Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Lotter

2026

• Jakumeit T., Brand L., Kirchner J., Schober R., Lotter S.:
  Vessel Network Topology in Molecular Communication: Insights from Experiments and Theory
  In: IEEE Transactions on Molecular, Biological and Multi-Scale Communications (2026)
  ISSN: 2372-2061
  DOI: 10.1109/TMBMC.2026.3719315
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• Jakumeit T., Heinlein B., Tuccitto N., Schober R., Lotter S., Schäfer M.:
  Mixture of Inverse Gaussians for Hemodynamic Transport (MIGHT) in Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Vascular Networks
  In: IEEE Transactions on Molecular, Biological and Multi-Scale Communications 12 (2026), p. 839 - 857
  ISSN: 2372-2061
  DOI: 10.1109/TMBMC.2026.3719307
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• Xiao K., Wille L., Fleischhauer D., Lotter S., Lyer S., Drummer D., Fischer G., Kirchner J.:
  Density Matters: The Effect of SPION Sedimentation on Molecular Communication
  In: IEEE Transactions on Molecular, Biological and Multi-Scale Communications 12 (2026), p. 875 - 881
  ISSN: 2372-2061
  DOI: 10.1109/TMBMC.2026.3720566
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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, October 2025 - October 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
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• 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, October 2025 - October 2025)
  In: NANOCOM '25: Proceedings of the 12th Annual ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication 2025
  DOI: 10.1145/3760544.3764126
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• 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, June 2025 - June 2025)
  In: Matthew Valenti, David Reed, Melissa Torres (ed.): IEEE International Conference on Communications 2025
  DOI: 10.1109/ICC52391.2025.11160711
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• Laue F., Lotter S., Shanin N., Schober R.:
  Codebook-Based Self-Sustainable RIS: Optimal Splitting Schemes and Power Allocation
  In: IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society 6 (2025), p. 5810-5828
  ISSN: 2644-125X
  DOI: 10.1109/OJCOMS.2025.3577531
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• 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, October 2025 - October 2025)
  In: NANOCOM '25: Proceedings of the 12th Annual ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication 2025
  DOI: 10.1145/3760544.3764138
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• Mayer K., Lotter S., Shanin N., Brückner S., Vossiek M., Cottatellucci L., Schober R.:
  Optimal Transmit Signal and Beamforming Design for Integrated Sensing and Power Transfer Systems
  In: IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society (2025), p. 1-1
  ISSN: 2644-125X
  DOI: 10.1109/OJCOMS.2025.3546806
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• 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
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• Vakilipoor F., Ettner-Sitter A., Brand L., Lotter S., Aung T., Harteis S., Schober R., Schäfer M.:
  The CAM Model: An in Vivo Testbed for Molecular Communication Systems
  In: IEEE Transactions on Molecular, Biological and Multi-Scale Communications (2025)
  ISSN: 2372-2061
  DOI: 10.1109/TMBMC.2025.3601432
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• 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
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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, June 2024 - June 2024)
  In: ICC 2024 - IEEE International Conference on Communications 2024
  DOI: 10.1109/ICC51166.2024.10622231
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• 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, December 2024 - December 2024)
  In: Proceedings - IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2024
  DOI: 10.1109/GLOBECOM52923.2024.10901664
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• Garkisch M., Lotter S., Zhou G., Jamali V., Schober R.:
  User Tracking and Direction Estimation Codebook Design for IRS-Assisted mmWave Communication
  In: IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications (2024)
  ISSN: 1536-1276
  DOI: 10.1109/TWC.2024.3463211
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• 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), p. 1-1
  ISSN: 2372-2061
  DOI: 10.1109/TMBMC.2024.3486190
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• Mayer K., Shanin N., You Z., Lotter S., Brückner S., Vossiek M., Cottatellucci L., Schober R.:
  Joint Transmit Signal and Beamforming Design for Integrated Sensing and Power Transfer Systems
  In: IEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC 2024 2024
  DOI: 10.1109/ICC51166.2024.10622740
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• 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
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• 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
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2023

• 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), p. 1-1
  ISSN: 2372-2061
  DOI: 10.1109/TMBMC.2023.3321193
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• 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), p. 1-7
  ISSN: 0163-6804
  DOI: 10.1109/MCOM.021.2300096
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• 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, September 2023 - September 2023)
  In: NanoCom 2023 - Proceedings of the 10th ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication 2023
  DOI: 10.1145/3576781.3608709
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• 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, December 2023 - December 2023)
  In: Proceedings - IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2023
  DOI: 10.1109/GLOBECOM54140.2023.10437710
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• 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), p. 1-12
  ISSN: 1942-7808
  DOI: 10.1109/MNANO.2023.3262100
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• 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), p. 1-12
  ISSN: 1942-7808
  DOI: 10.1109/MNANO.2023.3262377
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2022

