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Dr. Ozlem Karaca is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of smart agriculture, swarm robotics, and bio-inspired optimization. Her work focuses on solving critical global challenges through autonomous robotic systems, particularly in water conservation and collective task coordination. Dr. Karaca’s most impactful contribution is her 2023 study on detecting water leakage in drip irrigation systems using infrared technology in smart agricultural robots, which has already garnered 10 citations and addresses the pressing issues of water scarcity and food security driven by climate change and population growth. She has also made significant strides in swarm robotics, exploring how evolutionary algorithms and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) can enable robots to perform coordinated tasks in simulated environments like Webots. Her 2022 paper on evolutionary algorithms in swarm robotics and design problems (9 citations) and her 2021 work on controlling swarm robots with PSO (5 citations) have established her as a key voice in the field. By bridging theoretical optimization with practical agricultural applications, Dr. Karaca is shaping the future of autonomous, resource-efficient systems.