1997 – graduated from Chelyabinsk State Technical University, Russia. 2000 – PhD degree. 2001–2022 – docent, then professor at the same university, now called South Ural State University, Chelyabinsk, Russia. 2022 till now – professor at Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg, Russia. Key research interests: a) kinetic theory of phase transformations in metals and alloys, especially in iron alloys and steels; b) transformations and properties of high-chromium white cast irons; c) crystal structure of cementite Fe3C as a structural constituent of steels, defects in cementite; d) incorporation of results of ab initio calculations into thermodynamic models of alloys.