Internet of Bio-Nano-Things

Institutions

  • TU Berlin
  • Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg
  • TU Munich
  • TU Dresden
  • TU Darmstadt
  • University of Lübeck
  • DFKI Kaiserslautern

Team @ TKN

Funding

  • BMBF

Project Time

  • 01/2024 - 12/2026

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Description

Conventional wireless communication systems are based on radio frequency waves. Even though perfectly suited for classic telecommunication tasks, communicating nodes of nano- or micro-scale size, possibly interfacing with biological cells, and/or operating in challenging environments (e.g., liquids) need to employ alternative communication paradigms and technologies like molecular communication. In the IoBNT project, we will investigate and develop a communication system targeting precision medicine and microscale industrial applications. The IoBNT is tailored to coordinate monitoring and actuation in the human body through a communication platform that also connects nanodevices and external gateways. The IoBNT will integrate radio, ultrasonic, and molecular communication schemes in the context of 6G+ wireless networks. The methodological spectrum of the project comprises theoretical modeling, communication- and information-theoretical analysis, computer simulations, and proof-of-concept experiments of integrated IoBNT systems. Expected outcomes include the communication-and information-theoretical characterization of integrated the in-body communication channels, methods and algorithms for transmission, sensing, estimation, and detection in molecular communication systems, simulation tools for integrated IoBNT systems, and testbeds for early experimental validation of investigated concepts and developed solutions. The goal of the project is the research and development of an IoBNT platform to interconnect the biologic domain of the human body with the digital domain of 6G+ networks. Besides, we will develop concepts and technology needed for future joint projects with partners in life sciences such as synthetic biology, molecular biology, medicine, and biochemistry. This will attract industry in Germany to move into this rapidly growing and innovative domain, strategically positioning them to become technology leaders for 6G+ wireless networks.

Selected Publications

2024

Journals and Magazines

  1. Jorge Torres Gómez, Bige Deniz Unluturk, Florian-Lennert Adrian Lau, Jennifer Simonjan, Regine Wendt, Stefan Fischer and Falko Dressler, "DNA-Based Nanonetwork for Abnormality Detection and Localization in the Human Body," IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, vol. 23, pp. 794–808, November 2024. [DOI, BibTeX, More details]
  2. Roya Khanzadeh, Stefan Angerbauer, Jorge Torres Gómez, Andreas Springer, Falko Dressler and Werner Haselmayr, "QL-based Adaptive Transceivers for the IoBNT Communications," IEEE Transactions on Molecular, Biological and Multi-Scale Communications, vol. 10 (3), pp. 476–480, September 2024. [DOI, BibTeX, More details]
  3. Lisa Y. Debus, Pit Hofmann, Jorge Torres Gómez and Falko Dressler, "Synchronized Relaying in Molecular Communication: An AI-based Approach using a Mobile Testbed Setup," IEEE Transactions on Molecular, Biological and Multi-Scale Communications, vol. 10 (3), pp. 470–475, September 2024. [DOI, BibTeX, More details]
  4. Jorge Torres Gómez, Jennifer Simonjan and Falko Dressler, "Low-Complex Synchronization Method for Intra-Body Links in the Terahertz Band," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 42 (8), pp. 1967–1977, August 2024. [DOI, BibTeX, PDF, More details]
  5. Jorge Torres Gómez, Jorge Luis González Rios and Falko Dressler, "Electric Circuit Representation of the Human Circulatory System to Estimate the Position of Nanosensors in Vessels," Elsevier Nano Communication Networks, vol. 40, pp. 100499, July 2024. [DOI, BibTeX, PDF, More details]

