1994-1999	MSc Computer Science, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany won prize for best degree of the year minor subject: business economics
1999-2000	study of Japanese language
2000-2004	PhD in laboratory of Prof. Satoru Miyano, University of Tokyo thesis title: "Finding Optimal Models for Gene Networks" PhD examiners: Prof. Kenta Nakai, Prof. Jun-ichi Tsujii, Prof. Akinori Yonezawa, Prof. Masami Hagiya, Prof. Hiroshi Imai
2004-2006	post-doc in laboratory of Prof. Georgy Koentges, Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, UCL
2006-2011	Assistant Professor, University of Warwick
2011-2018	Associate Professor, University of Warwick
2018-2022	Reader, University of Warwick
2022-now	Professor, University of Warwick