Researchers from the SMARTNESS participated in the 11th IEEE International Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft 2025), held from June 23 to 27 in Budapest, Hungary. With the theme “Sustainable and secure networks for distributed AI and compute,” the conference is one of the most prominent in the world in the field of network softwarization and brought together researchers from various countries to engage in discussions on this critical topic.
SMARTNESS’s participation was driven primarily by research contributions from early-career researchers, including PhD and master’s students affiliated with the center. These studies, developed in collaboration with academic advisors and institutional partners, highlight the active engagement of young scholars in cutting-edge technical debates. These contributions were presented across multiple sessions of the conference, covering both theoretical foundations and hands-on implementations. The following is a list of the works presented by researchers affiliated with SMARTNESS:
Full Papers
- “In-Network AR/CG Traffic Classification Entirely Deployed in the Programmable Data Plane: Unlocking RTP Features and L4S Integration”
Alireza Shirmarz (UFSCar), Mateus N. Bragatto (UFSCar), Fábio Luciano Verdi (UFSCar), Suneet Kumar Singh (NTNU and UNICAMP), Christian Esteve Rothenberg (UNICAMP), Gyanesh Patra (Ericsson Research), and Gergely Pongrácz (Ericsson Research)
Short Papers
- “eSeMeshA: eBPF-based Service Mesh Acceleration for Cloud-Native Infrastructures”
Arthur J Simas (UNICAMP), Christian Esteve Rothenberg (UNICAMP) and Gergely Pongrácz (Ericsson Research) - “Harnessing P4 for In-Network Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Collision Avoidance”
Fabricio E Rodriguez Cesen (Telefonica Research), Francisco Germano Vogt (UNICAMP), Marcelo Caggiani Luizelli (UNIPAMPA), Christian Esteve Rothenberg (UNICAMP), and Géza Szabó (Ericsson Research)
PhD Symposium
- “Exploring Neuromorphic Paradigms in Softwarized Networks: A Preliminary Study”
Arthur J Simas and Christian Esteve Rothenberg (UNICAMP) - “The Offloading Dilemma: Exploring the Boundaries of Programmable Data Planes”
Francisco Germano Vogt (UNICAMP), Marcelo Caggiani Luizelli (UNIPAMPA), and Christian Esteve Rothenberg (UNICAMP)
Demo and Poster Session
- “CGReplay: Capture and Replay of Cloud Gaming Traffic for QoE/QoS Assessment”
Alireza Shirmarz (UFSCar), Ariel Goes de Castro (UNICAMP), Fábio Verdi (UFSCar), and Christian Esteve Rothenberg (UNICAMP) - “P4Timely: Evaluating Time Sync
- Rossi Brito da Silva (UNICAMP), Francisco Germano Vogt (UNICAMP), Marcelo Caggiani Luizelli (UNIPAMPA), Fabricio E Rodriguez Cesen (Telefonica Research), Flávio Coelho Rocha (UFG), and Christian Esteve Rothenberg (UNICAMP)
- “Assessing QoE in Edge-Delivered Holographic Streaming with a Programmable Hardware Testbed”
Alan Teixeira da Silva (UNICAMP), Fabricio E Rodriguez Cesen (Telefonica Research), Md Tariqul Islam (UNICAMP), Rafael Clerici (UNICAMP), Vanessa Testoni (Samsung Research), and Christian Esteve Rothenberg (UNICAMP) - “P4DMA: Unlocking High-Performance RDMA Traffic Generation on Programmable Switches”
Filipo Gabert Costa, Francisco Germano Vogt (UNICAMP), Fabricio E Rodriguez Cesen (Telefonica Research), Suneet Kumar Singh (NTNU and UNICAMP), Marcelo Caggiani Luizelli (UNIPAMPA), and Christian Esteve Rothenberg (UNICAMP)
Workshop Open6GNet 2025
- “Bridging TSN and 5G: Synchronization and Flow Mapping for Smart Manufacturing”
Sérgio Rossi Brito da Silva (UNICAMP), Francisco Germano Vogt (UNICAMP), Fabricio E Rodriguez Cesen (Telefonica Research), Marcelo Caggiani Luizelli (UNIPAMPA), Christian Esteve Rothenberg (UNICAMP), and Gyanesh Patra (Ericsson Research)
In addition to the technical sessions, Professor Christian Esteve Rothenberg, coordinator of SMARTNESS, delivered the keynote presentation “Fluid Network Planes – An overview of Network Refactoring and Offloading Trends” during the 4th International Workshop on Edge Network Softwarization (ENS 2025), co-located with the main conference. His talk addressed recent transformations in network softwarization, focusing on trends in network function refactoring and offloading. He also took the opportunity to share an overview of the SMARTNESS research agenda and its strategic areas of work.
A major highlight of SMARTNESS’s participation was receiving the Best Demo Paper Award for the work “Assessing QoE in Edge-Delivered Holographic Streaming with a Programmable Hardware Testbed,” presented by Alan Teixeira da Silva and co-authors. The demo introduced a programmable testbed based on the P7 Network Emulator designed to overcome throughput limitations in conventional platforms. The proposed architecture includes three edge computing slices—one at the far edge and two at the near edge—capable of delivering volumetric streaming directly to virtual reality (VR) devices.
SMARTNESS’s presence at NetSoft 2025 expanded the international visibility of research being developed in Brazil in high-impact technological fields. Through multiple technical contributions, the center engaged in key discussions on the evolution of softwarized networks. The strong involvement of early-career researchers also underscored the collaborative and experimentation-driven environment cultivated at SMARTNESS. By combining academic mentorship, institutional partnerships, and active participation in international conferences, the center continues to foster the development of professionals equipped to address both the technical and societal challenges of future network infrastructures.
