He graduated from the University of Ljubljana (1977) and received his Ph.D from the Florida State University (1983).
He is a Professor of Geometry and Topology at the University of Ljubljana and the Head of the Slovenian Topology and Geometry Group at the Institute for Mathematics, Physics and Mechanics (IMFM).
He is a recipient of the Award of the Republic of Slovenia for Scientific Work (1997) and the Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia for Science (1995).