Her background is in Computer Science, and she has completed her first M.Sc. degree in Computer Science at the University Sts. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje. Her rich academic experience spans over three other countries besides Macedonia. She has obtained her second M.Sc. and Ph.D. at the University Otto-von-Guericke in Magdeburg, Germany, after what she returns briefly to Macedonia and works at the University of New York in Skopje, followed by a post as an Assistant Professor at the United Arab Emirates University in the UAE. After having spent 8 years there, she moves back to Europe, or more precisely to Denmark, where she is currently working in her third year. In addition to her research and teaching commitments, she is also serving as a Head of Programme for the Master in Software Engineering at the University of Southern Denmark.