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Alec Cameron
Vice-Chancellor of Aston University
Cameron in September 2016
NationalityAustralian
TitleVice-Chancellor of Aston University
Board member ofMidlands Innovation

Alec Cameron commenced as Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive of Aston University in September, 2016.[1]

Education

Cameron was a Rhodes scholar in the Robotics Research Group at the University of Oxford[2] and attended a six-week advanced management program at Harvard Business School.[1]

Career

He was previously deputy vice-chancellor at the University of Western Australia, dean of the Australian School of Business and president of the Australian Business Deans Council.[1] In 2018 he was one of 5 candidates for The Guardian University Award for the Most Inspiring Leader.[3]

Publications

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

References

  1. ^ a b c Brown, Graeme (25 February 2016). "Aston University appoints Australian academic as new vice-chancellor". Birmingham Post. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  2. ^ Cameron, Alec; Durrant-Whyte, Hugh (October 1990). "A Bayesian Approach to Optimal Sensor Placement". The International Journal of Robotics Research. 9 (5): 70–88.
  3. ^ "Higher education's most inspiring leader 2018 - the shortlist". The Guardian. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
Academic offices
Preceded by Vice-Chancellor of Aston University
2016–
Succeeded by
Incumbent