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Callum Rhodes is an emerging robotics and autonomous systems researcher whose work sits at the intersection of autonomous search, gas distribution mapping, and probabilistic sensing for hazardous environments. His most influential contribution, the Dual Control for Exploitation and Exploration (DCEE) framework, has garnered 42 citations since 2021 and established a principled approach to balancing information gathering with goal-directed search in unknown environments. Building on this foundation, Rhodes extended DCEE to UAV deployment for autonomous source term estimation of chemical releases, accumulating a further 30 citations and demonstrating real-world applicability of his theoretical work. A recurring theme across his portfolio is making robotic gas distribution mapping (GDM) both faster and more physically realistic. His informative path planning work for cluttered environments (18 citations) addressed a notable gap in the literature, while his Gaussian belief propagation approaches introduced scalable, real-time 3D mapping that explicitly accounts for obstacles — a first in the field. With over 110 total citations across seven papers spanning just four years, Rhodes has rapidly established himself as a thoughtful contributor to robotic chemical sensing, with clear trajectory toward impactful advances in autonomous safety and hazard response systems.