Konstantin K Likharev received his PhD from the Lomonosov Moscow State University, USSR, in 1969, and a habilitation degree of Doctor of Sciences from USSR's High Attestation Committee in 1979. From 1969 to 1990 Dr Likharev was a Staff Scientist of Moscow State University. In 1991 he assumed a Professorship at Stony Brook University (Distinguished Professor since 2002, John S Toll Professor since 2017). During his research career, Likharev worked in the fields of nonlinear classical and dissipative quantum dynamics, and solid-state physics and electronics, notably including superconductor electronics and nanoelectronics – most recently, with applications to neuromorphic networks. He has authored more than 250 original publications, more than 80 review papers and book chapters, two monographs and several patents. Likharev is a Fellow of the APS and IEEE.