Andrej Harlakin

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Andrej Harlakin is a leading researcher at the intersection of underwater robotics and optical communications, with a primary focus on enabling high-capacity data exchange within autonomous underwater swarms. His most influential work, the 2021 tutorial "Underwater Optical Wireless Communications in Swarm Robotics" (87 citations), provides a foundational framework for the field. In this comprehensive study, Harlakin systematically evaluates communication technologies for multi-agent systems, demonstrating that LED-based optical wireless links offer the superior bandwidth necessary for coordinated swarm operations—a critical advancement over traditional acoustic methods. This contribution has become an essential reference for engineers designing next-generation autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for environmental monitoring, infrastructure inspection, and search-and-rescue missions. By bridging the gap between optical communication theory and practical swarm robotics, Harlakin's research directly addresses one of the most pressing bottlenecks in underwater autonomy: the need for reliable, high-speed inter-vehicle connectivity. His work continues to shape how researchers approach the challenges of real-time data sharing in dynamic, three-dimensional underwater environments.