Hi, I’m Carson Stark
I'm addicted to building cool stuff.
About Me
I am a fourth year computer science student at UT Austin driven by a passion for technology and automation. I've been programming as a hobby since before I graduated elementary school, delving into personal projects related to game development, machine learning, full stack mobile / web development, and robotics. I take pride in my ability to develop a vision and see it through, solve difficult problems with persistence, and organize others in a leadership role. I am currently an undergraduate researcher with the Living With Robots lab at UT as well as a part time aerial robotics software engineer at AeroParagon.
Favorite Projects
TikTok Clone
January 2025 → May 2025
I challenged myself to build a fully functional TikTok clone in under 24 hours using React Native, Django, and AWS cloud services. The app features a scrollable feed of videos, user authentication, likes and comments, a profile page, and even a smart recommendation algorithm that can rank videos based on learned user interests.
Autonomous Drone
December 2022 → December 2024
Built and programmed a fully autonomous hexacopter drone with obstacle avoidance, object detection, payload detection, precision landing, 3D printed gripper mechanism, and a custom ios app. Documented the entire two year engineering process on YouTube.
Mutiplayer Mobile Game
July 2021 → Ongoing
I am currently developing a top down shooter multiplayer mobile game using C# and Unity. The game features real-time multiplayer capabilities, a variety of weapons, custom loadouts, and advanced enemy AI. I've documented the entire development process through a video series on YouTube and launched a beta test with IOS Test Flight.
Dobby Conversational Robot
April 2023 → March 2024
This research, published at IEEE ROMAN 2024, introduces a robot platform that combines a conversational AI agent with task planning. Built on a large language model, the system enables natural dialogue and real-world action, allowing the robot to understand language and respond through both conversation and physical behavior.
CNC Pen Plotter
February 2019 → June 2019
Built a CNC machine that can draw images with a writing instrument. The machine uses X and Y axis stepper motors to control the movement of the pen, allowing it to create detailed drawings and handwriting. Wrote a program to parse SVG files and convert them to CNC movement commands.
AI Handwriting Replication
August 2019 → May 2020
Implemented image processing algorithms to partition images of handwriting into individual lines and words and extract pen strokes to build a dataset. Trained a Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) model using Tensorflow and Keras to generate handwritten pen strokes in my own writing style.
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Project Timeline
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