Born -1949; graduated from Physics Dept, St Petersburg University, Russia,1973; conferred PhD in Applied Mathematics by Victoria University of Wellington, NZ, 1977; Research Scientist with Phys and Eng Lab, DSIR, NZ, 1977 - 1985; Research Associate, Dept of Appl Math and Theor Phys, Univ of Cambridge, UK, 1986 -1993; Senior Lecturer, Reader, Professor, London South Bank University, 1993 - 2009; Managing Director, Sound Mathematics Ltd, 2009 - current