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On June 24, 2025, SMARTNESS received a visit from Siemens Energy executives from Brazil and the USA. The delegation met with Dr. Eduardo Sartori and learned about the center’s research and lab facilities. Researchers presented technologies aligned with Siemens’ areas of interest, such as resilient grids and decarbonized processes, opening space for potential collaboration.

SMARTNESS took part in the FT de Portas Abertas event at Unicamp Limeira with an immersive communication experiment. The activity was coordinated by Prof. Vanessa Testoni and carried out by students Alan Teixeira da Silva (PhD) and Rafael Pedrosa Silva Clerici (Master’s). It attracted over 400 visitors, with more than 50 actively engaging in the demo.

Researchers from the SMARTNESS Engineering Research Center participated in the 43rd edition of the Brazilian Symposium on Computer Networks and Distributed Systems (SBRC 2025), held in Natal (RN) from May 19 to 23. The team contributed to technical tracks, a demo session, and organized the Quantum Networks Workshop, highlighting the center’s active role in cutting-edge research.

Researchers from the Smartness project showcased three works at NOMS 2025 in Hawaii, including methods to decompose applications for different hardware, improve XR services via edge computing, and analyze 5G networks’ impact on video streaming.

On May 15, SMARTNESS hosted a technical and institutional visit from ANATEL-CEADI. Led by Eng. João Marcelo Mello da Silva and welcomed by Dr. Eduardo Sartori, the visit included a presentation of SMARTNESS activities, a tour of the laboratories, and a productive exchange on potential synergies in research and development in the field of telecommunications.

Undergraduate students from FEEC/UNICAMP visited the SMARTNESS lab on May 9 for a guided tour of research activities. The visit included a robotics presentation by PhD student Felipe Mota and demonstrations of drone systems and immersive media by PhD students Mauricio Rodriguez and Alan Teixeira da Silva. The activity sparked great interest and strengthened the connection between education and innovation.

Prof. Christian Rothenberg, from FEEC/UNICAMP and Principal Investigator at SMARTNESS, participated in the closing plenary of LACNIC 43 in São Paulo. His talk addressed using artificial intelligence and machine learning in network management, highlighting real-world cases such as YouTube QoE prediction and soft-failure detection in optical networks using network digital twins.

On May 8, Prof. Chrysa Papagianni (University of Amsterdam) delivered a talk in the IA382 – Seminar in Computer Engineering at FEEC/UNICAMP. She presented an AI-native 6G system architecture, highlighting distributed intelligence, real-time decision-making, and dynamic resource management through the DESIRE6G project, offering a vision for the future of mobile networks.

In Episode 4 of the Futurecom Connect podcast, SMARTNESS PhD student Marina Martinelli shares her insights on the future of 5.5G and 6G networks. She highlights the importance of AI-driven data center modernization, edge and fog computing, and sustainable infrastructure to meet the demands of a hyperconnected world. The episode also explores Brazil’s role in global telecom innovation.

On April 24–25, 2025, the Annual Workshop of the CPE SMARTNESS brought together researchers, students, and industry partners at FUNCAMP (UNICAMP) in Campinas. With in-person and online participation, the event featured sessions to define future directions, keynote talks on AI-driven 5G, national and international projects, roundtables with academia and industry, and live tech demos from SMARTNESS teams.