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The activity was designed to introduce young participants to the world of scientific research through hands-on challenges. Rather than simply observing demonstrations, students took on the role of inventors and were invited to solve a fictional problem using real technologies developed and explored within SMARTNESS laboratories.

SMARTNESS expanded its international presence through two important scientific dissemination and academic collaboration activities carried out by researcher Tariqul Islam, a PhD student and member of the project.

The award-winning paper, entitled “Intrusion Detection in DNS Traffic Using Neural Networks and Explainability,” proposes an intrusion detection system for DNS traffic capable of identifying threats such as malware, phishing, and spam using neural networks.

SMARTNESS played a highly relevant role at the Brazilian Symposium on Computer Networks and Distributed Systems (SBRC) 2026, the leading Brazilian scientific event in the fields of computer networks, telecommunications, distributed systems, and advanced digital technologies. Held from May 25 to 29, 2026, at the Praia do Forte Convention Center in Bahia, the event brought together researchers, students, industry professionals, and research institutions from different regions of Brazil and abroad to discuss the latest advances in connectivity, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, distributed computing, mobile networks, cloud computing, and emerging technologies.

SMARTNESS welcomed a delegation from the Embassy of Sweden at the State University of Campinas (Unicamp), in an institutional agenda aimed at strengthening international cooperation in research, innovation, and technological development.

The SMARTNESS Research Center held its Year 3 Workshop online on April 16 and 17. The event brought together more than 60 participants on each of the two days and included researchers, students, and representatives from Ericsson, a strategic research partner. The initiative served as a relevant platform for presenting results and discussing emerging technological trends.

SMARTNESS welcomed, on March 16, a delegation from FIIS-UNI (Facultad de Ingeniería Industrial y de Sistemas at Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería – Peru), reinforcing its commitment to internationalization and to strengthening strategic partnerships in research, innovation, and talent development.

A delegation from Ericsson, visiting from Sweden, met this Wednesday (11) with researchers at SMARTNESS for a strategic agenda focused on evaluating third-year results and expanding collaboration in Artificial Intelligence (AI). The delegation included Björn Johannisson, Aneta Vulgarakis, and Mikael Prytz, along with representatives from Ericsson Brazil.

The SMARTNESS held a special Work Packages (WPs) meeting on Thursday (26) at the Unicamp campus in Campinas, São Paulo, with the participation of researchers from Ericsson. The meeting focused on technical discussions related to the research activities of NW2 – Internet of Robotic Things for Smart Enterprise Environments and NW3 – Distributed Perception in the TROCA Environment, reinforcing the articulation between academia and industry in the development of innovative solutions in robotics, artificial intelligence, and advanced connectivity.

On February, researchers from SMARTNESS visited Ericsson’s 5G Open Innovation Center in Indaiatuba, São Paulo (Brazil) for a technology immersion with a clear goal: turning 5G connectivity into real-world impact for society. The visit strengthened the bridge between applied research and industry challenges, opening new avenues for the co-creation of proofs of concept (PoCs) and experiments with strong scaling potential.