Publications

2026

• Fröhlich J., Heinlein B., Claar J., Rosenberger H., Belagiannis V., Müller R.:
  The Confusion is Real: GRAPHIC - A Network Science Approach to Confusion Matrices in Deep Learning
  In: Transactions on Machine Learning Research (2026)
  ISSN: 2835-8856
  URL: https://openreview.net/forum?id=UP9bx1WJwR

2025

• Brand L., Vakilipoor Takaloo F., Botsch S., Jakumeit T., Lotter S., Schober R., Schäfer M.:
  Closed-Loop Molecular Communication with Local and Global Degradation: Modeling and ISI Analysis
  NANOCOM '25: 12th Annual ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication (Chengdu, 23. Oktober 2025 - 25. Oktober 2025)
  In: NANOCOM '25: Proceedings of the 12th Annual ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication, New York City: 2025
  DOI: 10.1145/3760544.3764144
• Debus LY., Wilhelm MJ., Wolff H., Wille L., Rese T., Lommel M., Kirchner J., Dressler F.:
  Blood Makes a Difference: Experimental Evaluation of Molecular Communication in Different Fluids
  In: IEEE Transactions on Molecular, Biological and Multi-Scale Communications (2025), S. 1-1
  ISSN: 2372-2061
  DOI: 10.1109/TMBMC.2025.3602650
• Heinlein B., Zhu K., Carkit-Yilmaz S., Lotter S., Loos H., Büttner A., Deng Y., Schober R., Jamali Kooshkghazi V.:
  Molecule Mixture Detection and Alphabet Design for Non-linear, Cross-reactive Receiver Arrays in MC
  NANOCOM '25: 12th Annual ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication (Chengdu, 23. Oktober 2025 - 25. Oktober 2025)
  In: NANOCOM '25: Proceedings of the 12th Annual ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication 2025
  DOI: 10.1145/3760544.3764126
• Jakumeit T., Brand L., Kirchner J., Schober R., Lotter S.:
  Molecular Signal Reception in Complex Vessel Networks: The Role of the Network Topology
  2025 IEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC 2025 (Montreal, QC, 8. Juni 2025 - 12. Juni 2025)
  In: Matthew Valenti, David Reed, Melissa Torres (Hrsg.): IEEE International Conference on Communications 2025
  DOI: 10.1109/ICC52391.2025.11160711
• Lotter S., Mohr E., Rutsch A., Brand L., Ronchi F., Díaz-Marugán L.:
  Synthetic MC via Biological Transmitters: Therapeutic Modulation of the Gut-Brain Axis
  NANOCOM '25: 12th Annual ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication (Chengdu, 23. Oktober 2025 - 25. Oktober 2025)
  In: NANOCOM '25: Proceedings of the 12th Annual ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication 2025
  DOI: 10.1145/3760544.3764138
• Lübke M., Thalmayer A., Lassen V., Franchi N., Etzlinger B.:
  The Demand and the Path to Trustworthy Continuous Blood Glucose Monitoring
  In: Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering 11 (2025), S. 481-484
  ISSN: 2364-5504
  DOI: 10.1515/cdbme-2025-0222
  URL: https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/cdbme-2025-0222/html
• Scherer M., Brand L., Wolf L., tom Dieck T., Schäfer M., Lotter S., Burkovski A., Sticht H., Schober R., Castiglione K.:
  Closed-Loop Long-Term Experimental Molecular Communication System
  In: IEEE Transactions on Molecular, Biological and Multi-Scale Communications (2025)
  ISSN: 2372-2061
  DOI: 10.1109/TMBMC.2025.3615924
• Schottlender M., Schäfer M., Veiga RA.:
  Neural Network based Distance Estimation for Branched Molecular Communication Systems
