With the deployment of 5G and the 6G vision being developed, the main challenges for SMARTNESS are how to design and operate cloud computing infrastructures and networks with adequate capabilities to leverage the next generation of Internet services and applications. The scope of end-to-end services at the Internet scale is exceptionally broad and requires contributions across multiple disciplines along with large investments in capital and human resources.
SMARTNESS aims to explore well-planned opportunities through an appropriate methodology based on the confluence of Research Strands (RS) designed to successfully impact world-class research and innovation through Scientific and Technological Advancements (STA) to address challenging use cases in Internet scenarios for industry and society with a vision on the horizon for the year 2030.
SMARTNESS professors participated as Keynote Speakers at IEEE COLCOM 2025 in Popayán, Colombia. Carlos Alberto Astudillo Trujillo discussed the role of space for communications and computing in 5G and 6G networks, while Luiz Fernando Bittencourt addressed the computing continuum beyond cloud and edge. Their participation highlights the center’s contribution to debates on the future of networks and computing.
Prof. Christian Rothenberg, PI of SMARTNESS, visits leading research centers in Spain. His agenda in Madrid included IMDEA Networks Institute, Telefónica Innovación Digital, and Universidad Carlos III. In Barcelona, he also delivered talks at Telefónica and CTTC, presenting ongoing research at SMARTNESS, focusing on open-source tools for 5G/6G experimentation.
SMARTNESS took part in the 7th edition of the “Olhos no Futuro” project, promoted by UNICAMP in partnership with CPTEn. We welcomed 28 students from the “Dr. Telêmaco Paioli Melges” School (Sumaré-SP) for the “Immersive Reality” workshop, featuring lab visits and hands-on experiences with virtual reality technologies. The initiative is part of our ongoing efforts to connect youth with science and education.
Christian Esteve Rothenberg “Perspectives on 6G in Brazil: A SMARTNESS View”, in EUCNC 6G Summit CONASENSE workshop, 2024.
