Preselected projects 2025

In this selection cycle, FRIDA received a total of 184 applications, 160 grants and 24 awards, across its four thematic categories: Internet Stability and Security; Internet Access and Connectivity; Open and Free Internet; and Artificial Intelligence applied to the Internet and networks. 

Below, you will find the list of preselected projects. We thank all applicants for their interest in the FRIDA Program and we highlight the high technical level of all the proposals received.

Internet Stability and Security

Grants

Cryptography, Security and Resilience theme

  • InfraSec: Technological Infrastructure for Malware and Spyware Detection with a Human Rights Approach – Fundación Conexión Educativa (Ecuador)
  • Offline Implementation of KSK – DNSSEC – Centro Nacional de Computación (Paraguay)
  • Regional Mapping of Malicious Infrastructure and Command-and-Control Servers in Latin America – ZoqueLabs (Colombia)
  • SurSec – Strengthening Security and Resilience in Digital Connection SAS – Universidad Icesi (Colombia)
  • Assessment of the Implementation and Impact of Post-Quantum Cryptography Algorithms on DNSSEC and TLS Protocols – Federal University of Campina Grande (Brazil)
  • Towards a Post-Quantum Routing Infrastructure: Extension of BGPsec with Quantum-Resistant Digital Signatures – Universidad del Norte (Colombia)
  • Intelligent Threat Management and Monitoring System for Networks and Internet Service Providers – State University of Ceará (UECE), (Brazil)
  • Detection of Ransomware in Network Traffic and Servers Using Generative Artificial Intelligence Models – Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ (Ecuador)
  • Detection of DDoS and Ransomware Attacks in Real Enterprise Networks and Servers Using Artificial Intelligence Models – INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO Y DE ESTUDIOS SUPERIORES DE MONTERREY(Mexico)

Traffic Engineering and Interconnection theme

  • Application of Best Practices at IXPy – Phase 1 – National Computing Center (Paraguay)
  • Hijack-Resilient Traffic Engineering: Evaluating the Security Impact of BGP Routing Practices – Federal University of Rio Grande – FURG (Brazil)

Subcategory: Use and Application of Blockchain Technology for Internet Stability and Security

  • SWARM (Self-sovereign Wi-Fi Authentication Roaming) – Networks and Management Laboratory (UFSC), (Brazil)
  • BGP Sentinel: Hybrid Blockchain-AI Framework for Adaptive Routing Security and Comparative Analysis of BGPSec and ASPA in Latin America – Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Mexico)
  • Building Trust in IoT: An Advanced Strategy for Device Identity Verification Based on Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence – Universidad de Las Américas, UDLA (Ecuador)
  • Decentralized Web Security Evaluation Platform Using Blockchain Technology – Instituto Tecnológico Universitario Rumiñahui (ISTER), (Ecuador)
  • Infrastructure as Code for CSOs in Latin America – Amadi Technology LTDA (Brazil)
Internet Access and Connectivity

Grants

Internet Connectivity theme

  • ETHNO-DIGITAL WINDOW FOR THE PROMOTION OF KOGUI ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE SIERRA NEVADA – Fundación Andina (Colombia)
  • Implementation and Expansion of the Community Network Complex in the Sertão Sanjoanense – Instituto Bem Estar Brasil – IBEBrasil (Brazil)
  • Quality Connectivity for Rural Schools in Misiones – Gobierno de la Provincia de Misiones (Argentina)
  • Digital Communities: Connectivity and Digital Literacy in Colombia – ATC Sitios de Colombia SAS (Colombia)

Internet Access for a Quality Service theme

  • Expansion of the CIRTEL ISP Network to Ensure Quality Connectivity for Subsidized Households in Valle del Cauca – Compañía integral de recursos en telecomunicaciones s.a.s (Colombia)

Awards

Internet Connectivity theme

  • Women Connecting, Rurality in Network. From the Leaders Program to the Installation of Antennas Among the Hills of Northern Argentina – MESA DE COMUNICACIÓN POPULAR DE SALTA Y JUJUY (Argentina)

