Vladimir Karaev received his M.S. degree in radiophysics from Gorky State University, Gorky, Russia, in 1990, and his Ph.D. degree in physics and mathematics from the Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, in 1998. He is currently a Senior Researcher at the Institute of Applied Physics RAS. His research interests include developing new methods for remote sensing of the sea surface.