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.
On April 22 and 23, the SMARTNESS Year 02 Bootcamp brought together participants in a hybrid format — online and on-site at UNICAMP — for practical sessions focused on networking technologies, AI/ML, and modern computing tools.
Francisco Germano Vogt, Fabricio Rodriguez, Filipo Gabert Costa, Christian Esteve Rothenberg, Marcelo Caggiani Luizelli, Gyanesh Patra, Gergely Pongrácz, “DEMO: P4 Replay (P4R): Reproducing Packet Traces and Stateful Connections at Line-Rate on Your P4-capable Hardware”, in ACM Special Interest Group on Data Communication (ACM SIGCOMM) Posters and Demos Session, 2024. (Student Research Competition (SRC) award runner-up)
Marina Martinelli, Luís Antônio Leite Francisco da Costa, Alysson Mazoni, Juliano Luis Pereira Sanches, and Rafael Kunst, “Strategic Connectivity in 5G and 6G and Remote Surgery: The Case of Germany”, in Research, Society and Development, 2024.
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