Dr.-Ing. Lukas Brand

Chair of Digital Communications

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Cauerstraße 7-9 91058 Erlangen

04.034, 04

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Email: lukas.brand@fau.de
Phone: +49 9131 85-25017

Molecular Communications, Wireless Communications, Information Theory

Lukas Brand (Graduate Student Member, IEEE) received the M.Sc. and Doctoral degrees from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) in 2019 and 2025, respectively, where he is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher with the Institute for Digital Communication. His research interests include wireless and molecular communications and information theory. He received the first prize in the Four Minute Thesis Competition at IEEE ICC in 2024 and Best Paper Awards from the ACM NanoCOM in 2022 and 2024.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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), p. 1-1
ISSN: 2372-2061
DOI: 10.1109/TMBMC.2023.3254436
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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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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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Schäfer M., Wicke W., Brand L., Rabenstein R., Schober R.:
Transfer Function Models for Cylindrical MC Channels with Diffusion and Laminar Flow
In: IEEE Transactions on Molecular, Biological and Multi-Scale Communications (2021), p. 1-1
ISSN: 2372-2061
DOI: 10.1109/TMBMC.2021.3061030
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Wicke W., Unterweger H., Kirchner J., Brand L., Ahmadzadeh A., Ahmed D., Jamali V., Alexiou C., Fischer G., Schober R.:
Experimental System for Molecular Communication in Pipe Flow With Magnetic Nanoparticles
In: IEEE Transactions on Molecular, Biological and Multi-Scale Communications (2021)
ISSN: 2372-2061
DOI: 10.1109/TMBMC.2021.3099399
URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9493754
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2017

Adami A., Brand L., Disch S., Herre J.:
Blind Upmix for Applause-like Signals Based on Perceptual Plausibility Criteria
20th International Conference on Digital Audio Effects, DAFx 2017 (Edinburgh)
URL: https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85030212664∨igin=inward
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Adami A., Brand L., Herre J.:
Investigations Towards Plausible Blind Upmixing of Applause Signals
142nd Audio Engineering Society International Convention 2017, AES 2017 (Berlin)
URL: https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85026669069∨igin=inward
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Clemens Stierstorfer, Brikena Kaziu, Hans Rosenberger, Lukas Brand, Gui Zhou: Lehrevaluation - Bestenliste (Praktikum Digitale Übertragung) (Technische Fakultät der FAU) – 2025
Lukas Brand: 1st in the Four-Minute-Thesis competition at ICC (IEEE Communications Society) – 2024
Clemens Stierstorfer, Brikena Kaziu, Hans Rosenberger, Lukas Brand, Yifei Wu, Julian Macher: Lehrevaluation - Bestenliste (Praktikum Digitale Übertragung) (Technische Fakultät der FAU) – 2024
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
Lukas Brand, Robert Schober: Lehrevaluation - Bestenliste Übung in Kategorie ÜP10 für Digitale Übertragung (Technische Fakultät der FAU) – 2024
Clemens Stierstorfer, Brikena Kaziu, Lukas Brand, Hans Rosenberger, Yifei Wu, Julian Macher: Lehrevaluation - Bestenliste (Praktikum Digitale Übertragung) (Technische Fakultät der FAU) – 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

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