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Swarup Kumar Mohalik is a leading researcher at the intersection of robotics, 5G communications, and artificial intelligence, with a focus on enabling intelligent, autonomous systems for Industry 4.0. His work centers on multi-robot coordination, where he has developed integrated task and path planning mechanisms that combine optimal planners for scalable, complex multi-robot problems. A key contribution is his pioneering integration of 5G network awareness into robot planning, ensuring reliable, low-latency communication for industrial applications. Mohalik also advanced UAV autonomy with CAPER, a connectivity-aware path planner that generates safe, regulatory-compliant flight paths in heterogeneous environments. His research extends to tele-operated robotics, where he introduced AI-driven network slice reconfiguration to dynamically optimize network resources, reducing redundancy and spectrum over-provisioning. Notably, his work on antifragility for intelligent autonomous systems proposes a novel paradigm where systems not only withstand hazards but measurably improve from them—a concept that has influenced resilient system design. With over a dozen citations across his most-cited papers, Mohalik’s contributions are shaping the future of autonomous, connected robotic systems, making him a key figure in the advancement of smart manufacturing and beyond.