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On June 20, 2025, a delegation from the SMARTNESS Engineering Research Center visited Ericsson House in Budapest, Hungary.

The visit took place just before the group’s participation in the IEEE NetSoft 2025 conference, also held in Budapest. The visit brought together members of the INTRIG group who are engaged in different research strands of SMARTNESS and aimed to align SMARTNESS’s ongoing research with cutting-edge developments led by Ericsson. The team also used the opportunity to strengthen the existing institutional partnership and to explore new directions for technical collaboration.

The agenda began with an institutional presentation about the SMARTNESS Center, highlighting its mission, structure, and research focus. After that, the group moved into a series of technical presentations and discussions. Topics included hardware acceleration, in-network resource allocation, and the use of experimental platforms for testing and emulation. The researchers also addressed time-sensitive networking (TSN), neuromorphic computing, and strategies for optimizing Quality of Experience (QoE) in applications such as augmented reality and cloud gaming.

The Ericsson team also presented updates on the DESIRE6G architecture and internal developments in programmable data planes, fostering productive dialogue around potential synergies and future research directions.

The SMARTNESS delegation included: Arthur Simas (Ph.D. student, UNICAMP); Ariel Góes De Castro (Ph.D. student, UNICAMP); Alan Teixeira da Silva (Ph.D. student, UNICAMP); Alireza Shirmarz (Postdoctoral researcher, UFSCar); Filipo Gabert Costa (Master’s student, UNICAMP); Francisco Germano Vogt (Ph.D. student, UNICAMP); Marcelo Caggiani Luizelli (Professor, UNIPAMPA); Mateus de Nuzzi Bragatto (Master’s student, UFSCar); Sérgio Rossi Brito da Silva (Ph.D. student, UNICAMP).




Their research covers a wide range of topics, but they share a common goal. Each one is contributing to the development of more efficient and programmable network infrastructures. At the same time, their work seeks to enhance user experience by designing networks that are increasingly responsive to application demands and quality of service.

In his reflections on the experience, Ph.D. candidate Arthur Simas (UNICAMP) emphasized the importance of this exchange:

“It was extremely valuable to receive feedback from Ericsson specialists. We were able to present our work and gain insights on how to take the next steps and make our research more impactful.”

Postdoctoral researcher Alireza Shirmarz (UFSCar), who works on traffic classification for cloud gaming, also highlighted the relevance of the meeting:

“It was a valuable opportunity to present the scientific tools we’ve developed and get Ericsson’s perspective on future directions for our research.”





The visit helped strengthen the collaboration between SMARTNESS and several research units within Ericsson, deepening the technical dialogue and reinforcing shared priorities. At the same time, it provided a rich learning experience for the students and researchers in the delegation. Presenting their work in an industrial environment, exchanging ideas with experienced professionals, and understanding how research challenges are approached in practice contribute meaningfully to their academic and professional training.