updates

_config.yml

@@ -3,32 +3,31 @@
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 title: blank # the website title (if blank, full name will be used instead)
-first_name: You
-middle_name: R.
-last_name: Name
-email: [email protected]
+first_name: Charlie
+middle_name: Cheng-Jie
+last_name: Ji
+email: [email protected]
 description: > # the ">" symbol means to ignore newlines until "footer_text:"
   A simple, whitespace theme for academics. Based on [*folio](https://github.com/bogoli/-folio) design.
 footer_text: >
   Powered by <a href="https://jekyllrb.com/" target="_blank">Jekyll</a> with <a href="https://github.com/alshedivat/al-folio">al-folio</a> theme.
   Hosted by <a href="https://pages.github.com/" target="_blank">GitHub Pages</a>.
-  Photos from <a href="https://unsplash.com" target="_blank">Unsplash</a>.
 keywords: jekyll, jekyll-theme, academic-website, portfolio-website # add your own keywords or leave empty
 lang: en # the language of your site (for example: en, fr, cn, ru, etc.)
-icon: ⚛️ # the emoji used as the favicon (alternatively, provide image name in /assets/img/)
+icon: icon-512x512.png # the emoji used as the favicon (alternatively, provide image name in /assets/img/)
 
-url: https://alshedivat.github.io # the base hostname & protocol for your site
-baseurl: /al-folio # the subpath of your site, e.g. /blog/. Leave blank for root
-last_updated: false # set to true if you want to display last updated in the footer
+url: https://CharlieJCJ.github.io # the base hostname & protocol for your site
+baseurl: # the subpath of your site, e.g. /blog/
+last_updated: true # set to true if you want to display last updated in the footer
 impressum_path: # set to path to include impressum link in the footer, use the same path as permalink in a page, helps to conform with EU GDPR
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Theme
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # repo color theme
-repo_theme_light: default # https://github.com/anuraghazra/github-readme-stats/blob/master/themes/README.md
-repo_theme_dark: dark # https://github.com/anuraghazra/github-readme-stats/blob/master/themes/README.md
+repo_theme_light: github # https://github.com/anuraghazra/github-readme-stats/blob/master/themes/README.md
+repo_theme_dark: native # https://github.com/anuraghazra/github-readme-stats/blob/master/themes/README.md
 repo_trophies:
   enabled: true
   theme_light: flat # https://github.com/ryo-ma/github-profile-trophy
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ repo_trophies:
 # will use title and url fields
 # Take a look to https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll-feed for more customization
 
-rss_icon: true
+rss_icon: false
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Layout
@@ -67,13 +66,13 @@ og_image: # The site-wide (default for all links) Open Graph preview image
 # Social integration
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-github_username: # your GitHub user name
+github_username: CharlieJCJ# your GitHub user name
 gitlab_username: # your GitLab user name
 x_username: # your X handle
 mastodon_username: # your mastodon instance+username in the format instance.tld/@username
-linkedin_username: # your LinkedIn user name
+linkedin_username: charlie-ji # your LinkedIn user name
 telegram_username: # your Telegram user name
-scholar_userid: # your Google Scholar ID
+scholar_userid: KKTmqTAAAAAJ# your Google Scholar ID
 semanticscholar_id: # your Semantic Scholar ID
 whatsapp_number: # your WhatsApp number (full phone number in international format. Omit any zeroes, brackets, or dashes when adding the phone number in international format.)
 orcid_id: # your ORCID ID
@@ -96,15 +95,15 @@ lastfm_id: # your lastfm id
 spotify_id: # your spotify id
 pinterest_id: # your pinterest id
 unsplash_id: # your unsplash id
-instagram_id: # your instagram id
+instagram_id: charlie_jcj # your instagram id
 facebook_id: # your facebook id
 youtube_id: # your youtube channel id (youtube.com/@<youtube_id>)
-discord_id: # your discord id (18-digit unique numerical identifier)
+discord_id: 878303645370830860 # your discord id (18-digit unique numerical identifier)
 zotero_username: # your zotero username
-wechat_qr: # filename of your wechat qr-code saved as an image (e.g., wechat-qr.png if saved to assets/img/wechat-qr.png)
+wechat_qr: wechat.png # filename of your wechat qr-code saved as an image (e.g., wechat-qr.png if saved to assets/img/wechat-qr.png)
 
 contact_note: >
-  You can even add a little note about which of these is the best way to reach you.
+  Feel free to connect me on linkedin, instagram, and email, where I check them regularly.
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Analytics and search engine verification
@@ -123,8 +122,9 @@ bing_site_verification: # out your bing-site-verification ID (Bing Webmaster)
 # Blog
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-blog_name: al-folio # blog_name will be displayed in your blog page
-blog_description: a simple whitespace theme for academics
+blog_name: Charlie's Blog # blog_name will be displayed in your blog page
+# blog_nav_title: blog # your blog must have a title for it to be displayed in the nav bar
+blog_description: A place to record my thoughts and ideas of academics, hobbies, new interactions in life, and more.
 permalink: /blog/:year/:title/
 
