from 1999 to 2016 he worked at the university of california, san diego in usa. he was educated in the united states, germany, italy, hungary, spain and japan. in 2006, he was elected as a member of the ieee. he became an associate member of the macedonian academy of sciences and arts on may 27, 2003, and a full member on may 1, 2007. as of january 1, 2020. currently, he is the president of the macedonian academy of sciences and arts.