Professor Sirish Shah is the pre-eminent world authority on the subject of controller performance benchmarking and process data analysis and co-author of a much referenced monograph on the subject. He has depth as well as breadth in the field of process control. His formidable forte is not only in conducting fundamental theoretical work but also in the practice of control engineering, specifically in transferring technology to industry. His research results have yielded translational tools for process and performance monitoring that are widely used by industry in Canada and internationally. He has supervised and mentored over 100 graduate students and visiting researchers.