| Research Interests: | General research interests Quantum computing, High-performance computing, mathematical modeling, mathematical statistics, optimization methods, machine learning, computer algorithms; and their application. Applied research interests Biological sequence and structure analysis, sequence, profile, and structure alignment, homology research and structure search, protein structure prediction, homology modeling; Development of computational methods and their application in biotechnology. |
| Present Position: | Senior research scientist, Vilnius University |
| Education: |
2002 - PhD in Computer Science, Kaunas University of Technology 1999 - MSc in Computer Science cum laude, Kaunas University of Technology 1997 - BSc in Computer Science, Kaunas University of Technology |
| Experience (Past Positions): | 2006–present - Senior reseacher, Institute of Biotechnology 2003–2006 - Reseacher, Institute of Biotechnology 2006 - Associate professor, Kaunas University of Technology 2002–2006 - Lecturer, Kaunas University of Technology 1999–2002 - Software engineer, ELSIS Inc. 1998–1999 - Software engineer, Lietuvos energija Inc. 1997–1998 - Work by Contract, Service of Technological Security of State Documents by the Ministry of Finance |
| Supervision of Doctoral Students: | Shikhar Rana, 2025-2029 |
| Publications: | LABT_LMAVB NIH |
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Projects and Grants: |
2025–2029 - Competitive funding for doctoral studies by the Research Council of Lithuania, S-PAD-25-5; |
| Qualification Improvement and Certificates:: | Professional excellence in Basics of Quantum Information (IBM certification), August 5, 2025. |
| Languages: | Lithuanian, English, Russian |