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Eric Grimson

William Eric Leifur Grimson (born 1953) is a Canadian-born computer scientist and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he served as Chancellor from 2011 to 2014. An expert in computer vision, he headed MIT's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from 2005 to 2011 and currently serves as its Chancellor for…

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Education
University of Regina (BS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD)
Born
William Eric Leifur Grimson 1953 (age 72–73) Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Doctoral advisor
David Marr
Doctoral students
Tanveer Syeda-Mahmood
Fields
Computer science Computer vision
Preceded by
Phillip Clay

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Born · 1
Eric Grimson → William Eric Leifur Grimson 1953 (age 72–73) Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Doctoral advisor · 1
Eric Grimson → David Marr
Doctoral students · 1
Eric Grimson → Tanveer Syeda-Mahmood
Education · 1
Eric Grimson → University of Regina (BS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD)
Fields · 1
Eric Grimson → Computer science Computer vision
Preceded by · 1
Eric Grimson → Phillip Clay
President · 1
Eric Grimson → Susan Hockfield L. Rafael Reif
Spouse · 1
Eric Grimson → Ellen Hildreth
Succeeded by · 1
Eric Grimson → Cynthia Barnhart
Thesis · 1
Eric Grimson → Computing shape using a theory of human stereo vision (1980)

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Eric GrimsonBornWilliam Eric Leifur Grimson 1953 (age 72–73) Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada1.00infobox
Eric GrimsonDoctoral advisorDavid Marr1.00infobox
Eric GrimsonDoctoral studentsTanveer Syeda-Mahmood1.00infobox
Eric GrimsonEducationUniversity of Regina (BS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD)1.00infobox
Eric GrimsonFieldsComputer science Computer vision1.00infobox
Eric GrimsonPreceded byPhillip Clay1.00infobox
Eric GrimsonPresidentSusan Hockfield L. Rafael Reif1.00infobox
Eric GrimsonSpouseEllen Hildreth1.00infobox
Eric GrimsonSucceeded byCynthia Barnhart1.00infobox
Eric GrimsonThesisComputing shape using a theory of human stereo vision (1980)1.00infobox
Eric GrimsonWebsitewww.csail.mit.edu/person/eric-grimson1.00infobox
Eric GrimsonWorkplacesMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Chancellor)1.00infobox

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