Filip was born in
Chișinău, where he grew up and attended the Moldo-Turkish "Orizont" Lyceum, graduating in 2005. He is a dual citizen of Romania and Moldova. In 2004 and 2005, Filip won a bronze medal and a silver medal respectively while representing Moldova at the
International Mathematical Olympiad. Filip graduated with an
A.B. in mathematics from
Princeton University in 2009. ==Career==