Vlad received his PhD in Psychology, as well as an M.S. in Cognitive Sciences, and a B.A. in Psychology at HSE University (Russia). Before joining OSU, he did his first postdoc (2022-2024) at the University of Iceland. Vlad studies ensemble perception – the visual system’s ability to extract statistical information from groups of similar objects. His research topics also include visual working memory, selective attention, and rapid visual categorization. Also, he is interested in the connection between science and professional sports.