Alexander Kostylev received his MS and PhD degrees in radioengineering from the Mozhaisky Military Academy of Space Engineering in Leningrad. He has been with the Mozhaisky Academy since 1977 and is currently Chair of the Space Radiolocation and Navigation Department. He has authored and coauthored over 80 papers and reports, and has published 10 books in Russia, the UK, the US and China. His research interests lie in radar imaging and recognition systems, digital signal processing and mathematical statistics. He is a member of Russia's Cosmonautics Federation and an Honorary Radio Engineer.
