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'''Yifan Ge''' is a senior engineering student at [http://www.bucknell.edu/ Bucknell University] and entrepreneur who is the co-founder of [http://www.unparalleledsystems.com/ Unparalleled Systems], alongside Kevin Thomas.
[[File:Yifan Ge Profile.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]
== Undergraduate Studies ==
Currently, Yifan is on the track of pursuing a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and a B.A. degree in Computer Science. During his education at [http://www.bucknell.edu/ Bucknell University], Yifan has done undergraduate research on Design of An Autonomous Unmanned Robotic Vehicle (Summer 2010) and Ground-based Space Object Surveillance System (Summer 2013).
In 2012-13, Yifan has been a team member of a Electrical Engineering senior design team, [https://sites.google.com/a/bucknell.edu/zedboard/ ZipDT] working with [http://www.avnet.com Avnet] on its newly released FPGA platform, [http://www.zedboard.org ZedBoard] (Zynq Evaluation & Development Board). The goal of the project was to develop an image processing application that demonstrates hardware acceleration by implementing part of the program on re-configurable hardware fabric. At the end of the project in May 2013, ZipDT successfully delivered an implementation of a motion-controlled block stacking game on the ZedBoard and achieved 3X acceleration rate on erosion algorithm through hardware implementation.
After finishing undergraduate studies at [http://www.bucknell.edu/ Bucknell University], Yifan is planning on entering graduate school for further education and research in the area of computer architecture.
== Professional Development ==
Besides his academic endeavors, Yifan also shares a passion for business development and entrepreneurship. Since 2010, Yifan has been working at Bucknell’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) as a student engineering consultant. He has helped many entrepreneurs and small businesses successfully develop their first prototypes.
During the summer of 2011, Yifan Ge also worked with [http://www.ge-energy.com GE Energy] on its Smart Grid System as a student consultant through [http://www.bucknell.edu/x29991.xml Institute for Leadership in Technology and Management].
In May 2013, Yifan co-founded [http://www.unparalleledsystems.com/ Unparalleled Systems] with Kevin Thomas. "The mission of Unparalleled Systems is to provide affordable and accessible high-performance computers to medical researchers, because saving time on medical research leads to saving lives." Yifan's main responsibility is developing the hardware implementation of software-based algorithms onto re-configurable hardware.[[File:Unparalleled Systems logo.png|thumb|right|Unparalleled Systems logo.png]]
== Contact Information ==
*LinkedIn: [http://lnkd.in/beVcsyz Yifan Ge]
*Email: ygg001@bucknell.edu
== Articles ==
#UI Session 2: [[Business Model Competition|Business Model Competition]]
#UI Session 3: [[How to create an off-campus incubator]]
#UI Session 4: [[Bucknell University]]
#UI Session 5: [[Bucknell University Student Priorities]]
#UI Session 6: [[Team Awareness]] and [[Team Venture Forth]]
[[Category:Student Changemakers|Student_Changemakers]]
[[File:Yifan Ge Profile.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]
== Undergraduate Studies ==
Currently, Yifan is on the track of pursuing a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and a B.A. degree in Computer Science. During his education at [http://www.bucknell.edu/ Bucknell University], Yifan has done undergraduate research on Design of An Autonomous Unmanned Robotic Vehicle (Summer 2010) and Ground-based Space Object Surveillance System (Summer 2013).
In 2012-13, Yifan has been a team member of a Electrical Engineering senior design team, [https://sites.google.com/a/bucknell.edu/zedboard/ ZipDT] working with [http://www.avnet.com Avnet] on its newly released FPGA platform, [http://www.zedboard.org ZedBoard] (Zynq Evaluation & Development Board). The goal of the project was to develop an image processing application that demonstrates hardware acceleration by implementing part of the program on re-configurable hardware fabric. At the end of the project in May 2013, ZipDT successfully delivered an implementation of a motion-controlled block stacking game on the ZedBoard and achieved 3X acceleration rate on erosion algorithm through hardware implementation.
After finishing undergraduate studies at [http://www.bucknell.edu/ Bucknell University], Yifan is planning on entering graduate school for further education and research in the area of computer architecture.
== Professional Development ==
Besides his academic endeavors, Yifan also shares a passion for business development and entrepreneurship. Since 2010, Yifan has been working at Bucknell’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) as a student engineering consultant. He has helped many entrepreneurs and small businesses successfully develop their first prototypes.
During the summer of 2011, Yifan Ge also worked with [http://www.ge-energy.com GE Energy] on its Smart Grid System as a student consultant through [http://www.bucknell.edu/x29991.xml Institute for Leadership in Technology and Management].
In May 2013, Yifan co-founded [http://www.unparalleledsystems.com/ Unparalleled Systems] with Kevin Thomas. "The mission of Unparalleled Systems is to provide affordable and accessible high-performance computers to medical researchers, because saving time on medical research leads to saving lives." Yifan's main responsibility is developing the hardware implementation of software-based algorithms onto re-configurable hardware.[[File:Unparalleled Systems logo.png|thumb|right|Unparalleled Systems logo.png]]
== Contact Information ==
*LinkedIn: [http://lnkd.in/beVcsyz Yifan Ge]
*Email: ygg001@bucknell.edu
== Articles ==
#UI Session 2: [[Business Model Competition|Business Model Competition]]
#UI Session 3: [[How to create an off-campus incubator]]
#UI Session 4: [[Bucknell University]]
#UI Session 5: [[Bucknell University Student Priorities]]
#UI Session 6: [[Team Awareness]] and [[Team Venture Forth]]
[[Category:Student Changemakers|Student_Changemakers]]