The Research Center for Engineering in Intelligent Networks and Services (Smartness) is seeking to develop network solutions and applications aimed at the sixth generation of mobile internet, 6G, which is scheduled for 2030.
The center was developed by the State University of Campinas (Unicamp), in partnership with the Research Support Foundation of the State of São Paulo (FAPESP) and the company Ericsson. The project must involve at least 50 researchers in its first year.
The investment is BRL 56 million over ten years, of which BRL 28 million come from FAPESP and Ericsson, which will be responsible for the infrastructure. The purpose of the research center is to guarantee solutions for applied network infrastructure, based on artificial intelligence to make connections more efficient and secure.
It is believed that in 2030, connections will no longer be just between humans and machines, but will also happen between connected intelligent machines, which will increase information traffic and system demand.
“It is difficult to anticipate the future. Our challenge is to anticipate possibilities, creating connections that make possible what is not imaginable today”, said the head of applied research at Ericsson in Brazil, Mateus Santos, to the newspaper O Globo.
According to professor Christian Esteve Rothenberg, from the Faculty of Electrical and Computing Engineering (FEEC) at Unicamp and researcher responsible for Smartness, the new center should “look to the future and think about what services and applications will demand a set of new technologies in the next ten years”.
“The goal is to develop research, with scientific and technological advances for applications in industry and society. The production of knowledge is as important as the application in practical terms, ”he continued.
Via: O Globo