Deep Learning for the Gaussian Wiretap Channel

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Contributors

  • Rick Fritschek - , Free University of Berlin (Author)
  • Rafael F. Schaefer - , Technical University of Berlin (Author)
  • Gerhard Wunder - , Free University of Berlin (Author)

Abstract

End-to-end learning of communication systems with neural networks and particularly autoencoders is an emerging research direction which gained popularity in the last year. In this approach, neural networks learn to simultaneously optimize encoding and decoding functions to establish reliable message transmission. In this paper, this line of thinking is extended to communication scenarios in which an eavesdropper must further be kept ignorant about the communication. The secrecy of the transmission is achieved by utilizing a modified secure loss function based on cross-entropy which can be implemented with state-of-the-art machine-learning libraries. This secure loss function approach is applied in a Gaussian wiretap channel setup, for which it is shown that the neural network learns a trade-off between reliable communication and information secrecy by clustering learned constellations. As a result, an eavesdropper with higher noise cannot distinguish between the symbols anymore.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2019 IEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC 2019 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (electronic)978-1-5386-8088-9
Publication statusPublished - May 2019
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

SeriesIEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC)
Volume2019-May
ISSN1550-3607

Conference

Title2019 IEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC 2019
Duration20 - 24 May 2019
CityShanghai
CountryChina

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0002-1702-9075/work/165878330