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On February 22, the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (FEEC) hosted "Encontro FEEC," welcoming new students and the public to explore cutting-edge research. Highlights included SMARTNESS researchers showcasing innovations at the LCA, AdRoLab's demonstrations on robotics for smart homes, and INTRIG's exploration of drone route planning and holographic technologies. The event fostered collaboration and spotlighted advancements in IoT, 5G, and 6G networks.

Between February 12th and 24th, 2025, Prof. Luiz Bittencourt (Unicamp/Smartness2030 Researcher) participated in a technical visit to the University of Manchester to strengthen international partnerships and advanced research on Digital Twins. The mission took place within the scope of the FAPESP-SPRINT project, focusing on scalable and efficient computational models. The agenda included in-depth discussions on collaborative research opportunities and joint publications.

SMARTNESS announces three new MSc defenses! The presented research addresses key challenges in networking, including optimizing cloud-native communications with eBPF, integrating Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) with 5G for industrial applications, and enhancing security in programmable networks through scalable compliance verification.

Prof. Dr. Christian Rothenberg (UNICAMP), Coordinator of SMARTNESS 2030, presented a lecture on “15 Years of Software-Defined Networking (SDN): Quo Vadis, SDN?"* at the II Open Networks Training Workshop in Brasília. The talk explored SDN's evolution, current challenges, and future trends, including Intent-Based Networking (IBN) and AI-driven optimization, highlighting its impact on open and disaggregated networks.

Recent research by Francisco Germano Vogt and collaborators discusses innovative methods for enhancing Quality of Experience (QoE) in 360º virtual reality (VR) video streaming. Leveraging P4 programmable data planes, the research presents in-network QoE (INQoE) approaches to address challenges like fluctuating network conditions and adaptive content streaming.

The SMARTNESS team participated in ACM CoNEXT 2024 in Los Angeles, presenting four research contributions. Francisco Vogt and Prof. Dr. Marcelo Luizelli introduced InReal, an in-network resource allocation system for VNFs. They also proposed a telemetry method leveraging programmable networks. Washington Silva showcased an AR object recognition approach using edge computing. Guilherme Matos examined functional decomposition in disaggregated environments, enhancing computational efficiency and cache performance.

Dr. Eduardo José Sartori, Technology Transfer Manager at CPE SMARTNESS 2030, participated on November 8th in the "Research Management Overview" Workshop, organized by the UNICAMP Research Pro-Rectory (PRP), held in the INOVA auditorium.

On November 14, Prof. Luiz Bittencourt hosted Prof. Fredrik Heintz and PhD student Amath Sow from Linköping University, Sweden, at UNICAMP's Instituto de Computação. Joined by representatives from Ericsson Research Brazil, UFABC, and UNICAMP students, the meeting explored drone collision avoidance and route planning, delivery scenarios, and video streaming.

SMARTNESS 2030 actively participated in the 2024 IEEE NFV-SDN conference in Natal, Brazil, presenting papers, demos, and tutorials on topics from ECMP routing resilience to cloud gaming traffic classification, winning multiple awards, including Best Demo and Best PhD Symposium. Keynote presentations and tutorials further highlighted the use of programmable infrastructures in 6G research.

Marina Martinelli, PhD researcher at the Institute of Geosciences and SMARTNESS 2030, was excited to attend the international 6G Briefing 2024 event. The event brought together many members of academia and industry equally.