• Brand L., Garkisch M., Lotter S., Schäfer M., Burkovski A., Sticht H., Castiglione K., Schober R.:
  Media Modulation based Molecular Communication
  In: IEEE Transactions on Communications (2022), p. 1-1
  ISSN: 0090-6778
  DOI: 10.1109/TCOMM.2022.3205949
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• Brand L., Garkisch M., Lotter S., Schäfer M., Castiglione K., Schober R.:
  Media Modulation in Molecular Communications
  2022 IEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC 2022 (Seoul, May 2022 - May 2022)
  In: IEEE International Conference on Communications 2022
  DOI: 10.1109/ICC45855.2022.9838662
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• Lotter S.:
  Modeling and Analysis of Synaptic Communication as Molecular Communication System
  2022
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• Lotter S., Barros MT., Schober R., Schäfer M.:
  Signal Reception With Generic Three-State Receptors in Synaptic MC
  GLOBECOM 2022 - 2022 IEEE Global Communications Conference (Rio de Janeiro, December 2022 - December 2023)
  In: IEEE Global Communications Conference 2022
  DOI: 10.1109/GLOBECOM48099.2022.10001154
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• Lotter S., Schäfer M., Schober R.:
  A Chemical Master Equation Model for Synaptic Molecular Communication
  IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (IEEE WCNC) (Austin, TX)
  In: 2022 IEEE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING CONFERENCE (WCNC), NEW YORK: 2022
  DOI: 10.1109/WCNC51071.2022.9771866
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• Lotter S., Schäfer M., Schober R.:
  Molecular Noise In Synaptic Communication
  In: IEEE Transactions on Nanobioscience (2022), p. 1-1
  ISSN: 1536-1241
  DOI: 10.1109/TNB.2022.3183692
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• Schäfer M., Brand L., Lotter S., Büyükoglu A., Enzenhofer F., Haselmayr W., Castiglione K., Appelhans D., Schober R.:
  Controlled Signaling and Transmitter Replenishment for MC with Functionalized Nanoparticles
  9th ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication (Barcelona, October 2022 - October 2022)
  DOI: 10.1145/3558583.3558853
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2021

• Brand L., Lotter S., Jamali V., Schober R.:
  Area Rate Efficiency in Molecular Communications
  8th ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication (ACM NANOCOM) (, ELECTR NETWORK)
  In: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 8TH ACM INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NANOSCALE COMPUTING AND COMMUNICATION (ACM NANOCOM 2021), NEW YORK: 2021
  DOI: 10.1145/3477206.3477444
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• Lotter S., Brand L., Schäfer M., Schober R.:
  Statistical Modeling of Airborne Virus Transmission Through Imperfectly Fitted Face Masks
  NANOCOM '21, Eight Annual ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication (Virtual Event, September 2021 - September 2021)
  DOI: 10.1145/3477206.3477478
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• Lotter S., Schäfer M., Zeitler J., Schober R.:
  Receptor Saturation Modeling for Synaptic DMC
  ICC 2021 - IEEE International Conference on Communications (Montreal, QC, July 2021 - July 2021)
  DOI: 10.1109/ICC42927.2021.9500809
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• Lotter S., Schäfer M., Zeitler J., Schober R.:
  Saturating Receiver and Receptor Competition in Synaptic DMC: Deterministic and Statistical Signal Models
  In: IEEE Transactions on Nanobioscience (2021), p. 1-1
  ISSN: 1536-1241
  DOI: 10.1109/TNB.2021.3092279
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2020

• Lotter S., Ahmadzadeh A., Schober R.:
  Channel Modeling for Synaptic Molecular Communication With Re-uptake and Reversible Receptor Binding
  ICC 2020 - 2020 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) (Dublin, June 2020 - June 2020)
  DOI: 10.1109/ICC40277.2020.9149090
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• Lotter S., Ahmadzadeh A., Schober R.:
  Synaptic Channel Modeling for DMC: Neurotransmitter Uptake and Spillover in the Tripartite Synapse
  In: IEEE Transactions on Communications (2020)
  ISSN: 0090-6778
  DOI: 10.1109/TCOMM.2020.3040318
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2014

• Suendermann F., Lotter S., Lim WQ., Golovyashkina N., Brandt R., Kutyniok G.:
  Shearlet analysis of confocal laser-scanning microscopy images to extract morphological features of neurons
  In: Lidia Bakota, Roland Brandt (ed.): Laser Scanning Microscopy and Quantitative Image Analysis of Neuronal Tissue, Humana Press Inc., 2014, p. 293-303 (Neuromethods, Vol.87)
  DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0381-8_14
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• Bastian Heinlein, Kaikai Zhu, Sümeyye Carkit-Yilmaz, Sebastian Lotter, Helene Loos, Andrea Büttner, Yansha Deng, Robert Schober, Vahid Jamali Kooshkghazi: Best Paper Award (12th ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication, Chengdu, China) – 2025
• Maximilian Schäfer, Andreas Ettner-Sitter, Sebastian Lotter, Lukas Brand, Fardad Vakilipoor Takaloo, Thiha Aung, Silke Härteis, Robert Schober: Best Paper Award (11th ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication, Milan, Italy) – 2024
• Sebastian Lotter: VDE Bayern Award (Dissertationspreis) (VDE Bayern) – 2023
• Maximilian Schäfer, Sebastian Lotter, Lukas Brand, Atakan Büyükoglu, Franz Enzenhofer, Werner Haselmayr, Kathrin Castiglione, Dietmar Appelhans, Robert Schober: Best Paper Award (9th ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communications (NanoCom22)) – 2022
• Sebastian Lotter: Student Travel Grant IEEE GlobeCom (IEEE) – 2022
• Sebastian Lotter, Arman Ahmadzadeh, Robert Schober: ICC Best Paper Award (IEEE International Conference on Communications) – 2020