Molecular Communications: An Analysis from Networking Theories Perspective (分子通訊：從網路理論的角度分析)

本書從 TCP/IP 網路堆疊的範式出發，對分子通訊系統進行了全面的分析，並利用網路理論（例如，堆疊中層的獨立功能、地址分配、流量控制、錯誤控制和流量管理）將其應用於生物系統。作者展示了這些模型如何應用於不同領域，如工業、醫學、工程、生物化學、生物技術、計算機科學及其他學科。接著，作者解釋了在醫學中應用這些實踐所能獲得的巨大好處，例如增強當前疾病的治療、減少藥物的副作用以及改善患者的治療質量。作者指出，與現有的電信範式相比，分子通訊系統使用分子作為信息載體。他們展示了發送方的生物納米機器（bio-nano machines）如何在分子（信號分子）上編碼數據並將這些分子釋放到環境中。接下來，他們解釋了這些分子如何在環境中移動，最終到達接收方的生物納米機器，在那裡它們與分子進行生化反應以解碼信息。本書對於學習電信和生物醫學的學生、工程師、碩士、博士及研究人員具有重要的相關性。

Yesenia Cevallos has an Electronic and Telecommunication Engineer Degree from National Polytechnic in Ecuador, 2001. She has an Information Technology Master Degree from Technical University of Ambato in Ecuador, 2010. She has a Ph.D. Degree from University of Calabria in Italy, 2018. She is an Associate Professor at National University of Chimborazo, Ecuador, where she had worked from 2003. Her research area corresponds to the nano communications at molecular level.

Cristian Vacacela Gómez earned his Ph.D. in Physics and Quantum Technologies from the Università della Calabria (Italy) in 2017 and a Bachelor's degree in Biophysics from the Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo (Ecuador) in 2013. He is an Associate Professor at the Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo (ESPOCH, Ecuador) and an Associated Researcher at the National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN, Italy) with over 12 years of experience in research and teaching. He has published more than40 scientific works, including journal articles and chapter books, in high-impact journals covering different areas of interest such as materials science, photonics, nanosystem simulation, radiation physics, and mathematical models for medicine and the environment. Throughout his career, Cristian has received various awards and recognitions. He was a SENESCYT (Ecuador) scholarship holder from 2013 to 2017 to pursue his doctoral studies and received a scholarship from the Laboratorio Nacional de Frascati (LNF-INFN, Italy) in 2022 for postdoctoral studies. He serves as a reviewer for the journal Nature Communications (Springer), an academic editor for the Journal of Nanomaterials (Hindawi), and an associate editor for Coatings (MDPI).

Luis Tello-Oquendo received the electronic and computer engineering degree (Hons.) from Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo (ESPOCH), Ecuador, in 2010; the M.Sc. degree in telecommunication technologies, systems, and networks, and the Ph.D. degree (Cum Laude) in telecommunications from Universitat Politecnica de Valencia (UPV), Spain, in 2013 and 2018, respectively. From 2013 to 2018 he was Graduate Research Assistant with the Broadband Internetworking Research Group, UPV. From 2016 to 2017 he was a Research Scholar with the Broadband Wireless Networking Laboratory, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA. He is currently an Associate Professor with the College of Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo, Ecuador. His research interests include wireless communications, software-defined networks, 5G and beyond cellular systems, Internet of Things, and machine learning. He is a member of the IEEE and ACM. He received the Best Academic Record Award from the Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación, UPV, in 2013; the IEEE ComSoc Award for attending the IEEE ComSoc Summer School at The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA, in 2017; the Extraordinary Doctoral Thesis Award from the Escuela de Doctorado, UPV, in 2019; and the Best Researcher Award from the Ecuadorian Corporation for the Development of Research and the Academy (CEDIA), in 2021.

Talia Tene holds a Bachelor's degree in Bioscience from the Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo (Ecuador), which was awarded in 2013. Additionally, she obtained her Ph.D. in Physics and Quantum Technologies from the Università della Calabria (Italy) in 2017. Currently, she is an Associate Professor at the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL, Ecuador), with over 10 years of experience in research and university teaching. She has more than 20 publications in high-impact journals covering both experimental and theoretical works. Her areas of interest include nanotechnology, quantum biology, and radiation physics. Throughout her career, Talia has received various awards and recognitions. She was a SENESCYT (Ecuador) scholarship holder from 2013 to 2017 to pursue her doctoral studies, received a scholarship from the University of Tor Vergata (Italy) in 2022 for postdoctoral studies, was awarded the merit for best researcher of 2021-2022 by the province of Loja (Ecuador), and has recently been awarded a new postdoctoral scholarship by the University of Calabria as part of the Horizon 2020-2030 program.

Deysi Inca is an Engineer in Electronics and Computing of the Polytechnic School of Chimborazo in 2010. Winner of the First Place in the call for papers made by the National Polytechnic School and Private Technical University of Loja (2010). She obtained the title of Master in Network Communication at the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador in 2016. Currently, she is an occasional professor with the Faculty of Engineering of the National University of Chimborazo in Ecuador. Her main research interests are in the field of Antennas, Communication Networks and Nano.

