João Jacob is a full-time researcher at LIACC (Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science Laboratory), working on multi-agent systems and simulators under the H2020 project SIMUSAFE and former INESC Researcher. He obtained his PhD in 2016 in GIG and has since then maintained ties with this research group, usually as a consultant, supervisor or researcher, in several projects, as his research interests also include computer graphics, game design, virtual reality, pervasive games, and adaptivity. He is also known to be an invited lecturer at FEUP, FBAUP, and ULP for courses related to these topics.
Finished the Masters in Informatics Engineering in the field of Location-Based Games @ Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto
Finished the PhD in the field of Player Adaptivity and Pervasive Games @ Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto
Programming Languages 2, Computer Graphics @ Lusofona University of Porto (Videogames and Multimedia Applications)
Experience in the usage of Laravel, versions 4.X and 5.X
Experience in Unity application and game development in C# since 2010
Experience in the development of .NET C# applications
Experience in the development of Android and Android Wear applications
Experience in the development of C++ applications and libraries
Developed a Laravel, Bootstrap content management system for the collections of the "Fundação Ilídio Pinho"
Developed a Wordpress theme for the Alumni website for the University of Porto
Developed a Laravel/Three.js web tool for the creation and viewing of geo-referenced children playgrounds.
An Android Wear application that allows a user to record a timeline of haptic feedback to serve as a companion app for a presentation (allowing the user to discretely control the presentation time)
Two Android applications (PT/ES) for the company Banco de Sangue Animal
Webiste, API and Android mobile application enabling the simulation of electricity and gas tariffs.
An Android camera montage application based on the Plutchik list of emotions.
A Unity Mobile Augmented Reality and Location-Based Game.
A Laravel/Aframe CMS and viewer solution for navigating 360º content.
Feel free to contact me using any of the means bellow.
I usually reply in a couple of working days.
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto. Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n 4200-465 Porto PORTUGAL
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joao.jacob\at/fe.up.pt
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Looking forward to hearing from you