Explainable Asymmetric Auto-Encoder for End-to-End Learning of IoBNT Communications

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Abstract

The Internet of Bio-Nano Things (IoBNT) is envisioned to be a heterogeneous network of artificial and natural units that are connected to the Internet. Hence, it extends the connectivity and control to unconventional domains, such as the human body. A potential use case for IoBNT is the communication from the outside to the inside of the human body. In this scenario, typically the Receiver (RX) inside the human body has limited computational complexity, while the Transmitter (TX) outside has large computational resources. In this paper, we address this scenario and propose a novel Asymmetric Auto-Encoder (AAEC) architecture for end-to-end learning of a Molecular Communication (MC) system. It applies a Neural Network (NN) at the TX and a low-complexity slope detector at the RX. We discuss the different layers of the NN-based TX and the corresponding training approach. Moreover, we investigate the explainability of the NN-based TX and show through the use of meta modeling that it can be approximated by a linear model. In addition, we demonstrate that the proposed AAEC resembles an MC system with Zero Forcing (ZF) precoding for low and moderate Inter Symbol Interference (ISI). Finally, through numerical results, we confirmed the aforementioned findings and showed that the proposed AAEC outperforms MC systems with and without ZF precoding, especially in high ISI scenarios.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2024 IEEE International Conference on Machine Learning for Communication and Networking, ICMLCN 2024
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages412-418
Number of pages7
ISBN (electronic)979-8-3503-4319-9
Publication statusPublished - 2024
Peer-reviewedYes

Conference

Title1st IEEE International Conference on Machine Learning for Communication and Networking
Abbreviated titleICMLCN 2024
Conference number1
Duration5 - 8 August 2024
Website
Degree of recognitionInternational event
LocationKTH Royal Institute of Technology
CityStockholm
CountrySweden

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0001-8469-9573/work/175744544

Keywords

Keywords

  • Auto-Encoder, Explainable Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Bio-Nano Things, Machine Learning, Molecular Communications