Phil Howlett is Professor of Industrial and Applied Mathematics at the University of South Australia. He is a Director of MI*Net, Director of the MISG workshops 2000-2002, and moderated MISG workshop problems in 1996, 1997 and 1998.

Recent projects

• A new generation of railway modelling tools (TMG International)
• Energy-efficient control of trains and solar cars
• Process optimisation of rice gelatinisation for beer production (BrewTech-CUB, MISG workshop 1998)
• Modelling and optimisation of low solids waste treatment processes (Dulux Australia, MISG workshop 1997)
• Modelling of selection and mating decisions in tree breeding programs (Cooperative Research Centre in Temperate Hardwood Forestry, MISG workshop 1996)
• Locomotive evaluation (National Rail Corporation)
• Automatic train braking (Westinghouse Brake & Signals Australia)