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ACM NANOCOM 2026
13th ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication
St. John's, Canada • September 21-23, 2026
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13th ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication
St. John's, Canada • September 21-23, 2026
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13th ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication
St. John's, Canada • September 21-23, 2026
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ACM NANOCOM 2026
13th ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication
St. John's, Canada • September 21-23, 2026
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Sessions

Session 1: Molecular Communication Modeling
Session Chair: Marios Lestas
Time: Monday, September 21 - 10:45-12:30
On the Role of Relay Cells in Information Propagation Speed for Dictyostelium Chemotaxis: An Agent-Based Modeling Study
Fardad Vakilipoor (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany); Johannes Konrad (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany); Maximilian Schäfer (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany)
 
Analytical Modeling of Dispersive Closed-Loop MC Channels with Pulsatile Flow
Theofilos Symeonidis (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany); Fardad Vakilipoor (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany); Nunzio Tuccitto (University of Catania, Catania, Italy); Robert Schober (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany); Maximilian Schäfer (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany)
 
Matched Filter-Based Molecule Source Localization in Advection-Diffusion-Driven Pipe Networks with Known Topology
Timo Jakumeit (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany); Bastian Heinlein (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany); Vukašin Spasojević (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany); Vahid Jamali (TU Darmstadt, Germany); Robert Schober (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany); Maximilian Schäfer (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany)
 
Engineering Uniform Hydrogel Mechanics via Communication-Theoretic Structured Illumination
Hadeel Elayan (Northeastern University, USA); Joshua Mullet (University of Essex, UK); Andrea Mohr (University of Essex, UK); Reinhold Scherer (University of Essex, UK); Michael Barros (University of Essex, UK); Josep M. Jornet (Northeastern University, USA)
 
Session 2: Nano-EM & THz Systems
Session Chair: Maximilian Schäfer
Time: Monday, September 21 - 13:45-15:15
Design and Analysis of Wireless Nano-Optical Antennas for Single-Cell Resolution Sensing and Communication
Amit Sangwan (SUNY Polytechnic Institute, USA); Hunter Hanrah (SUNY Polytechnic Institute, USA); David Serino (SUNY Polytechnic Institute, USA)
 
Terahertz Integrated Sensing and Communication for Intra-Alveolar Nanosensor Networks
Krzysztof Skos (AGH University of Krakow, Poland); Hadeel Elayan (Northeastern University, USA); Josep M. Jornet (Northeastern University, USA); Pawel Kulakowski (AGH University of Krakow, Poland)
 
Measurement-Driven Digital Twin for High-Frequency Propagation in Layered Human Skin
Silvia Mura (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Zhengchen Xu (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Karthik Reddy Gorla (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Mikko Kokkonen (University of Oulu, Norway); Marco Hernandez (University of Oulu, Norway); Matti Hämäläinen (University of Oulu, Norway); Maurizio Magarini (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
 
Bayesian and Deep Learning-Based Uncertainty Quantification in THz-TDS for Human Tissue Characterization
Marco Hernandez (University of Oulu, Norway); Matti Hämäläinen (University of Oulu, Norway); Silvia Mura (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Elisabetta Marini (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Karthik Reddy Gorla (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Maurizio Magarini (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Mikko Kokkonen (University Of Oulu, Norway)
 
Session 3: Chemical Computing & Sensing
Session Chair: Hadeel Elayan
Time: Tuesday, September 22 - 11:30-13:00
Nanodevice-Based Continuous LDL Surveillance for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Regine Wendt (University of Lübeck, Germany); Florian-Lennert Lau (University of Lübeck, Germany); Stefan Fischer (University of Lübeck, Germany)
 
Design, Analysis and Simulation of a Polarity Module for Chemokine Sensing
Stefan Angerbauer (Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria); Michael Gattringer (Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria); Mario Kunzemann (Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria); Medina Hamidović (Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria); Karthik Reddy Gorla (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Kerstin Blank (Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria); Andreas Springer (Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria); Werner Haselmayr (Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria)
 
Nanoscale Digital Logic with Chemical Reactions
Emily Pike (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); Dadi Bi (University of Glasgow, UK); Adam Noel (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
 
A Distributed Relaying Protocol for Molecular Computing
Michael Gattringer (Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria); Stefan Angerbauer (Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria); Andreas Springer (Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria); Werner Haselmayr (Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria)
 
Session 4: Bio-inspired Sensing & Nanonetworks
Session Chair: Jens Kirchner
Time: Tuesday, September 22 - 14:00-15:30
Whole-Blood Boundary Analysis of BioFET-Based ctDNA Detection for Intravascular Sensing in Intrabody Nanonetworks
Ida Kleger-Rudomin (Gdansk University of Technology, Poland); Filip Lemic (i2Cat Foundation, Spain); Sergi Abadal (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain); Eduard Alarcon (Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain); Ethungshan Shitiri (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain)
 
