José Rocha

Department of Information Systems | School of Engineering | University of Minho

José Rocha holds an M.Sc. in the area of Technologies and Information Systems from the University of Minho, Portugal. His academic career has prepared him for the age of technology, by exploring a variety of programming languages and softwares like Enterperise Ressource Planing Softwares (ERPs). With grade 19 on his Master's Thesis, which focused on the exploration of eXtended Reality (XR) techniques, José has developed a special interest in those areas. In the professional world, José has evolved rapidly, as a result of his high level of commitment and versatility. He now holds the position of Team Lead at the research group CVIG (Computer Vision Interaction and Graphics) at CCG/ZGDV institute (Center for Computer Graphics). His professional experience have led him more deeply into the areas of eXtended Reality, as a result of the constant development and investigation of eXtended Reality and Computer Vision techniques for many different devices, like optical and video see-through HDMs (Head Monted Displays), Smartphones and Smarglasses. During his journey, José has developed a wide range of skills that go from implementation techniques (back-end) to interface techniques (front-end), and so becoming a Full Stack Developer. His portfolio has a panoply of projects developed at CCG, focusing in the development of cross platform applications with a wide range of technologies. His extensive experience in software development formed the basis for his efficient project management, with a focus on Agile and Scrum management methods. As Team Lead of a small development team, his work consist on: direct collaboration with clients; define project requirements and project architectures; execute product backlogs, weekly and daily sprints; prepare schedules with development times, resources and costs; support development and help overcome technical problems; prepare OPVs (sales opportunitys documents); etc.