Ningfei Li
Professor at Northwestern Polytechnical University
Berlin Metropolitan Area Germany
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Top SchoolNingfei Li is a computational neuroscience professor and researcher with 12 years of experience bridging medical imaging, signal processing, and software engineering. Based in the Berlin area and now a professor at Northwestern Polytechnical University, he progressed from doctoral work at TU Berlin to research roles at Charité where he led applied imaging projects. He brings practical DevOps and C/C++ build-system expertise—demonstrated by substantive contributions to the widely used dcm2niix DICOM→NIfTI converter, improving cross-platform builds and dependency integration. His background in signal and electronic engineering informs a pragmatic approach to reproducible research pipelines and performant scientific software. Known for fixing low-level compiler and build issues, he combines hands-on implementation skills with academic leadership to translate complex imaging methods into robust tools.
13 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master, Signal and Information Processing, Master, Signal and Information Processing at Northwestern Polytechnic University (CN)
Github Skills (7)
c-language10
cmake10
cprogramming-language10
build-automation10
nifti9
openjpeg9
zlib8
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
rordenlab/dcm2niix
Oct 2016 - Dec 2022
dcm2nii DICOM to NIfTI converter: compiled versions available from NITRC
Role in this project:
Backend & DevOps Engineer
Backend & DevOps EngineerContributions:92 commits, 18 PRs, 63 pushes in 6 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Ningfei significantly contributed to the project by modifying CMake files to improve build processes and add new features. Their work includes setting up the SuperBuild infrastructure, integrating external dependencies like OpenJPEG, Cloudflare zlib, and CharLS, and fixing build issues. Furthermore, the user addressed compiler errors and implemented options for choosing the runtime and build type, enhancing the project's flexibility and compatibility.
dicomniftimrimri-imagesneuroscience
ningfei/niimath
Jan 2020 - Jul 2024
niimath - a clone of fslmaths
Contributions:7 releases, 90 pushes, 3 branches in 4 years 6 months
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