An academic, researcher and entrepreneur, Licínio Roque obtained a PhD in Informatics Engineering from the University of Coimbra while developing "Context Engineering", a socio-technical approach to information systems development.
He teaches studio and project-based courses on Human-Computer Interaction, Game Studies and Development, Organizational Behavior, Knowledge and Innovation, and Information Systems, and advises thesis on Information Systems, HCI, Learning Contexts, Digital Games Research and Socio-Technical Development as part of the PhD program at the University of Coimbra.
He also does R&D in diverse forms of participatory media and is co-founder of the startup Tapestry Software that focuses on "media design" by developing multiplayer online game technologies and custom learning and promotional games.