Post-graduated in Science and Web Technology(2021) at Aberta University in Portugal. Graduated in Computer Science (2000), has a Master's degree (2009) and a PhD (2017) in Intelligence Technologies and Digital Design from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (Pontifical University Catholic of São Paulo). CAPES Sandwich Doctoral Fellow at the Institute of Digital Games, at the University of Malta, between 2015 and 2016. Postdoctoral project at the Universidade Aberta, in Lisbon, under the supervision of Leonel Morgado. I lectured as a professor at the PUC-SP, having taught in the Computer Science, Technology in Digital Games, Communication and Multimedia, Technology and Digital Media and Information Systems programs. Also served as the Internship Coordinator for the Faculdade de Ciências Exatas e Tecnologia. Vice-president of the Brazilian Network for Ludic Studies (REBEL). Has experience in Computer Science, with emphasis on real-time systems development, creation of communication interfaces with embedded hardware for data collection, data processing (data-mining) for market research, image processing (computer vision), game conception, design, planning and development,gamification, computer simulation, 3D modeling, integration with embedded systems on devices, such as Arduino and Kinect, implementation of digital educational technologies,both in classroom and distance learning, and creation of independent games, published on Ludabyte. (Main programming languages used in projects: C, C ++, Delphi (Object-Pascal), ASP, Visual Basic, JAVA, Javascript and C #). Professional experience also includes teaching in the Information Systems and Digital Games at Faculdades Undergraduate Program at Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas (FMU), teaching in the Game Development Postgraduate Program at the National Service for Commercial Learning (SENAC) and acting as a software developer for market research at the Brazilian Institute of Public Opinion and Statistics (IBOPE) between 2001 and 2010. As a researcher, develops studies on the use of games for teaching computational concepts.Currently part of two research groups registered in the Directory of Research Groups of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), Software Modeling Research Group (Grupo de Estudos em Modelagem de Software - GEMS), and Speech Studies Research Group (Grupo De Pesquisa De Estudos Sobre a Fala - GeFALA). Has published works in journals and book collections. Link to other academic databases: ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mario_Fontes3/publications; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5618-0616 Mendeley: https://www.mendeley.com/profiles/mario-madureira-fontes/; Google-scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=5bhLHCkAAAAJ; SCOPUS: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57200205578; Publons(ResearcherID): https://publons.com/researcher/2485815/mario-madureira-fontes/