied mathematical statistics, global and regional geophysical data bases, earthquake prone areas, reproducible methods for intermediate-term earthquake prediction, hazard and risks assessment.