🌐 Your Website Visual Guide
🌐 Your Website Visual Guide
Exactly What Visitors See
Here’s a visual representation of your website at https://zixianwang2022.github.io/
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║ Zixian Wang - Academic Portfolio ║
║ ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ║
║ [Publications] [Blog Posts] [CV] ║
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║ ┌─────────────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║
║ │ │ │ Welcome to My Academic Portfolio │ ║
║ │ [PHOTO SPACE] │ │ │ ║
║ │ (once you add │ │ About Me │ ║
║ │ profile.png) │ │ ──────────────────────────────────────── │ ║
║ │ │ │ I am a first-year PhD student at UIUC │ ║
║ │ Zixian Wang │ │ advised by Prof. Minjia Zhang. │ ║
║ │ He/Him │ │ │ ║
║ │ │ │ Research Interests │ ║
║ │ First-year PhD │ │ ──────────────────────────────────────── │ ║
║ │ student at UIUC │ │ My research focuses on: │ ║
║ │ advised by Prof. │ │ - Machine learning systems │ ║
║ │ Minjia Zhang │ │ - Distributed computing │ ║
║ │ │ │ - Performance optimization │ ║
║ │ ─────────────────────── │ │ │ ║
║ │ │ │ Education │ ║
║ │ 📧 zixianw4@illinois... │ │ ──────────────────────────────────────── │ ║
║ │ │ │ Ph.D. in Computer Science (In Progress) │ ║
║ │ 🐙 zixianwang2022 │ │ University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign │ ║
║ │ (GitHub profile link) │ │ 2023-Present │ ║
║ │ │ │ Advisor: Prof. Minjia Zhang │ ║
║ │ [Other profiles will │ │ │ ║
║ │ appear as you add │ │ Experience │ ║
║ │ them in _config.yml] │ │ ──────────────────────────────────────── │ ║
║ │ │ │ Graduate Research Assistant │ ║
║ └─────────────────────────┘ │ University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign │ ║
║ │ Aug 2023-Present │ ║
║ │ Working on machine learning systems │ ║
║ │ research under Prof. Minjia Zhang. │ ║
║ │ │ ║
║ │ News & Updates │ ║
║ │ ──────────────────────────────────────── │ ║
║ │ (Add any announcements here) │ ║
║ │ │ ║
║ └──────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║
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What’s Currently Showing
✅ Left Sidebar (Configured in _config.yml)
- Profile picture placeholder (add your photo)
- Name: Zixian Wang
- Pronouns: He/Him
- Bio: First-year PhD student at UIUC advised by Prof. Minjia Zhang
- Email: zixianw4@illinois.edu (clickable link)
- GitHub: zixianwang2022 (clickable link)
✅ Main Content (From _pages/about.md)
- Welcome header
- About Me section - Your introduction
- Research Interests - Machine learning, distributed computing, performance
- Education - PhD at UIUC
- Experience - Research Assistant role
- News & Updates - Currently empty (optional)
✅ Top Navigation (From _data/navigation.yml)
- Publications link
- Blog Posts link
- CV link
What Happens When Visitors Click Navigation Links
Publications Page
/publications/ → Shows all research papers from _publications/ folder
Currently has: 5 sample publication files (you'll replace these)
Blog Posts Page
/year-archive/ → Shows all blog posts from _posts/ folder
Currently: Empty (you deleted the samples)
Can add posts here if you want to blog
CV Page
/cv/ → Shows your curriculum vitae
Edit: _pages/cv.md
Text Formatting Examples
Everything in your about.md supports Markdown formatting:
| You write… | It appears as… |
|---|---|
**bold text** | bold text |
*italic text* | italic text |
# Heading | Large heading |
## Subheading | Medium heading |
- bullet point | • bullet point |
1. numbered | 1. numbered item |
[Link text](url) | Link text |
Example: Better formatted Research Interests
You could write:
## Research Interests
I'm passionate about building efficient machine learning systems. My research interests include:
- **Machine Learning Systems:** Optimization and scalability of ML training
- **Distributed Computing:** Fault tolerance and performance in distributed systems
- **Performance Analysis:** Profiling and identifying bottlenecks in complex systems
It would display as:
Research Interests
I'm passionate about building efficient machine learning systems.
My research interests include:
• Machine Learning Systems: Optimization and scalability of ML training
• Distributed Computing: Fault tolerance and performance in distributed systems
• Performance Analysis: Profiling and identifying bottlenecks in complex systems
How to Make Your Page Even Better
Add a Profile Picture
- Find a professional headshot (300×300 pixels)
- Save as
profile.pngin/images/folder - Commit & push → appears in sidebar!
Add Academic Profiles
In _config.yml, add your URLs:
author:
googlescholar: "https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=YOUR_ID"
arxiv: "https://arxiv.org/a/yourname"
orcid: "https://orcid.org/YOUR-ID"
linkedin: "https://linkedin.com/in/yourname"
Add Publications
Replace files in _publications/ with your papers
Update Your Full CV
Edit _pages/cv.md with complete CV information
Add News/Updates
Fill in the “News & Updates” section with recent announcements:
## News & Updates
- **Feb 2024:** Paper accepted to OSDI!
- **Jan 2024:** Started PhD at UIUC
- **Dec 2023:** Graduated from SJTU
The Publishing Workflow
┌─────────────────────────────┐
│ 1. Edit a file in VS Code │
│ (e.g., _pages/about.md) │
└────────────┬────────────────┘
↓
┌─────────────────────────────┐
│ 2. Save the file │
└────────────┬────────────────┘
↓
┌─────────────────────────────┐
│ 3. Commit & push to GitHub │
│ (git push) │
└────────────┬────────────────┘
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┌─────────────────────────────┐
│ 4. GitHub detects changes │
│ Rebuilds your site │
│ (takes ~30 seconds) │
└────────────┬────────────────┘
↓
┌─────────────────────────────┐
│ 5. Visit your website │
│ https://zixianwang... │
│ Changes are LIVE! ✨ │
└─────────────────────────────┘
Your Site vs Template
| Feature | Your Site | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Home page | ✅ Clean about page | Ready! |
| Publications | Template structure | Ready for your papers |
| Blog | Empty (optional) | Ready if you want |
| CV | Template structure | Ready to fill |
| Sidebar | Your info | Done! |
| Navigation | 3 pages (clean) | Done! |
| Talks | ❌ Removed | Not needed |
| Teaching | ❌ Removed | Not needed |
| Portfolio | ❌ Removed | Not needed |
Next Actionable Steps
- Commit your current changes (if not done)
- Add profile picture (Optional but recommended)
- Wait 30 seconds, then visit your site
- See your name and bio appear in the sidebar! 🎉
Your site is LIVE! Every edit you make appears within minutes!