Alec Cameron (academic)

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Cameron, Alec; Durrant-Whyte, Hugh (October 1990). "A Bayesian Approach to Optimal Sensor Placement". The International Journal of Robotics Research. 9 (5): 70–88. doi:10.1177/027836499000900505. S2CID   5305762.

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Alec Cameron
Alec Cameron - Sep 2016.jpg
Cameron in September 2016
Vice-Chancellor and President of the
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Assumed office
January 2022
Academic offices
Preceded by Vice-Chancellor of RMIT University
2022–
Incumbent
Preceded by Vice-Chancellor of Aston University
20162022
Succeeded by
Aleks Subic