  12th ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication, NanoCom 2025 (Chengdu, CHN, 23. Oktober 2025 - 25. Oktober 2025)
  In: NanoCom 2025 - Proceedings of the 12th ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication 2025
  DOI: 10.1145/3760544.3764128
• Thalmayer A., Fink L., Fischer G.:
  Experimental and Simulative Characterization of a Hybrid Magnetic Array for Steering Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles in Drug Targeting
  In: IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 72 (2025), S. 940 - 952
  ISSN: 0018-9294
  DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2024.3479938
• Thalmayer A., Xiao K., Fischer G., Lübke M.:
  Feasibility of Orthogonal Taguchi Arrays for Determining Parameter Trends in MDT
  In: Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering 11 (2025), S. 226-229
  ISSN: 2364-5504
  DOI: 10.1515/cdbme-2025-0158
  URL: https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/cdbme-2025-0158/html
• Thalmayer A., Xiao K., Wolff P., Fischer G.:
  Experimental and Numerical Modeling of Magnetic Drug Targeting: Can We Trust Particle-Based Models?
  In: IEEE Journal on Multiscale and Multiphysics Computational Techniques 10 (2025), S. 69 - 84
  ISSN: 2379-8815
  DOI: 10.1109/JMMCT.2024.3520488
• Vakilipoor F., Hirschmann N., Schladt J., Schwab S., Reineke A., Schober R., Castiglione K., Schäfer M.:
  MC for Agriculture: A Framework for Nature-inspired Sustainable Pest Control
  NANOCOM '25: 12th Annual ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication (Chengdu, 23. Oktober 2025 - 25. Oktober 2025)
  In: NANOCOM '25: Proceedings of the 12th Annual ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication 2025
  DOI: 10.1145/3760544.3764142
• Wille L., Pfannenmüller C., Kirchner J.:
  From Steady to Pulsatile Flow in Molecular Communication: Propagation of Nanoparticles in Mid-sized Arteries
  In: IEEE Transactions on Molecular, Biological and Multi-Scale Communications (2025)
  ISSN: 2372-2061
  DOI: 10.1109/TMBMC.2025.3608558
• Wille L., Xiao K., Kirchner J.:
  Effect of the Injection Design on Drug Targeting in Molecular Communication
  12th ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication, NanoCom 2025 (Chengdu, CHN, 23. Oktober 2025 - 25. Oktober 2025)
  In: NanoCom 2025 - Proceedings of the 12th ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication 2025
  DOI: 10.1145/3760544.3765646
• Xiao K., Wille L., Thalmayer A., Kirchner J., Fischer G.:
  Simulation and Experimental Validation of Agglomerate Size Distribution in Ferrofluid
  ACM NanoCom 2025 (Chengdu, 23. Oktober 2025 - 25. Oktober 2025)
  DOI: 10.1145/3760544.3765648
• Zhu K., Carkit-Yilmaz S., Heinlein B., Jamali V., Schober R., Büttner A., Loos H.:
  Airborne Molecular Communication Using MOS Sensors under Controlled Airflow
  12th ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication, NanoCom 2025 (Chengdu, CHN, 23. Oktober 2025 - 25. Oktober 2025)
  In: NanoCom 2025 - Proceedings of the 12th ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication 2025
  DOI: 10.1145/3760544.3765636
• tom Dieck T., Brand L., Erbacher L., Wegner D., Lotter S., Castiglione K., Schober R., Schäfer M.:
  Practical Transmitters for MC: Functionalized Nanodevices Employing Cooperative Transmembrane Transport Proteins
  In: IEEE Transactions on Nanobioscience (2025)
  ISSN: 1536-1241
  DOI: 10.1109/TNB.2025.3627286

