Daniel Valente de MacEdo

Daniel Valente de Macedo is a distinguished lecturer and researcher at Saxion University of Applied Sciences since October 2021, and serves as an Unreal Authorized Instructor partner for Epic Games from January 2023. As the founder and technical leader of Valente Studio since July 2012, Daniel specializes in Unity and Unreal Engine development. Previous roles include computer graphics researcher and lecturer at Universidade de Fortaleza, leading the LAPIN laboratory and teaching various development courses, along with software engineering positions focusing on iOS and mobile solutions. Daniel holds a Ph.D. in Computer Graphics and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Universidade de Fortaleza, supplemented by early research and development experience in digital media and systems.