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.