Breath-Source Localization in Air-Based Molecular Communication: A Learning-Driven Proof-of-Concept
Sunasheer Bhattacharjee (Technische Universität Berlin, Germany); Saswati Pal (Technische Universität Berlin, Germany); Péter Scheepers (Technische Universität Berlin, Germany); Falko Dressler (Technische Universität Berlin, Germany)
 
Plant Stress Decoding from Electrophysiological Signals: A Bioelectrical Communication Framework
Zahra Nazar Zadeh Attar (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Iman Javaheri Neyestanak (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Kasra Alizadeh (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Arek Berc Gokdag (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Maurizio Magarini (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Silvia Mura (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
 
Mutual Information Rate Maximization Distinguishes Between Two Models of T-Cell Receptor Activation
Kevin Yat Hang Hui (York University, Canada); Kristina A. Ganzinger (AMOLF, Netherlands); Andrew Eckford (York University, Canada)
 
Poster/Demo Session
Session Chairs: Andrew Eckford
Time: Tuesday, September 22 - 15:30-17:00
The Medium is the Message — Polysemy via Temperature in Molecular Communication
Veronika Volkova (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany); Ruifeng Zheng (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany); Pengjie Zhou (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany); Martin Schottlender (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany); Frank H.P. Fitzek (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany); Pit Hofmann (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany)
 
Tissue Channel Modeling with Molecular Communication Simulations and Testbed
Martin Schottlender (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany); Pengjie Zhou (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany); Ruifeng Zheng (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany); Veronika Volkova (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany); Frank H.P. Fitzek (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany); Pit Hofmann (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany)
 
Rate-Distortion Analysis of Collective Chemotaxis in Cell Clusters
Johannes Konrad (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany); Fardad Vakilipoor (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany); Maximilian Schäfer (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany)
 
Full-Body Particle Simulation of the HPA Axis: Comparison to Mathematical Models and Experimental Results
Lisa Yvonne Debus (Technische Universität Berlin, Germany); Falko Dressler (Technische Universität Berlin, Germany)
 
Spatial Modulation in Fluid Flow-Based Molecular Communication
Paul Wolff (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany); Luiz Wille (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany); Stefan Lyer (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany); Jens Kirchner (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany)
 
Driftless pH Detection in Polymersomes via Responsive Peptides
Lea Erbacher (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany); Silvana Smilla Zurmühl (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany); Heinrich Sticht (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany); Kathrin Castiglione (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany)
 
Numerical Estimation of the Thickness of the SPION Wall-Adhesion Layer
Keyu Xiao (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany); Fan Xia (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany); Yiting Liu (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany); Angelika Thalmayer (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany); Jens Kirchner (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany); Georg Fischer (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany)
 
Learning Based Parameter Estimation in Diffusion Models-An Identifiability Study
Neha Bhusari (Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, India); Avinash G. Keskar (Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, India); Prabhat Kumar Sharma (Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, India)
 
Closed-Loop Control of Substrate-Inhibited Reactions in Miniaturized Bioreactors
Teena tom Dieck (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany); Lukas Brand (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany); Kathrin Castiglione (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany); Robert Schober (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany); Maximilian Schäfer (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany)
 
Modulation and Detection for Langmuir Adsorption-Based Microfluidic Molecular Communication
Ruifeng Zheng (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany); Pengjie Zhou (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany); Pit Hofmann (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany); Martin Schottlender (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany); Fatima Rani (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany); Juan A. Cabrera (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany); Frank H. P. Fitzek (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany)
 
Development of a “Transmitter” Cell in a Yeast-Based Testbed for Molecular Communications
Styliana Kyriakoudi (Frederick Research Center, Cyprus); Nikolaos Ntetsikas (Frederick Research Center, Cyprus); Antonis Kirmizis (University of Cyprus, Cyprus); Ian F. Akyildiz (Truva Inc, USA); Marios Lestas (Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus)
 
Connecting the Lines: Particle Branching in Channel Networks in Molecular Communication
Luiz Wille (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany); Georg Fischer (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany); Jens Kirchner (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany)
 
Molecular Type Division Multiplexing via Algae Volatile Organic Compounds
Ian F Akyildiz (The QuantumAlgae Research Labs, Turkey&USA); Selin Sayin (The QuantumAlgae Research Labs, Turkey&USA); Eyup Ilker Saygili (Sanko University, Turkey); Bige Deniz Unluturk (Michigan State University, USA)
 

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