In 1982, I got my M.S. in mathematics, Computer Science and education from the Mathematical Department of Leningrad State University , in former Leningrad , former USSR . Worked in industry, academia and as a freelancer on various software, research and educational projects. Also took part in a number of different movements, and used to read like crazy. Now I mostly write. I consider myself a futurist thinker, and like theorizing on all sorts of subjects , both for the joy of the growing understanding of the world and in hope to influence things.
Understanding seems to be going ahead of the influence, so far.
Maybe, that's normal. Currently, I work at Intelligenesis Corp. - a New York based AI company, as a director of collaborative filtering group, making my old dreams of improving knowledge flows a reality via collaborative filtering of information . Between these jobs, I spent a wonderful year in Marvin Minsky 's Society of Mind group in the MIT Media lab . I like taking part in various technologically interesting and socially useful ventures. If you want to develop some interesting knowledge-based service on the web, i.e. a reputation broker, or have a writing or speaking proposition I may be interested in, please let me know.