2024

• Brand L., Scherer M., tom Dieck T., Lotter S., Schäfer M., Burkovski A., Sticht H., Castiglione K., Schober R.:
  Closed Loop Molecular Communication Testbed: Setup, Interference Analysis, and Experimental Results
  ICC 2024 - IEEE International Conference on Communications (Denver, CO, 9. Juni 2024 - 13. Juni 2024)
  In: ICC 2024 - IEEE International Conference on Communications 2024
  DOI: 10.1109/ICC51166.2024.10622231
• Brand L., Wang Y., Magarini M., Schober R., Lotter S.:
  Semantic Information in MC: Chemotaxis Beyond Shannon
  2024 IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2024 (Cape Town, 8. Dezember 2024 - 12. Dezember 2024)
  In: Proceedings - IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2024
  DOI: 10.1109/GLOBECOM52923.2024.10901664
• Ettner-Sitter A., Montagner A., Kuenzel J., Brackmann K., Schäfer M., Schober R., Weber F., Aung T., Hackl C., Härteis S.:
  Visualization of Vascular Perfusion of Human Pancreatic Cancer Tissue in the CAM Model and Its Impact on Future Personalized Drug Testing
  In: Organoids 3 (2024), S. 1-17
  ISSN: 2674-1172
  DOI: 10.3390/organoids3010001
• Heinlein B., Brand L., Egan M., Schäfer M., Schober R., Lotter S.:
  Closing the Implementation Gap in MC: Fully Chemical Synchronization and Detection for Cellular Receivers
  In: IEEE Transactions on Molecular, Biological and Multi-Scale Communications (2024), S. 1-1
  ISSN: 2372-2061
  DOI: 10.1109/TMBMC.2024.3486190
• Schäfer M., Ettner-Sitter A., Brand L., Lotter S., Vakilipoor Takaloo F., Aung T., Härteis S., Schober R.:
  The Chorioallantoic Membrane Model: A 3D in vivo Testbed for Design and Analysis of MC Systems
  NANOCOM '24
  In: NANOCOM '24: Proceedings of the 11th Annual ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication 2024
  DOI: 10.1145/3686015.3689361
• Thalmayer A., Götz K., Fischer G.:
  How the Magnetization Angle of a Linear Halbach Array Influences Particle Steering in Magnetic Drug Targeting – A Systematic Evaluation and Optimization
  In: Symmetry (2024)
  ISSN: 2073-8994
  DOI: 10.3390/sym16020148
  URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/16/2/148
• Thalmayer A., Götz K., Lübke M., Fischer G.:
  Experimental and Simulative Analysis of Magnetic Nanoparticle Accumulation Using Various Halbach Arrays
  In: Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering 10 (2024), S. 649-652
  ISSN: 2364-5504
  DOI: 10.1515/cdbme-2024-2159
  URL: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/cdbme-2024-2159/html
• tom Dieck T., Brand L., Lotter S., Castiglione K., Schober R., Schäfer M.:
  Nanoscale Transmitters Employing Cooperative Transmembrane Transport Proteins for Molecular Communication
  NANOCOM '24
  In: NANOCOM '24: Proceedings of the 11th Annual ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication 2024
  DOI: 10.1145/3686015.3689354

