1990 − 1996: Diploma in applied physics and mathematics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow, Russia.
1996 − 1997: Postgraduate study, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Mo scow, Russia.
2003: Research fellow, Technical University of Ilmenau, Ilmenau, Germany.
2004 − 2005: Nano-molecular science master program, Jacobs University, Bremen, Germany.
2005 − 2008: PhD in Physics (with distinction), Jacobs University, Bremen, Germany.
2007 − 2009: Postdoc, Peter Grünberg Institute-3 (PGI-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich.
2009 − 2014: Leader of the Helmholtz Young Investigator Group at PGI-3, Forschungszentrum Jülich.
2016: Habilitation in Physics, 2nd Institute of Physics, RWTH Aachen, Germany.
since 2014: Research group leader Low Temperature Scanning Probe Microscopy at PGI-3, Forschungszentrum Jülich.
since 2019: W2 Professor, 2nd Institute of Physics, University of Cologne, Germany.