Bio

I’m Ben Morrissey, a second-year student at Georgia Tech.

I’m exploring the intersection of software and hardware -- and how theoretical concepts can be applied in real life. I enjoy combining creativity and logic to solve problems. Some of my other interests are basketball, soccer, weightlifting, chess, watching TV shows, skiing, playing guitar, and reading.

My goal with this portfolio is to document my journey as an engineer, offering detailed demos but also a more personal look into how my experience has shaped my approach to problem-solving, and my life in general. I like to keep the more rigorous technical details to my resume and GitHub.

Projects

Spinning Robot

Created a spinning robot with Raspberry Pi Pico and Python. It features real-time directional control via angle input and calculates the shortest path. (one wheel rotates, the other moves it forward). I implemented calibration algorithms to convert PWM duty cycles to consistent wheel speeds. This project served as an intro to embedded software development and electronics -- and I'm excited to do more complex Raspberry Pi projects in the future!

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Dotify ⠙⠕⠞⠊⠋⠽

Awarded 2nd place in HackGT for hardware with Dotify, an AI-powered Braille label printer. I led frontend (TypeScript), backend (Python, Gemini API integration), and collaborated on firmware development (C++) for servo control and Braille embossing. I learned a lot about software development, AI, and embedded systems. It was my first hackathon (36 hours) and I had a lot of fun.

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TOAD (Terraforming, Oxygenation, and Agricultural Droid)

This was a hackathon project with a couple of my good friends. We created a remote-controlled robot that can dig a small hole in the soil and then dispense a couple seeds when a button is pressed. I think our video is a pretty fun watch, I would recommend checking it out.

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Poker CLI (In progress)

A project I have begun in summer '26, to hone my skills in C. It's been a challenge to create poker without object-oriented programming. My goal is to have a fully functional executable that can receive updates, have advanced bot play, and eventually multiplayer using ssh.

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Experience & Organizations

Carolina Instruments

  • During summer '26, I completed an embedded systems engineering internship, my first professional experience in the field
  • In a fast-paced startup environment, I collaborated with researchers and engineers at UNC Chapel-Hill to work on a project outlined in a grant
  • My role involved designing a GUI for a data acquisition system. See more information about it in my GitHub!
  • I am extremely proud of my final product -- a reliable tool for scientists that I developed, working on everything from soldering and validation on the oscilloscope, to firmware, and ultimately UI design and data processing in Python
  • I would highly recommend working at a startup in early career because of the opportunity to learn about so many different things -- there's no such thing as staying in your lane

VIP: Interacting with Sound and Space

  • I joined a VIP (Vertically Integrated Projects) team to work on a research project with two other students my freshman year
  • We developed an object detection system with four nodes (depth cameras with beelink computers)
  • I enjoyed working on an interdisciplinary team including a senior music technology student, furthering my Python skills with OpenCV, and managing multiple linux devices through Ansible

HyTech Racing

  • HyTech Racing is a student-led Formula SAE (EV) team at Georgia Tech. I joined as a freshman
  • Thus far, I have worked primarily on the firmware team, where I first learned collaboration skills like version control and code review
  • My two main projects have been validating a TTPMS sensor by receiving and translating the raw bytes, and confirming they matched physical realities -- and developing a firmware steering system to catch errors in a digital and analog steering sensor, and applying a fusion algorithm to apply a final angle

ICE (Integrated Computational Electronics) Laboratory -- Undergraduate Research

  • This upcoming fall semester, I will be joining the ICE Lab at Georgia Tech to contribute to the field of analog electronics and neuromorphic engineering

Vector Textiles

  • I interned with a local startup (Cary, NC) during my junior and senior years of high school
  • I managed the company website, integrating data visualization and collecting relevant articles to promote patent-pending chemical-free mosquito-resistant technology
  • Also researched target markets in preparation for launch
  • My first experience in a professional environment, and I was able to learn a lot about early-stage companies

Contact

Email: benmorr2006 [at] gmail [dot] com

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