Lifanov Sergey Alekseevich graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy and Political Science of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University in 2020 with a degree in Religious Studies, and in 2022 completed his Master’s program in “7M03100 – Sociology.” His Master’s thesis was titled: “Virtual Religiosity: A Sociological Dimension.” In 2022–2025, he pursued doctoral studies in the program “8D02202 – Philosophy” at Al-Farabi KazNU. Academic supervisors: A.G. Karabaeva (KazNU) and V.N. Belov (RUDN University). Doctoral dissertation topic: “Human Systems: A World-Virtual Analysis.” He served as a doctoral student of the Department of Philosophy from 2022 to 2025. Teaching experience – 2 years; total professional experience – 9 years. He is the author of more than 30 scientific publications, including articles in journals recommended by the Kazakhstan Committee for Quality Assurance and three articles indexed in Scopus (Author ID: 57216979439). He is also the author of the monograph “Religion and Virtual Worlds” (2021). Hirsch index – 1. He participated in several research projects funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Kazakhstan, including project AP05135021 “Development of a National Model of Media Education…” (2018–2020) and the research program “Kazakhstani Society amid Digital Transformation” (BR21882302, 2023–2025). In 2021, he completed a professional training program on “Media Literacy and Public Relations in Religious and Educational Contexts” at the Russian Islamic Institute (Kazan).