Andy Philpott is a Professor in the Department of Engineering Science at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He received both his MPhil in Controls Engineering and Operations Research and his PhD in Operations Reseach from the University of Cambridge. His research interests span most of mathematical programming, in particular linear, non-linear and stochastic programming and their application to operations research problems, in particular optimal planning under uncertainty, capacity expansion in telecommunications and power networks, optimal power generation hydro-electric power systems, stochastic optimization in supply chains, and optimal yacht routing under uncertainty. Much of his recent research has been conducted as part of the Electric Power Optimization Centre, which develops optimization and equilibrium models of electricity markets. In 2006 he was awarded the ORSNZ Hans Daellenbach Award and was a finalist in 2009 for the INFORMS Franz Edelman award.