Professor of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Doctor of Law, specializes in criminal procedure and criminalistics. Author of over 100 scientific articles and 9 monographs (including co-authorship monographs). To include a monograph on “Challenges in the Further Development of Criminal-Procedural Activity of Internal Affairs Authorities of Ukraine” (2002), the co-authorship monograph on “Identification of the Procedural Status of Individuals Engaged in Pre-Trial Proceedings” (2012), the co-authorship textbook on “The Criminal Procedure Process of Ukraine” (2012) , the co-authorship monograph on “Procedural order and tactics to acquire the specimens for examination as part of the criminal proceedings in Ukraine” (2015), the co-authorship monograph on “Safeguarding the rights of persons involved in criminal proceedings in the course of investigation”(2015). Specializes in pre-trial investigation, peculiarities of initiating criminal proceedings and seizure of material sources of information upon the results of the search / review, temporary access to documents and addressing the issues related to their use as the source of evidences.