Prof. Fábio L. Verdi from UFSCar gave a keynote at the Federal Institute of Paraiba and at the Innovation Pole of Paraiba in July 2023. During his visit, the Prof. had a few meetings regarding future collaborations with SMARTNESS in the context of 5G and Industry 5.0. Also, the IFPB team manifested interest in sending students to attend the MSc and Ph.D. programs at the UFSCar so that a stronger collaboration can be started.