Internet Access for a Quality Service theme

  • Internet Laboratory in Rural Cartagena – Aditum Latinoamérica SAS (Colombia)
Open and Free Internet 

Grants

The Internet and Human Rights theme

  • Decentralized Monitoring of Technical Censorship in Argentinian ISPs – Fundación Hormigas Argentinas, Más Ciudadanos para Reflexionar, Cooperar, Accionar y Crear (Democracia en Red), (Argentina)
  • Informed Media in the Digital Age – IPANDETEC (Panama)
  • Secure Circuit: Digital Security Focused on Fraud and Scam Prevention – Data Privacy Brazil Research Association (Brazil)
  • Identifying Good Practices to Inform AI Regulation in Latin America – Fundación para la Difusión del Conocimiento y el desarrollo Sustentable Vía Libre (Argentina)
  • Processing of Private Data for Use in Research and Technological Development – Universidade Estadual do Ceará (Brazil)

Digital Inclusion theme

  • CONECTA RAÍCES LAC: Digital Transformation of Three Generations in Rural Communities – DISEÑO EN REDES DE DATOS S.A DE C.V. (YAA INTERNET), (Mexico)
  • Digital Inclusion and Creative Empowerment of Rural Women from the Villages of Santa Rosa and El Sargento in Guaduas, Cundinamarca, Colombia – CITIC – Fundación Centro Internacional de Investigación Científica y Creación en Telecomunicaciones, Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones (Colombia)
  • Pipas Labs: Creative Technology Kits and AI Tools for Youth in Brazilian Favelas Promoting Digital Inclusion, Equity, and Essential Tech Skills – Pipas Labs LTDA (Brazil)
  • AI Governance in Education – Fundación Internet Bolivia (Bolivia)
  • DIGITAL ROOTS: Educational Robotics for a Sustainable World – Unión de Informáticos de Cuba. Delegación de Base de Joven Club de Computación (Cuba)
  • CONECTA+ – Fundación Ilumina Sueños (Chile)
  • InDigital 2.0: Voices and Territories for Indigenous Digital Governance – SURCO Servicios Universitarios Y Redes de Conocimientos en Oaxaca AC (Mexico)
  • AI4LAC — Democratizing Artificial Intelligence for All Voices in Education – Federal University of Technology — Paraná, UTFPR (Brazil)
Artificial Intelligence applied to the Internet and Networks

Grants

  • RedLLM-Integrator: Strengthening Security Operational Centers (SOCs) through Responsible Integration of AI Agents and Capacity Transfer – Universidad San Francisco de Quito (Ecuador)
  • Smart and Eco-efficient Routing in IXPs: An Intent-Based Approach for Regional Providers – Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)
  • Collaborative Intrusion Detection in Smart Homes as an Internet Service Provider Offering: A Privacy-Preserving Federated Learning Approach – Universidad de Costa Rica (Costa Rica)
  • AI Platform for Diagnosis, Security Auditing, and Intelligent Orchestration in ISP Networks – Bnetting (Uruguay)
  • COMCAIIAM: Combating Internet Threats Using Multiview Artificial Intelligence – Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Mexico)
  • Federated Learning for Link Saturation Detection in Home Networks with Privacy Preservation – Instituto Atlântico (Brazil)
  • Self-Training Distributed DDoS Attack Detection System Using Federated Learning and Homomorphic Encryption for Networks in Latin America and the Caribbean – Universidad del Norte (Colombia)
  • Intrusion Detection System with Machine Learning to Identify Anomalous Patterns in Network Traffic – Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas (Colombia)
  • Development of an AI-Based Approach for the Optimization of Resilience Mechanisms in Cloud Services – Universidad Autónoma de Occidente (Colombia)
  • AI-Driven Cyber-Operations Using LLMs for Adaptive Cyber-Threat Detection and Intelligence to Build Cyber-Resilience and Anticipate Cyber-Risks from Cyberspace – Universidad del Caribe (Dominican Republic)