Irina Vysotskaya was born in St. Peterburg, Russia in the family of university docents. After graduating from the Leningrad State University, Irina Vysotskaya has completed her PhD thesis (russian "Candidate of Technical Sciences") and has been promoted to Assistant Professor of High Mathematics. Parallel to her main job Irina Vysotskaya studied at the Repin Academy of Arts (St. Petersburg).