Professional Preparation
Ph.D. - Information Theory & Mathematical Statistics
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, USSR - 1974
M.S. - Physics
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology - 1974
Appointments
Cecil and Ida Green Endowed Professor
UT Dallas [2006–Present]
Professor
University of New Mexico [1994–2006]
Associate Professor
University of New Mexico [1991–1994]
Assistant Professor
Central Connecticut University [1990–1991]
General Project Manager
Laboratory of Industrial Statistics and Adaptive Control, Moscow [1974–1989]
Additional Information
Creating the Future (Strategic Initiatives):
- Chair of the committee on creating a new Master and PhD Program in Biostatistics
- Chair of the committee on creating a new Bachelor, Master and PhD Program in Actuarial Sciences
Honors:
- Elected Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (2000) NOV 30 2009
- Elected Fellow of the American Statistical Association (2006)
Outreach:
- Director of Actuarial Consulting Center at UTDa|las, 2006-present
- Chair of the Mathematical Science Seminar, 2006-present
News Articles

Responding to a vacuum of career professionals who analyze risk for insurance, finance and investment companies, the
Department of Mathematical Sciencescreated a new bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science.
The
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board approved the department’s proposal, allowing the degree program to accept students in fall 2009. The new program is expected to boost UT Dallas’ existing relationship with local insurance companies and large actuarial firms.
Activities
Major Recent Synergistic Activities:
- Coordinating Editor: Journal of Statistical Inference and Planning
- Associate Editor The Annals of Statistics Methodology and Computing in Applied Probability
- NSF Panalist (DMS-Statistics, 2006/2007).