Ivone Santillán has a Bachelor at L/SNT1 - Nursing and midwifery School, Faculty of Medicine at Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy. She has a Family and Community Health Nursing Master Degree, Faculty of Medicine at Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy. Her research area corresponds to the nano communications at molecular level.

Albert Espinal Santana has a Computer Science Engineer Degree from Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral in Ecuador, 1996. He has a Management Information Systems Master Degree from Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, 2001. Also a Business Administration Master Degree from University of Quebec in Montreal, 2007. He has a Ph.D. Degree in Engineering from Universidad Nacional de Cuyo in Argentina, 2021. Albert is an Associate Professor at Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Ecuador, where he had worked from 1996. His research areas correspond to data networks, traffic patterns and predictive algorithms, mathematical modelling, quality of service, Learning Ontology and engineering education.

Nicolay Samaniego Doctor in Educational Technology: E-learning and Knowledge Management from the Rovira i Virgili University graduated with honors (cum laude), studies carried out by the scholarship granted by SENESCYT. Master's in University Academic Management from the National University of Chimborazo. Master in Communication and Educational Technology: E-learning and Knowledge Management from the Rovira i Virgili University. Electronics and Computing Engineer, full professor with the Faculty of Informatics. and Electronics of the Higher Polytechnic School of Chimborazo and with the Faculty of Education, Human Sciences and Technologies of the National University of Chimborazo in Riobamba, Ecuador. Member of ARGET: Applied Research Group in Education and Technology (Ref. 2009SGR596) of the Rovira i Virgili University.

Yesenia Cevallos 擁有2001年在厄瓜多爾國立理工學院獲得的電子與電信工程學位。她於2010年在厄瓜多爾安巴托技術大學獲得資訊科技碩士學位，並於2018年在意大利卡拉布里亞大學獲得博士學位。她是厄瓜多爾金博拉索國立大學的副教授，自2003年以來一直在該校工作。她的研究領域涉及分子層級的奈米通訊。

Cristian Vacacela Gómez 於2017年在意大利卡拉布里亞大學獲得物理與量子技術博士學位，並於2013年在厄瓜多爾金博拉索高等工業學校獲得生物物理學學士學位。他是厄瓜多爾金博拉索高等工業學校（ESPOCH）的副教授，並擔任意大利國家核物理研究所（INFN）的研究助理，擁有超過12年的研究和教學經驗。他已發表超過40篇科學作品，包括期刊文章和書籍章節，涵蓋材料科學、光子學、奈米系統模擬、輻射物理以及醫學和環境的數學模型等不同領域。在他的職業生涯中，Cristian 獲得了多項獎項和榮譽。他曾於2013年至2017年獲得厄瓜多爾SENESCYT獎學金以進行博士研究，並於2022年獲得意大利Frascati國家實驗室（LNF-INFN）的獎學金以進行博士後研究。他擔任《Nature Communications》（Springer）的審稿人、《Journal of Nanomaterials》（Hindawi）的學術編輯，以及《Coatings》（MDPI）的副編輯。

Luis Tello-Oquendo 於2010年在厄瓜多爾金博拉索高等工業學校（ESPOCH）獲得電子與計算機工程學位（榮譽），並於2013年獲得西班牙瓦倫西亞理工大學（UPV）電信技術、系統和網絡的碩士學位，2018年獲得電信博士學位（優異）。他於2013年至2018年擔任UPV寬頻互聯網研究小組的研究助理，並於2016年至2017年在美國喬治亞理工學院的寬頻無線網絡實驗室擔任研究學者。目前，他是厄瓜多爾金博拉索國立大學工程學院的副教授。他的研究興趣包括無線通訊、軟體定義網絡、5G及未來的行動系統、物聯網和機器學習。他是IEEE和ACM的成員。2013年，他獲得UPV電信工程技術高等學校的最佳學術成績獎；2017年獲得IEEE ComSoc獎，以參加美國新墨西哥大學的IEEE ComSoc夏季學校；2019年獲得UPV博士學位學校的卓越博士論文獎；2021年獲得厄瓜多爾研究與學術發展公司（CEDIA）的最佳研究者獎。

Talia Tene 擁有2013年在厄瓜多爾金博拉索高等工業學校獲得的生物科學學士學位。此外，她於2017年在意大利卡拉布里亞大學獲得物理與量子技術博士學位。目前，她是厄瓜多爾洛哈技術大學（UTPL）的副教授，擁有超過10年的研究和大學教學經驗。她在高影響力期刊上發表了超過20篇文章，涵蓋實驗和理論研究。她的研究領域包括奈米技術、量子生物學和輻射物理。在她的職業生涯中，Talia 獲得了多項獎項和榮譽。她曾於2013年至2017年獲得厄瓜多爾SENESCYT獎學金以進行博士研究。