I was born in 1973 in Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia.

Education: In 1997 I obtained a degree of Dipl. Ing. in Electrical Engineering from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University "Sts. Cyril and Methodius", Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. From the same university I have obtained M. Sc. in Telecommunications in 2000. In 2004 obtained a Ph. D. in Wireless Communications from Aalborg University.

Work experience: From 1998 to 2001 I have worked as a teaching and research assistant at the Institute of Telecommunications at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Skopje. From September 2004 until January 2006 I have worked as Assistant Research Professor (post-doc) at the Department of Electronic Systems, Aalborg University. From January 2006 to June 2009 I was Assistant Professor, and from 2009 to December 2012 I was an Associate Professor at the same department. From March 2008 to June 2009 I also held a part-time position of wireless architect at Oticon A/S. Since January 2012 I am a Professor (with special responibilities) at the Department of Electornic Systems.

Publications and awards: I have more than 130 publications in journals, conference proceedings and books and more than 25 patents and patent applications.   Frpom the Danish Council for Independent Research I hav received the Young Elite Researcher award in January 2009 and the Research Career Grant within the program "Sapere Aude" in August 2011.

Best paper awards:
  • WPMC 2011
  • CROWNCOM 2011
  • Best poster award at IEEE Communication Theory Workshop 2010
  • IEEE Globecom 2009
  • IEEE Globecom 2008
  • Two best papers award in Software Radio conferences organized by Technical Committee of Software Radio in the Institute of Electronics, Information, and Communication Engineers (IEICE), Japan, May 2008.

Professional service:
I have served as a technical program committee member in various conferences and workshops, including IEEE Globecom, IEEE SECON, IEEE ICCCN, IEEE PIMRC, etc. I have been a Guest Editor for special issues in EURASIP Journal on Applied Signal Processing, EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, and the Journal of Communication Networks. Currently I am serving on the editorial board for the following journals:
  • IEEE Communications Letters (Senior Editor)
  • IEEE Transactions on Communications
  • IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • Ad Hoc and Sensor Wireless Networks journal
I have also served as a symposium co-chair for Communication Networks for the Smart Grid at Smartgridcomm 2012.