He received his Ph.D. in mathematics from Rutgers University in 1992 and, prior to joining MSU, he held academic appointments at University of Pennsylvania and at Columbia University. His research interests include financial mathematics, partial differential equations, several complex variables, and analytical and geometrical questions of complex hyperbolic spaces. He has published numerous articles in leading mathematical journals. At MSU, Francsics is one of the key faculty members who helped develop and establish an AS specialization in 2003. Francsics is enjoying his role as faculty adviser of the MSU Actuarial Science Student Club.