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In this paper, we propose a novel concept for engineered molecular communication (MC) systems inspired by animal olfaction. We focus on a multi-user scenario where transmitters employ unique mixtures of different types of signaling…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-04-19 Vahid Jamali , Helene M. Loos , Andrea Buettner , Robert Schober , H. Vincent Poor

Odor source localization is a fundamental challenge in molecular communication, environmental monitoring, disaster response, industrial safety, and robotics. In this study, we investigate three major approaches: Bayesian filtering, machine…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-02-12 Ayse Sila Okcu , Ozgur B. Akan

We propose an attention mechanism for 3D medical image segmentation. The method, named segmentation-by-detection, is a cascade of a detection module followed by a segmentation module. The detection module enables a region of interest to…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2017-11-02 Min Tang , Zichen Zhang , Dana Cobzas , Martin Jagersand , Jacob L. Jaremko

Cells sense and predict their environment via energy-dissipating pathways. However, it is unclear whether dissipation helps or harms prediction. Here we study dissipation and prediction for a minimal sensory module of receptors that…

Molecular Networks · Quantitative Biology 2013-12-20 Nils B. Becker , Andrew Mugler , Pieter Rein ten Wolde

Technology advancements made it easy to measure non-invasive and high-quality electroencephalograph (EEG) signals from human's brain. Hence, development of robust and high-performance AI algorithms becomes crucial to properly process the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-02-21 Parisa Ghane , Gahangir Hossain

Insects identify and evaluate behaviorally relevant odorants in complex natural scenes where odor concentrations and mixture composition can change rapidly. In the honeybee, a combinatorial code of activated and inactivated projection…

Biological Physics · Physics 2011-01-06 Martin Paul Nawrot , Sabine Krofczik , Farzad Farkhooi , Randolf Menzel

Use case modeling is very popular to represent the functionality of the system to be developed, and it consists of two parts: use case diagram and use case description. Use case descriptions are written in structured natural language (NL),…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2020-09-04 Yotaro Seki , Shinpei Hayashi , Motoshi Saeki

A damped oscillator heat bath model is a modification of the standard heat bath model, wherein each bath oscillator itself has a Markovian coupling to its own heat bath [1]. We modify such a model to one where the resulting damping of the…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2026-04-20 Thomas Guff , Andrea Rocco

We seek to (i) characterize the learning architectures exploited in biological neural networks for training on very few samples, and (ii) port these algorithmic structures to a machine learning context. The Moth Olfactory Network is among…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-01-29 Charles B. Delahunt , J. Nathan Kutz

We introduce a model of generalized Hebbian learning and retrieval in oscillatory neural networks modeling cortical areas such as hippocampus and olfactory cortex. Recent experiments have shown that synaptic plasticity depends on spike…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2007-05-23 Silvia Scarpetta , Zhaoping Li , John Hertz

Locating the source of odor in a turbulent environment - a common behavior for living organisms - is non-trivial because of the random nature of mixing. Here we analyze the statistical physics aspects of the problem and propose an efficient…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2009-11-07 Eugene Balkovsky , Boris I. Shraiman

Olfactory cues can enhance immersion in interactive media, yet smell remains rare because it is difficult to author and synchronize with dynamic video. Prior olfactory interfaces rely on designer triggers and fixed event-to-odor mappings…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-01-28 Kaicheng Wang , Kevin Zhongyang Shao , Ruiqi Chen , Sep Makhsous , Denise Wilson

Molecular odor prediction is the process of using a molecule's structure to predict its smell. While accurate prediction remains challenging, AI models can suggest potential odors. Existing methods, however, often rely on basic descriptors…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-05-02 Hong Xin Xie , Jian De Sun , Fan Fu Xue , Zi Fei Han , Shan Shan Feng , Qi Chen

We address the problem of inferring the location of a target that releases odor in the presence of turbulence. Input for the inference is provided by many sensors scattered within the odor plume. Drawing inspiration from distributed…

Biological Physics · Physics 2026-01-13 Francesco Marcolli , Martin James , Agnese Seminara

The goal of this paper is to explore the possibility to detect and identify bacteria by sensing their odor via fluctuation-enhanced sensing with commercial Taguchi sensors. The fluctuations of the electrical resistance during exposure to…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2009-01-23 Hung-Chih Chang , Laszlo B. Kish , Maria D. King , Chiman Kwan

Real-world applications of computer vision in the humanities require algorithms to be robust against artistic abstraction, peripheral objects, and subtle differences between fine-grained target classes. Existing datasets provide…

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Adaptive response to a varying environment is a common feature of biological organisms. Reproducing such features in electronic systems and circuits is of great importance for a variety of applications. Here, we consider memory models…

Cell Behavior · Quantitative Biology 2013-10-29 Fabio Lorenzo Traversa , Yuriy V. Pershin , Massimiliano Di Ventra

Living cells communicate information about physiological conditions by producing signaling molecules in a specific timed manner. Different conditions can result in the same total amount of a signaling molecule, differing only in the pattern…

Molecular Networks · Quantitative Biology 2018-10-09 Jackson O'Brien , Arvind Murugan

Living systems process sensory data to facilitate adaptive behaviour. A given sensor can be stimulated as the result of internally driven activity, or by purely external (environmental) sources. It is clear that these inputs are processed…

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