I did my undergraduate and graduate studies with the Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Cybernetics at Tbilisi State University, Georgia, USSR. I graduated with Master of Science (with Distinction) in Applied Mathematics with major in Computer Science in 1976 (Thesis:"Requirements Analysis and Specifications Development for Data Bank and Computer Network in the Autonomous Republic"). I have done my PhD course in computer science at the Moscow Institute for Control Sciences (Russian abbreviation IPU) (former IAT - Institute of Automatics & Telemechanics) at the USSR Academy of Sciences. I publicly "defended" my PhD project at the Georgian Academy of Sciences (Georgia, USSR) in 1987 (PhD Thesis: "Research and Development of Principles for Computer-Aided Database Design").
My professional career in computing spans more than 22 years. I worked with Soviet -designed and -made computers of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generations, as well as with numerous models of IBM mainframe compatible computers. I have been studying, mastering, modifying and crashing all sorts of operating systems, databases, software products and utilities. Since 1987 I added PCs and Unix boxes into my collection. My most recent job before coming to Australia was with the Institute of Computational Mathematics of Georgian Academy of Sciences where I headed the System Software Laboratory. Concurrently with that I did a number of consulting projects and educated computing students at the Tbilisi State University.
Since coming to Australia in 1991, I teach and do research at Monash University.
My brief CV is here.
I have the most beautiful and handsome dog. He is Rhodesian Ridgeback (African Lion Hound) and his name is Goliath (officially Rijstone Danger Zone from V.Stoneham kennel). He is now 10 years old.
My adorable wife of 30 years - Associate Professor Frada Burstein - is also working at Monash University.
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