People

Researchers and students behind our work in computer networks and digital twins.

By area:

Professors

Alberto Egon Schaeffer Filho

Professor

Cyber Security Softwarized and Programmable Networks

Research in network security architectures and distributed computing systems.

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Eder John Scheid

Professor

Cyber Security Internet Measurement Distributed Systems Network Management

Focuses on blockchain, distributed systems, network infrastructure, and cyber security

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Edison Pignaton de Freitas

Professor

Internet of Things Wireless and Mobile Communications

Research on software-defined networking and QoS mechanisms for IoT and Drones networks.

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Gabriel Luca Nazar

Professor

Wireless and Mobile Communications Softwarized and Programmable Networks

Researcher in embedded systems, edge computing, and fault tolerance.

PPGC Coordinator

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Jéferson Campos Nobre

Professor

Cyber Security Internet Measurement Network Management

Jéferson Campos Nobre is a Professor at the Institute of Informatics (UFRGS) and Co-chair of the NMRG (IRTF) and the IETF-LAC Task Force (LACNIC)

Group Vice-chair

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Juliano Araujo Wickboldt

Professor

Wireless and Mobile Communications Artificial Intelligence for Networking Cloud and Edge Computing

Researcher in softwarized networks, digital twins, and mobile 5G/6G networks. Focus on network virtualization, performance evaluation, and automation.

Group Chair

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Lisandro Zambenedetti Granville

Professor

Network Management Softwarized and Programmable Networks Internet Measurement

Lisandro is a Full Professor at the Institute of Informatics - UFRGS and CEO of RNP.

CEO of RNP

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Luciano Paschoal Gaspary

Professor

Cyber Security Softwarized and Programmable Networks

Focus on network function chaining strategies and large-scale network performance analysis.

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Weverton Luis da Costa Cordeiro

Professor

Softwarized and Programmable Networks Cyber Security Artificial Intelligence for Networking

Work on computer network architectures and security protocols for next-generation infrastructures.

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Students

Afonso Hafner de Britto

MSc Student

Artificial Intelligence for Networking Wireless and Mobile Communications

MSc Student interested in operations, including software and artificial intelligence related.

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Bruno Marques Bastos

MSc Student

Artificial Intelligence for Networking Network Management

MSc Student researching Machine Learning techniques for network management and intelligent network operations.

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Diego Ferreira Duarte

MSc Student

Artificial Intelligence for Networking Cyber Security Network Management Wireless and Mobile Communications

MSc Student focused on research in digital forensic methodologies for 5G core networks.

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Gabriel Lando

MSc Student

Cloud and Edge Computing Distributed Systems Internet of Things Softwarized and Programmable Networks Wireless and Mobile Communications

MSc student researching Software Defined Radio (SDR), distributed systems, and wireless communications.

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Henrique Krausburg Correa

MSc Student

Artificial Intelligence for Networking

MSc Student researching AI Agent Protocols and semantic interoperability for cooperative Digital Twin ecosystems.

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Jonas Ayres da Silva

MSc Student

Distributed Systems Internet of Things Softwarized and Programmable Networks Wireless and Mobile Communications

Software Engineer and MSc Student

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José Henrique de Souza Silva

MSc Student

Artificial Intelligence for Networking Cyber Security

Research in operating-system telemetry for observing and securing AI agents.

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Lucas Schafer Vrielink

MSc Student

Artificial Intelligence for Networking Distributed Systems Internet of Things

Data Engineer and MSc Student and with interests in artificial intelligence, distributed systems, and IoT.

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Rafael Trevisan

MSc Student

Artificial Intelligence for Networking Cloud and Edge Computing Internet of Things Network Management

I work on Digital Twins and data acquisition on real time systems.

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Roger Centeno Pires

MSc Student

Artificial Intelligence for Networking Cyber Security Network Management

MSc Student researching Knowledge Graphs for network and security incident management.

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Vinícius Gruske Dorneles

MSc Student

Artificial Intelligence for Networking Cloud and Edge Computing Internet Measurement Network Management Softwarized and Programmable Networks

M.Sc. candidate in Computer Science at UFRGS, specializing in Computer Networks, with research focused on programmable networks, P4, and ISP applications.

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William Matheus de Oliveira Rodrigues

MSc Student

Artificial Intelligence for Networking Cloud and Edge Computing Cyber Security Internet of Things Wireless and Mobile Communications

MSc student with a research focus on Cybersecurity, the use of Artificial Intelligence and Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) algorithms applied to Internet of Things (IoT) systems

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