Research interests
Physics of elementary particles.
Flavour physics: searches for new physics beyond the Standard Model in rare processes.
Hidden sector physics: searches for light feebly-interacting new particles.
Academic positions
| 2022– | Professor of particle physics, University of Birmingham, UK |
| 2014–2022 | Reader in particle physics, University of Birmingham, UK |
| 2012–2017 | Royal Society Research Fellow, University of Birmingham, UK |
| 2011–2012 | Marie Curie Research Fellow, University of Birmingham, UK |
| 2011 | Research fellow, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium |
| 2010 | Project associate, CERN, Switzerland |
| 2008–2010 | Research fellow, University of Birmingham, UK |
| 2006–2008 | Research fellow, Scuola Normale Superiore and INFN, Pisa, Italy |
Education
| 2006 | PhD in experimental particle physics. JINR, Dubna, Russia |
| 2002 | MSc in applied physics and mathematics. MIPT, Moscow, Russia |
Experiments
| 2006– | NA62 collaboration (CERN, Switzerland) |
| 2003–2015 | NA48/2 collaboration (CERN, Switzerland) |
| 2001–2013 | NA48/1 collaboration (CERN, Switzerland) |
| 1999–2005 | Excharm collaboration (IHEP Protvino, Russia) |
Main responsibilities
| 2019– | NA62-UK spokesperson and NA62-Birmingham group leader |
| 2017– | Rare decays working group convener, NA62 experiment at CERN |
| 2014–2019 | ERC starting grant team leader and NA62-Birmingham deputy group leader |
| 2006–2017 | Physics analysis coordinator, NA62-RK experiment at CERN |
Most significant awards
| 2019 | IPPP associateship |
| 2018 | CERN scientific associateship |
| 2014 | ERC Starting Grant (project 336581 "KaonLepton") |
| 2014 | JINR (Dubna) Experimental Physics First Prize |
| 2012 | Birmingham Fellowship |
| 2012 | Royal Society University University Research Fellowship |
| 2011 | European Commission Marie Curie Fellowship |