Pedro Pais
PhD Candidate
Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Summary
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Top SchoolPedro Pais is a PhD candidate and game-focused computer scientist with nine years of experience designing and researching cooperative, inclusive game systems at LASIGE in Lisbon. His work bridges academic rigour and practical tooling—publishing at CHI and CSCW while developing frameworks like LFCG to enable modular, asymmetric play for mixed-ability groups and families. He has hands-on experience building interactive apps and teaching game development (Unity, Godot), and has delivered user-facing Android tools linked to cloud analytics. Pedro’s research uniquely centers on how specific mechanics shape social interaction, aiming to turn accessibility-first design principles into broadly playable experiences.
9 years of coding experience
High School Ciências e Tecnologias, High School Ciências e Tecnologias at Escola Secundária António GedeãoIntegrated Master Computer Engineering, Integrated Master Computer Engineering at Universidade Nova de LisboaDoctor of Sciences Informatics, Doctor of Sciences Informatics at Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de LisboaAssociação Cultural "O Mundo do Espectáculo"
Portuguese, English
Github Skills (48)
org-mode9
markdown9
graph9
knowledge-graph9
gdscript9
unity3d8
documentation8
clojurescript8
trello8
game-development8
knowledge-management8
clojure8
game-engine8
open-source7
cleo7
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
pgpais/Koala-Boutique-Adventurer
Apr 2021 - Nov 2022
Contributions:39 releases, 325 commits, 136 pushes in 1 year 6 months
pgpais/Koala-Boutique-Parent
May 2021 - Nov 2022
Contributions:31 releases, 206 commits, 105 pushes in 1 year 6 months
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