Possui doutorado - University of Toronto (1997). Atualmente é full professor - Carleton University. Tem experiência na área de Matemática, com ênfase em corpos finitos, criptografia, combinatoria e análise de algoritmos.
master's at Mathematics from Universidade de São Paulo (1992) and doctorate at Theory of Computation from University of Toronto (1997). Has experience in Mathematics, focusing on Mathematics, acting on the following subjects: analytic combinatorics, polynomials over finite fields, finite fields, cryptography and generating functions.