2023

• Arjmandi H., Awan H., Tran H., Schäfer M., Haselmayr W., Noel A.:
  Guest Editorial Introduction to the Special Feature on the 6th Workshop on Molecular Communications
  In: IEEE Transactions on Molecular, Biological and Multi-Scale Communications 9 (2023), S. 4-7
  ISSN: 2372-2061
  DOI: 10.1109/TMBMC.2023.3244020
• Brand L., Lotter S., Jamali V., Schober R., Schäfer M.:
  Area Rate Efficiency in Multi-Link Molecular Communications
  In: IEEE Transactions on Molecular, Biological and Multi-Scale Communications (2023), S. 1-1
  ISSN: 2372-2061
  DOI: 10.1109/TMBMC.2023.3321193
• Brand L., Scherer M., Lotter S., tom Dieck T., Schäfer M., Burkovski A., Sticht H., Castiglione K., Schober R.:
  Switchable Signaling Molecules for Media Modulation: Fundamentals, Applications, and Research Directions
  In: IEEE Communications Magazine (2023), S. 1-7
  ISSN: 0163-6804
  DOI: 10.1109/MCOM.021.2300096
• Egan M., Kuscu M., Barros MT., Booth M., Llopis-Lorente A., Magarini M., Martins D., Schäfer M., Stano P.:
  Toward Interdisciplinary Synergies in Molecular Communications: Perspectives from Synthetic Biology, Nanotechnology, Communications Engineering and Philosophy of Science
  In: Life 13 (2023), S. 208
  ISSN: 2075-1729
  DOI: 10.3390/life13010208
• Heinlein B., Brand L., Egan M., Schäfer M., Schober R., Lotter S.:
  Stochastic Chemical Reaction Networks for MAP Detection in Cellular Receivers
  10th ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication, NANOCOM 2023 (Coventry, 20. September 2023 - 22. September 2023)
  In: NanoCom 2023 - Proceedings of the 10th ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication 2023
  DOI: 10.1145/3576781.3608709
• Heinlein B., De Domenico M.:
  Unraveling the role of adapting risk perception during the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
  In: Chaos Solitons & Fractals 177 (2023), Art.Nr.: 114264
  ISSN: 0960-0779
  DOI: 10.1016/j.chaos.2023.114264
• Lotter S., Bellmann T., Marx S., Wesinger M., Brand L., Schäfer M., Fischer D., Schober R.:
  Microparticle-Based Controlled Drug Delivery Systems: From Experiments to Statistical Analysis and Design
  2023 IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2023 (Kuala Lumpur, 4. Dezember 2023 - 8. Dezember 2023)
  In: Proceedings - IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2023
  DOI: 10.1109/GLOBECOM54140.2023.10437710
• Lotter S., Brand L., Jamali V., Schäfer M., Loos H., Unterweger H., Greiner S., Kirchner J., Alexiou C., Drummer D., Fischer G., Büttner A., Schober R.:
  Experimental Research in Synthetic Molecular Communications - Part I
  In: IEEE Nanotechnology Magazine (2023), S. 1-12
  ISSN: 1942-7808
  DOI: 10.1109/MNANO.2023.3262100
• Lotter S., Brand L., Jamali V., Schäfer M., Loos HM., Unterweger H., Greiner S., Kirchner J., Alexiou C., Drummer D., Fischer G., Büttner A., Schober R.:
  Experimental Research in Synthetic Molecular Communications - Part II
  In: IEEE Nanotechnology Magazine (2023), S. 1-12
  ISSN: 1942-7808
  DOI: 10.1109/MNANO.2023.3262377
• Rabenstein R., Schäfer M.:
  Multidimensional Signals and Systems
  Cham: Springer, 2023
  ISBN: 9783031265136
  DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-26514-3
• Schäfer M., Prawda K., Rabenstein R., Schlecht SJ.:
  Distribution of Modal Damping in Absorptive Shoebox Rooms
  2023 IEEE Workshop on Applications of Signal Processing to Audio and Acoustics, WASPAA 2023 (New Paltz, NY, 22. Oktober 2023 - 25. Oktober 2023)
  In: IEEE Workshop on Applications of Signal Processing to Audio and Acoustics 2023
  DOI: 10.1109/WASPAA58266.2023.10248145
• Thalmayer A., Fischer G.:
  Innovative Hybrid Halbach Array for Steering Magnetic Nanoparticles Through a Bifurcation
  In: Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering 9 (2023), S. 515-518
  ISSN: 2364-5504
  DOI: 10.1515/cdbme-2023-1129
  URL: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/cdbme-2023-1129/html
• Thalmayer A., Götz K., Zeising S., Fischer G.:
  Impact of the Array Length on Particle Attraction in Magnetic Drug Targeting – Investigation Using an Exponential Approximation of the Magnetic Field
  In: IEEE Magnetics Letters (2023)
  ISSN: 1949-307X
  DOI: 10.1109/LMAG.2023.3237384
• Thalmayer A., Ladebeck A., Zeising S., Fischer G.:
  Reducing Dispersion in Molecular Communication by Placing Decelerators in the Propagation Channel
  7th Workshop on Molecular Communications (Erlangen, 12. April 2023 - 14. April 2023)
  DOI: 10.1109/tmbmc.2023.3296828
• Thalmayer A., Ladebeck A., Zeising S., Fischer G.:
  Reducing Dispersion in Molecular Communications by Placing Decelerators in the Propagation Channel
  In: IEEE Transactions on Molecular, Biological and Multi-Scale Communications (2023)
  ISSN: 2372-2061
  DOI: 10.1109/TMBMC.2023.3296828
• Thalmayer A., Xiao K., Lübke M., Borin D., Odenbach S., Unterweger H., Helmreich K., Fischer G.:
  A Simple and Low-Cost Technique to Measure the Magnetic Susceptibility of Ferrofluids
  IEEE Sensors (Wien, 29. Oktober 2023 - 1. November 2023)
  DOI: 10.1109/SENSORS56945.2023.10324887
• Thalmayer A., Zeising S., Lübke M., Fischer G.:
  Towards Steering Magnetic Nanoparticles in Drug Targeting Using a Linear Halbach Array
  In: Advances in Radio Science : Kleinheubacher Berichte 20 (2023), S. 93–104
  ISSN: 1684-9965
  DOI: 10.5194/ars-20-93-2023
  URL: https://ars.copernicus.org/articles/20/93/2023/
• Wicke W., Felsheim R., Brand L., Jamali V., Loos H., Büttner A., Schober R.:
  Pulse Shaping for MC via Particle Size
  In: IEEE Transactions on Molecular, Biological and Multi-Scale Communications (2023), S. 1-1
  ISSN: 2372-2061
  DOI: 10.1109/TMBMC.2023.3254436
• Zeising S., Chen L., Thalmayer A., Fischer G., Kirchner J.:
  Towards Differential Static Magnetic Localization of Commercial Capsule Endoscopes: An Evaluation Using Different Ring and Cylindrical Magnets
  In: Advances in Radio Science : Kleinheubacher Berichte 20 (2023), S. 105–112
  ISSN: 1684-9965
  DOI: 10.5194/ars-20-105-2023
  URL: https://ars.copernicus.org/articles/20/105/2023/