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Security and Privacy: Key Requirements for Molecular Communication in Medicine and Healthcare

Information Theory 2025-03-17 v1 math.IT

Abstract

Molecular communication (MC) is an emerging paradigm that enables data transmission through biochemical signals rather than traditional electromagnetic waves. This approach is particularly promising for environments where conventional wireless communication is impractical, such as within the human body. However, security and privacy pose significant challenges that must be addressed to ensure reliable communication. Moreover, MC is often event-triggered, making it logical to adopt goal-oriented communication strategies, similar to those used in message identification. This work explores secure identification strategies for MC, with a focus on the information-theoretic security of message identification over Poisson wiretap channels (DT-PWC).

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@article{arxiv.2503.11169,
  title  = {Security and Privacy: Key Requirements for Molecular Communication in Medicine and Healthcare},
  author = {Vida Gholamiyan and Yaning Zhao and Wafa Labidi and Holger Boche and Christian Deppe},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.11169},
  year   = {2025}
}

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Accepted for 9th Workshop on Molecular Communications, April 9-11, 2025, University of Catania, Italy