Conferences and Workshops

  1. Laurenz Ebner, Jorge Torres Gómez, Saswati Pal, Doganalp Ergenç, Regine Wendt, Stefan Fischer and Falko Dressler, "BVS-Net: A Networking Tool for Studying THz-based Intra-body Communication Links," Proceedings of 11th ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication (NANOCOM 2024), Work in Progress Papers (WiP), Milan, Italy, October 2024, pp. 132–133. [DOI, BibTeX, More details]
  2. Jorge Torres Gómez, Johan Engstrand, Sergi Abadal, Robin Augustine, Thiemo Voigt and Falko Dressler, "Implications of Nanodevice Mobility on Terahertz Communication Links in the Human Vessels," Proceedings of 11th ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication (NANOCOM 2024), Milan, Italy, October 2024, pp. 85–90. [DOI, BibTeX, More details]
  3. Filip Lemic, Gerard Calvo Bartra, Arnau Brosa López, Jorge Torres Gómez, Jakob Struye, Falko Dressler, Sergi Abadal and Xavier Costa-Pérez, "Insights from the Design Space Exploration of Flow-Guided Nanoscale Localization," Proceedings of 11th ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication (NANOCOM 2024), Milan, Italy, October 2024, pp. 103–108. [DOI, BibTeX, More details]
  4. Jorge Torres Gómez, Jennifer Simonjan, Johan Engstrand, Sergi Abadal, Robin Augustine, Thiemo Voigt and Falko Dressler, "Mobility Matters at Nanoscale: Rendering the Received Terahertz Signal Power in Human Blood Vessels," Proceedings of 7th IEEE International Balkan Conference Communications and Networking (BalkanCom 2024), Ljubljana, Slovenia, June 2024, pp. 53–57. [DOI, BibTeX, PDF, More details]
  5. Roya Khanzadeh, Stefan Angerbauer, Jorge Torres Gómez, Andreas Springer, Falko Dressler and Werner Haselmayr, "QL-based Adaptive Transceivers for IoBNT Communications," Proceedings of 8th Workshop on Molecular Communications (WMC 2024), Oslo, Norway, April 2024. [BibTeX, More details]
  6. Lisa Y. Debus, Pit Hofmann, Jorge Torres Gómez, Frank H. P. Fitzek and Falko Dressler, "Synchronized Relaying in Molecular Communication: An AI-based Approach using a Mobile Testbed Setup," Proceedings of 8th Workshop on Molecular Communications (WMC 2024), Oslo, Norway, April 2024. [BibTeX, More details]

Technical Reports and Regional Workshops

  1. Osman Tugay Basaran, Jorge Torres Gómez and Falko Dressler, "XAI-Enhanced Bilateral Molecular Communication: Revealing Cancer Microenvironment Dynamics via Extracellular Tumor Vesicles," TechRxiv, preprint, December 2024. [DOI, BibTeX, More details]
  2. Saswati Pal, "Open-Source Simulation Framework for Exploring Intra-body Nano-Communication," Proceedings of Si-Mposium 2024, Berlin, Germany, September 2024. [BibTeX, More details]
  3. Lisa Y. Debus, "Semantic Communication Strategies in the Multi-Scale," Proceedings of Si-Mposium 2024, Berlin, Germany, September 2024. [BibTeX, More details]
  4. Sunasheer Bhattacharjee, Pit Hofmann, Frank H. P. Fitzek and Falko Dressler, "Decoding Human Breath from the Perspective of Molecular Communication," Proceedings of Si-Mposium 2024, Berlin, Germany, September 2024. [BibTeX, More details]
  5. Lisa Y. Debus, Pit Hofmann, Jorge Torres Gómez, Frank H. P. Fitzek and Falko Dressler, "Reinforcement Learning-based Receiver for Molecular Communication with Mobility," Proceedings of VDE Workshop Biosignals, Göttingen, Germany, February 2024. [BibTeX, PDF, More details]

Talks

  1. Jorge Torres Gómez, Sebastian Lotter, Maximilian Schäfer and Falko Dressler, "Internet of Bio-Nano-Things - Challenges and Networking Solutions," Tutorial, IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM 2024), Cape Town, South Africa, December 08, 2024. [BibTeX, More details]
  2. Roya Khanzadeh, Jorge Torres Gómez and Stefan Angerbauer, "Machine Learning in the IoBNT: Exploiting the Potential of Nano-Scale Communication and Computing," Tutorial, IEEE International Conference on Machine Learning for Communication and Networking (ICMLCN 2024), Stockholm, Sweden, May 05, 2024. [BibTeX, More details]

2023

Conferences and Workshops

  1. Lisa Y. Debus, Pit Hofmann, Jorge Torres Gómez, Frank H. P. Fitzek and Falko Dressler, "Reinforcement Learning-based Receiver for Molecular Communication with Mobility," Proceedings of IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM 2023), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 2023, pp. 558–564. [DOI, BibTeX, PDF, More details]

Talks

  1. Falko Dressler and Jorge Torres Gómez, "Assessing the performance of Internet of Bio Nano Things using Age of Information," Invited Talk, 6G life Workshop on Molecular Communications, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Munich, Germany, July 21, 2023. [BibTeX, More details]
  2. Falko Dressler, "Modeling and Simulation of Molecular Communication in Flow," Invited Talk, Workshop on Molecular, Biological, and Multi-Scale Communications (WMBMC 2023), Virtual Conference, January 19, 2023. [BibTeX, More details]

2022

Talks

  1. Falko Dressler, "Going Beyond RF: Nano Communication in 6G+ Networks," Keynote, IEEE European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC 2022 & 6G Summit), Grenoble, France, June 09, 2022. [BibTeX, More details]