Professor Andrew Jardine is an internationally recognized expert in engineering asset management whose research and teaching have impacted generations of reliability engineers and industry best practices around the world. As Chair of the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto, he spearheaded its development into a world leader in academic/industrial collaborations. Professor Jardine is Director of the Centre for Maintenance Optimization and Reliability Engineering, which is supported by a worldwide network of companies. He has published seven textbooks and more than 90 journal papers, commercialized several software packages, provided postgraduate training to dozens of research students, and offered training in physical asset management to industry professionals.