Leonard M. Khalilov graduated from the Faculty of Physics at Bashkir State University. He has been working at the Institute of Petrochemistry and Catalysis, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ufa, Russia since November 1992. He is currently a Full Professor. He is also a Professor at the Department of Computer Engineering and Engineering Cybernetics at Ufa State Petroleum Technological University. His research interests include Structural Chemistry and the Mechanisms of Catalytic Reactions.