SMARTNESS Studio 5G (SS5G) Inauguration

SMARTNESS 2030 Smart Networks and Services for 2030 SS5G Inauguration 3-Dec, 2025 https://fapesp.br/cpe/home AGENDA SMARTNESS Studio 5G (SS5G) Inauguration ●THE STATUS [5’] ○Executive Overview of SMARTNESS @ 25% (Y2 Progress) ●THE STUDIO [5’] ○SS5G Technical Installation ○Strategic Action Plan ●THE EXPERIENCE [1’] ○Guided Visit & Demos SMARTNESS ●A quick overview after 25% of operation Founders Ericsson, UNICAMP, USP and UFSCar. Hub center at UNICAMP. Long-term investment 10 years. 56 MBRL (~120 MSEK) 1:1:2 – Ericsson: FAPESP: UNICAMP. 50+ associated researchers 15+ university partners 120+ scholarships Mission Cutting-edge research in communication networks and advanced digital application services. Towards 6G. History/ Status 2018-20 – Work on the Proposal Feb/ 2021 – Prop. submission May / 2022 – FAPESP approval Dec / 2022 – Kick-off ceremony April 2023 - Official start SMARTNESS 2030 A networking-centric Engineering Research Center Smartness 2030 Kick-off ceremony Dec 5th, 2022 Research center to accelerate innovation in Latin America - Ericsson 6 Impact areas of the FAPESP Engineering Research Center (ERC) About SMARTNESS (2023-2033) 7 Impact areas of the FAPESP Engineering Research Center (ERC) About SMARTNESS (2023-2033) SS5G ●Academic Research Push: New research findings, ideas, trends, etc. from SMARTNESS pushed to Ericsson Research ●Ericsson Research Pull: New research contribution demands/opportunities from projects / standards brought to SMARTNESS 2030 to shape ongoing Research Strands and/or create new ones. PULL PUSH ●Technology Journeys ●Future Network Programs ●EU SNS JU Projects ●Standardization ●Open Source ●Etc. Beyond State-of-the-Art PUSH / PULL modes of operation “Technology Push & Market Pull” like workflows Scientific & Technology Advancements | Areas ❑CEC: Customized Edge Computing ❑ CA: Cognitive Architectures & Machine Intelligence ❑FCD: Fluid Control & Data planes ❑TRU: Trustworthiness ❑SUS: Sustainability STAs Achievements after Y2 ●Management and administrative (3 Unicamp postdocs!) processes implemented; ○Workflows: news, publication, IPR, open source and open data repositories, etc ○Communication channels: Website, social media, Newsletters, etc; ●Recruiting and hiring of post-docs and students; ●Additional grants from FAPESP for PhDs internships abroad (BEPE); ●Scientific Contributions to national and international communities in the fields of networking and cloud computing; ●Participation in the most relevant conferences in Brazil (SBRC) and abroad (NETSOFT, SIGCOMM); ●Demos in different venues (conferences, ER Day, Campinas Innovation week) ●Laboratory expansion: ○Cutting-edge compute & networking HW, User Devices and 5G private network; Highlights Year 02 Scientific Reports YEARLY SCIENTIFIC REPORT #02 (RC2) Year 02 Scientific Reports EDUCATION AND DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE (EDK) YEARLY REPORT #02 (REDK2) Year 02 Scientific Reports TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (TT) YEARLY REPORT #02 (RTT1) Year 02 Scientific Reports MANAGEMENT (GEO) YEARLY REPORT #02 (RGEO2) Y2 Achievements Dissemination & Exploitation impact setting activities and KPIs Y2 Achievements Dissemination & Exploitation impact setting activities and KPIs Y2 Achievements Academic exploitation in terms of publication KPIs per type / status https://zenodo.org/communities/smartness2030 Y2 Achievements Dissemination activities / communication plan and KPIs https://smartness2030.tech/newsletters Y2 Achievements Scientific & Educational Events impact setting SS5G: Ericsson Private 5G SA Indoor + UEs Installation details Source: NEC Corporation 2025 SS5G: Ericsson Private 5G SA Indoor + UEs Installation survey CONGREGAÇÂO (+ 1) Source: NEC Corporation 2025 SS5G LCA “Bitolódromo” SS5G: State-of-the-Art Compute/Networking SS5G Activities & Strategic Action Plan ●SMARTNESS 5G Studio (SS5G) ○SS5G Task Force (SS5GTF): Study Group around the EP5G + lab infra. ○SMARTNESS WP Research: From emulated Use Cases to 5G Testbed PoCs ○“Applied” 5G research: Drones, Educational Demos, Energy / SUS, Wireless ○Collaboration with Ericsson 5G Open Innovation Center @ Indaiatuba, Brazil ○Engagement of Undergrads: ■From Summer Interns to “SMARTNESS Research Engineer Trainee Program” ●New 3rd Parties (Req. new legal and financial instruments!): Enterprises, Center-2-Center, Academia, ICTs ○“Open Innovation Hub” [New 3rd parties] e.g. FAPESP PITE + ○“à la 5Tonic” Lab model (operations + legal + governance + funding) ○SS5G as an asset of National and International collaborative research projects (e.g. Open RAN Brazil & EU SNS Projects) ●Internationalization Plan: ○Balance of outbound/inbound exchanges (BEPE, FAPESP Funding) ■2026 BPE of Prof. Christian at Telefonica R+D as PR of SMARTNESS ○See insights on “SMARTNESS Research Engineer Trainee Program” SMARTNESS Studio 5G & Ericsson 5G Open Innovation Center @ Indaiatuba, Brazil Source: Ericsson Brasil, 5G Open Innovation Center (5G Open Lab) Source: Ericsson Brasil, 5G Open Innovation Center (5G Open Lab) Source: Ericsson Brasil, 5G Open Innovation Center (5G Open Lab) Source: 5G Open Lab Source: 5G Open Lab Thank you! ACKNOWLEDGMENTS & DISCLAIMER 49 This work has been performed within the framework of the FAPESP Engineering Research Center (ERC) Program under FAPESP grant agreement #2021/00199-8 (SMARTNESS). The information in this document reflects the SMARTNESS ERC’s view, but the partner institutions of SMARTNESS are not liable for any use that may be made of any of the information contained therein. The opinions, hypotheses and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are the responsibility of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect FAPESP's vision or the other granting authorities. The views expressed are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent Ericsson's official standpoint.