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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.

Professor Dr. Christian Rothenberg, Director and Principal Investigator (PI) of SMARTNESS, participated in the 2nd xGMobile International Workshop, held on November 25, 26, and 27, 2025, at the National Institute of Telecommunications (Inatel), in Santa Rita do Sapucaí, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

The inauguration of the SMARTNESS Studio 5G, held at the University of Campinas (Unicamp), received extensive national media coverage, underscoring the relevance of the new research infrastructure for advancing studies in 5G, 6G, edge computing, and next-generation mobile networks.

A delegation from the Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems (IMM) of the Italian National Research Council (CNR), led by Dr. Walter Fuscaldo, visited SMARTNESS on November 24 and 25 as part of the CNR–CNPq Bilateral Project 2025-2026. The initiative strengthens ongoing research and development collaborations between FEEC/Unicamp and IMM, with a focus on sub-THz antenna technologies.