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Tsvetan Zhivkov is a leading researcher at the intersection of agricultural robotics, wireless communications, and edge computing. His work addresses the critical challenge of global food security by developing the technological backbone for autonomous farming systems. Zhivkov’s most impactful contribution, "5G on the Farm" (2023, 17 citations), evaluates how next-generation wireless networks can support agricultural robots, directly tackling workforce shortages and climate pressures. He further advances this field with "Optimising robotic operation speed with edge computing via 5G network" (2024, 7 citations), demonstrating how selective harvesting robots—like those for strawberries—can achieve real-time performance through optimized network architectures. Earlier foundational work includes "Measuring the Effects of Communication Quality on Multi-robot Team Performance" (2017, 5 citations) and the "MRComm: Multi-Robot Communication Testbed" (2019, 2 citations), which established frameworks for understanding how network reliability impacts collaborative robot teams. Zhivkov’s research is pivotal for enabling practical, scalable agricultural automation, bridging the gap between theoretical robotics and real-world deployment in precision farming.