Papers by lorenzo Del Moro
Proceedings of the 10th ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication
In our previous work, we characterized how synthetic cells extract 'stored' semantic information ... more In our previous work, we characterized how synthetic cells extract 'stored' semantic information from their environment. For the same scenario, we present here preliminary results on the computation of 'observed' semantic information. In contrast to stored semantic information, which refers to information exchanged between a system and its environment in its initial distribution, the observed semantic information refers to the information that is dynamically acquired by a system to maintain its own existence. Both the concepts of stored and observed semantic information were first introduced by Kolchinsky and Wolpert in 2018 to take into accounts correlations that carry "significance" or "meaning" for a given system.
IEEE Transactions on Molecular, Biological and Multi-Scale Communications
Based on a recently reported operative definition of semantic information, due to Kolchinsky and ... more Based on a recently reported operative definition of semantic information, due to Kolchinsky and Wolpert (2018), here we present a research program based on the intersection between synthetic biology, molecular communication, and information theory. In particular, we first describe and emphasize the role of "synthetic cells" as new (bio)technological platform for theoretical and applied investigations; next we simulate a smart drug delivery scenario whereby synthetic cells extract semantic information from their environment (made of cancerous cells, which provide a signal molecule that triggers the production of a cytotoxic drug by the synthetic cell).
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Papers by lorenzo Del Moro