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Brian Ramirez

I build educational software, I'm a virtual reality enthusiast, I'm an computer science teacher, I'm an amateur photographer

About Me

Welcome to my corner of the web! I'm Brian, a passionate software engineer with a love for education. I'm an avid traveler and photographer, always seeking to capture the world’s beauty and tell compelling stories through my lens.

Please explore my portfolio, dive into my projects, and if you’re looking to build something amazing, let's connect.



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My Education & Research

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UMass Amherst

At UMass Amherst, I earned my Bachelor’s in Computer Science and Education. As my thesis I did research on learning management system design under the advisory of Dr. Torrey Trust.

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Harvard

At Harvard, I earned my Master’s in Education focusing on educational software. While I was a student, I worked at the school of engineering helping teach many computer science classes.

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MIT

At MIT, I worked as a research assistant at the MIT STEP Lab under the supervision of Dr. Meredith Thompson. My research focused on developing virtual reality software for education.

Work & Personal Projects

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Teachly: Get to know your students. Get to know your teaching.

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Teachly

Teachly is an educational platform designed to create richer in-classroom discussions. It offers tools like data-rich student profiles, interactive seating charts, and real-time analytics to track and enhance classroom participation. Originally developed and widely used at Harvard, Teachly helps instructors get to know their students better and indetify classroom participation patterns.

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YDO Llama: A Student Management System

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YDO Llama

Llama is a student management system tailored to the needs of the Youth Development Organization of Lawrence. Llama securely stores student records, organizes course offerings and schedules, tracks attendance, facilitates communication, allows parents access/update student records, and more.

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Code Beats: Making CS education fun

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Code Beats

Code Beats teaches computer science fundamentals with a fun and engaging musical curriculum. Learn about functions, recursion, and algorithmns, all through music!

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MCAS Prep: An app to study for the MCAS Exam

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MCAS Prep

MCAS Prep was an app that helped students in Massachusetts study for the MCAS state exam. Subjects included: Math, Biology, Chemistry, Tech & Engineering, and Physics.

MCAS Prep was developed during my senior year of high school in 2015 and was removed from the AppStore in 2020. During these 5 years, the app helped over 10,000 students in Massachusetts study for the mcas exam.

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Hackathon Dashboard: An open-source tool for hackathon management

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Hackathon Dashboard

Hackathon Dashboard is an open-source swiss army knife for hackathon organizers that allows any small hackathon to easily scale their logistics by automating cumbersome tasks.

I built this tool while I was the Director of HackUMass in 2018, to this day many hackathons still use it and the HackUMass Tech Team supports and maintains the project.

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UTeach: A Slack integrated learning management system

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UTeach

UTeach is a modern, user-friendly website that allows students to keep track of their upcoming assignments, grades, and progress.

I built UTeach in 2019 as my thesis research project at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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iOS App

Hibi: Study Japanese vocabulary everyday

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Hibi

日々 (Hibi) which means daily in Japanese, is an easy way to learn new Japanese vocabulary. The app feeds you with new vocabulary words and pictures every day to help you learn Japanese.

I built Hibi in 2016 while I was learning Japanese. The app was retired from the AppStore in 2020. During its four years in the AppStore, Hibi helped thousands of people learn new vocabulary.

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Learnology: Using data to inform learning

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Learnology

Learnology is a learning dashboard that gathers data on student learning to provide actionable feedback for teachers.

I built learnology with a group of classmates at the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 2020.

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Oculus VR App

MIT VR-MRT: An oculus quest VR experience

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VR Mental Rotation Test

The virtual reality mental rotation test is a project I built as part of my research at the MIT STEP Lab. This assessment allows us to measure spatial abilities in virtual reality.

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PlayStation 4 Feature: Who to follow

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Who to Follow

Who To Follow is an awesome way for PlayStation users to explore new content. With the simple click of a button, users can get recommendations on who they should be following.

My team and I built this feature at PlayStation San Francisco office in the year 2017.

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PlayStation 4 Feature: URL Preview

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URL Preview

URL Preview is an awesome feature that enables the seamless sharing of content on the PlayStation platform. This feature helps users share links to their favorite content.

My team and I built this feature at PlayStation San Francisco office in the year 2018.

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Hackathon Project

PlayStation Live: A fun hackathon project.

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PS Live

PlayStation Live is an Apple TV application that allows users to watch all their friend’s live streams in one place. Second place winner of PlayStation’s 2017 Summer Hackathon!

I built this hackathon project by myself at PlayStation San Francisco office in the year 2017.

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My Tech Skills

Want to say hi? You can contact me via email

BrianRamirezDev@gmail.com