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Victor Kathan Sarker is a leading researcher in multi-robot systems, autonomous navigation, and edge computing for real-world robotics. His most impactful work focuses on collaborative multi-robot search and rescue (SAR), where he has pioneered planning, coordination, and active perception strategies that enable teams of robots to autonomously map disaster zones, locate victims, and establish communication networks. His landmark 2020 paper on this topic has garnered over 485 citations, underscoring its influence on the field. Sarker has also advanced practical robotics by addressing computational bottlenecks: he demonstrated how offloading SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) to edge-fog-cloud architectures can dramatically reduce energy consumption for indoor mobile robots, a critical contribution for industrial logistics. Additionally, his work on low-cost 3D perception using 2D LIDAR and edge computing has made obstacle detection more accessible for small autonomous platforms. By bridging high-level coordination with efficient, real-time computation, Sarker’s research directly impacts the deployment of resilient, intelligent robot teams in hazardous and resource-constrained environments.