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In this paper, we propose an energy-efficient spatial modulation based molecular communication (SM-MC) scheme, in which a transmitted symbol is composed of two parts, i.e., a space derived symbol and a concentration derived symbol. The…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2018-07-06 Yu Huang , Miaowen Wen , Lie-Liang Yang , Chan-Byoung Chae , Fei Ji

Molecular communication (MC) enables information exchange through the transmission of signaling molecules (SMs) and holds promise for many innovative applications. However, most existing works in MC rely on simplified transmitter (TX)…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2025-11-10 Teena tom Dieck , Lukas Brand , Sebastian Lotter , Kathrin Castiglione , Robert Schober , Maximilian Schäfer

Deep learning methods have been widely applied to visual and acoustic technology. In this paper, we proposed an odor labeling convolutional encoder-decoder (OLCE) for odor identification in machine olfaction. OLCE composes a convolutional…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-01-07 Tengteng Wen , Zhuofeng Mo , Jingshan Li , Qi Liu , Liming Wu , Dehan Luo

Data transmission rate in molecular communication systems can be improved by using multiple transmitters and receivers. In molecular multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems which use only single type of molecules, the performance at…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-04-23 Nithin V. Sabu , Neeraj Varshney , Abhishek K. Gupta

Today, pipeline networks serve as critical infrastructure for transporting materials such as water, gas, and oil. Modern technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), sensor nodes, and inspection robots enable efficient pipeline…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-30 Muneer M. Al-Zubi , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

We propose and validate a novel optical semantic transmission scheme using multimode fiber (MMF). By leveraging the frequency sensitivity of intermodal dispersion in MMFs, we achieve high-dimensional semantic encoding and decoding in the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-09-04 Zheng Gao , Ting Jiang , Mingming Zhang , Hao Wu , Ming Tang

Droplet-based communications has been investigated as a more robust alternative to diffusion-based molecular communications (MC), yet most existing demonstrations employ large "plug-like" droplets or simple T-junction designs for droplet…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2025-02-10 Eren Akyol , Aysa Azmoudeh , Iman Mokari Bolhassan , Pelin Kubra Isgor , Murat Kuscu

Here we introduce the Olfactory Perception (OP) benchmark, designed to assess the capability of large language models (LLMs) to reason about smell. The benchmark contains 1,010 questions across eight task categories spanning odor…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-04-02 Eftychia Makri , Nikolaos Nakis , Laura Sisson , Gigi Minsky , Leandros Tassiulas , Vahid Satarifard , Nicholas A. Christakis

Air-based molecular communication (MC) has the potential to be one of the first MC systems to be deployed in real-world applications, enabled by existing sensor technologies such as metal-oxide semi-conductor (MOS) sensors. However,…

Predicting the relationship between a molecule's structure and its odor remains a difficult, decades-old task. This problem, termed quantitative structure-odor relationship (QSOR) modeling, is an important challenge in chemistry, impacting…

The olfactory sense measures the chemical composition of the environment using a diverse array of olfactory receptors. In vertebrates, the olfactory receptors reside in a mucus layer in the nasal cavity and can thus only detect odorants…

Biological Physics · Physics 2023-01-25 Swati Sen , David Zwicker

We present a fluid-based experimental molecular communication (MC) testbed which uses media modulation. Motivated by the natural human cardiovascular system, the testbed operates in a closed-loop tube system. The proposed system is designed…

While visual and auditory information conveyed by wavelength of light and frequency of sound have been decoded, predicting olfactory information encoded by the combination of odorants remains challenging due to the unknown and potentially…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-05-23 Mengji Zhang , Yusuke Hiki , Akira Funahashi , Tetsuya J. Kobayashi

Plants and insects communicate using chemical signals like volatile organic compounds (VOCs). A plant encodes information using different blends of VOCs, which propagate through the air to represent different symbolic information. This…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-02-10 Bitop Maitra , Murat Kuscu , Ozgur B. Akan

Molecular communication (MC) offers a groundbreaking approach to communication inspired by biological signaling. It is particularly suited for environments where traditional electromagnetic methods fail, such as fluid mediums or within the…

Molecular Networks · Quantitative Biology 2025-03-18 Aravind Muraleedharan , Abhishek K. Gupta

In conventional molecular communication (MC) systems, the signaling molecules used for information transmission are stored, released, and then replenished by a transmitter (TX). However, the replenishment of signaling molecules at the TX is…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2021-12-07 Lukas Brand , Moritz Garkisch , Sebastian Lotter , Maximilian Schäfer , Kathrin Castiglione , Robert Schober

We present a model of a coupled system of the olfactory bulb and cortex. Odor inputs to the epithelium are transformed to oscillatory bulbar activities. The cortex recognizes the odor by resonating to the bulbar oscillating pattern when the…

Biological Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Zhaoping Li , John Hertz

The Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing based M-ary Frequency Shift Keying (OFDM-MFSK) is a noncoherent modulation scheme which merges MFSK with the OFDM waveform. It is designed to improve the receiver sensitivity in the hard…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2017-10-31 Ghaith Al-Juboori , Angela Doufexi , Andrew R. Nix

Diffusion-based molecular communication over nanonetworks is an emerging communication paradigm that enables nanomachines to communicate by using molecules as the information carrier. For such a communication paradigm, Concentration Shift…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2014-01-20 Subodh Pudasaini , Seokjoo Shin , Kyung Sup Kwak

The integration of biological principles into artificial olfactory systems has led to significant advancements in odor detection and classification. Inspired by the intricate mechanisms of natural olfaction, researchers are developing…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2025-02-13 Ravirajan K , Arvind Sundararajan