 # Pagination
@@ -138,10 +138,10 @@ related_blog_posts:
 # Giscus comments (RECOMMENDED)
 # Follow instructions on https://giscus.app/ to setup for your repo to fill out the information below.
 giscus:
-  repo: # <your-github-user-name>/<your-github-repo-name>
-  repo_id: # leave empty or specify your repo_id (see https://giscus.app/)
+  repo: CharlieJCJ/CharlieJCJ.github.io # <your-github-user-name>/<your-github-repo-name>
+  repo_id: MDEwOlJlcG9zaXRvcnk2MDAyNDM2NQ==
   category: Comments # name of the category under which discussions will be created
-  category_id: # leave empty or specify your category_id (see https://giscus.app/)
+  category_id: DIC_kwDOA5PmLc4CTBt6
   mapping: title # identify discussions by post title
   strict: 1 # use strict identification mode
   reactions_enabled: 1 # enable (1) or disable (0) emoji reactions
@@ -176,15 +176,17 @@ collections:
     permalink: /projects/:path/
 
 announcements:
-  enabled: true
+  enabled: false
   scrollable: true # adds a vertical scroll bar if there are more than 3 news items
   limit: 5 # leave blank to include all the news in the `_news` folder
 
 latest_posts:
-  enabled: true
+  enabled: false
   scrollable: true # adds a vertical scroll bar if there are more than 3 new posts items
   limit: 3 # leave blank to include all the blog posts
 
+selected_papers:
+  enabled: false
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Jekyll settings
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -312,7 +314,7 @@ max_author_limit: 3 # leave blank to always show all authors
 more_authors_animation_delay: 10 # more authors are revealed on click using animation; smaller delay means faster animation
 
 # Enables publication thumbnails. If disabled, none of the publications will display thumbnails, even if specified in the bib entry.
-enable_publication_thumbnails: true
+enable_publication_thumbnails: false
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Jekyll Link Attributes
@@ -352,15 +354,15 @@ imagemagick:
 # Optional Features
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-enable_google_analytics: false # enables google analytics
+enable_google_analytics: true # enables google analytics
 enable_cronitor_analytics: false # enables cronitor RUM analytics
 enable_google_verification: false # enables google site verification
 enable_bing_verification: false # enables bing site verification
 enable_masonry: true # enables automatic project cards arrangement
 enable_math: true # enables math typesetting (uses MathJax)
 enable_tooltips: false # enables automatic tooltip links generated for each section titles on pages and posts
 enable_darkmode: true # enables switching between light/dark modes
-enable_navbar_social: false # enables displaying social links in the navbar on the about page
+enable_navbar_social: true # enables displaying social links in the navbar on the about page
 enable_project_categories: true # enables categorization of projects into multiple categories
 enable_medium_zoom: true # enables image zoom feature (as on medium.com)
 enable_progressbar: true # enables a horizontal progress bar linked to the vertical scroll position

_layouts/about.liquid

@@ -50,15 +50,15 @@ layout: default
     {% endif %}
 
     <!-- Latest posts -->
-    {% if page.latest_posts %}
+    {% if page.latest_posts.enabled %}
       <h2>
         <a href="{{ '/blog/' | relative_url }}" style="color: inherit">latest posts</a>
       </h2>
       {% include latest_posts.liquid %}
     {% endif %}
 
     <!-- Selected papers -->
-    {% if page.selected_papers %}
+    {% if page.selected_papers.enabled %}
       <h2>
         <a href="{{ '/publications/' | relative_url }}" style="color: inherit">selected publications</a>
       </h2>

_pages/about.md

@@ -2,25 +2,30 @@
 layout: about
 title: about
 permalink: /
-subtitle: <a href='#'>Affiliations</a>. Address. Contacts. Moto. Etc.
+subtitle: <a href='https://www.berkeley.edu/'>UC Berkeley</a>. CS & DS junior. ML Researcher. AGI Enthusiast. Music Producer. Hiker. Foodie.
 
 profile:
   align: right
-  image: prof_pic.jpg
+  image: big_square_bear.jpg
   image_circular: false # crops the image to make it circular
   more_info: >
-    <p>555 your office number</p>
-    <p>123 your address street</p>
-    <p>Your City, State 12345</p>
+    <p>Berkeley, California</p>
+    [email protected]
 
-news: true # includes a list of news items
-latest_posts: true # includes a list of the newest posts
-selected_papers: true # includes a list of papers marked as "selected={true}"
+news: false # includes a list of news items
+latest_posts: false # includes a list of the newest posts
+selected_papers: false # includes a list of papers marked as "selected={true}"
 social: true # includes social icons at the bottom of the page
 ---
 
-Write your biography here. Tell the world about yourself. Link to your favorite [subreddit](http://reddit.com). You can put a picture in, too. The code is already in, just name your picture `prof_pic.jpg` and put it in the `img/` folder.
+Hello, visitor! I’m Charlie. Thank you for taking a moment to visit my personal page.
 
-Put your address / P.O. box / other info right below your picture. You can also disable any of these elements by editing `profile` property of the YAML header of your `_pages/about.md`. Edit `_bibliography/papers.bib` and Jekyll will render your [publications page](/al-folio/publications/) automatically.
+Currently, I am a **third year undergrad at UC Berkeley, majoring in [Computer Science](https://guide.berkeley.edu/undergraduate/degree-programs/computer-science/#abouttheprogramtext) and [Data Science](http://guide.berkeley.edu/undergraduate/degree-programs/data-science/#majorrequirementstext)**. You can find my coursework [here](https://charliejcj.github.io/coursework/). Born in San Jose but raised in the bustling metropolis of Shanghai, I spent a good part of my formative years amidst its vibrant energy. In my academic pursuits, I have developed a keen interest in generative modeling, AI safety, and curious about AGI problems, hoping to make more robust general autonomous systems with little human supervision. Currently, I'm a research intern at Tencent YouTu Lab, working on adversarial machine learning problems in computer vision, specifically in adversarial attacks in facial related applications. There're quite some topics that I'm currently following & exploring, here's a few: **LLM security, LLM + Education, AI + Music**. 
 
-Link to your social media connections, too. This theme is set up to use [Font Awesome icons](https://fontawesome.com/) and [Academicons](https://jpswalsh.github.io/academicons/), like the ones below. Add your Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Scholar, or just disable all of them.
+A significant part of my educational journey has been my **love for [teaching](https://charliejcj.github.io/teaching/) and pedagogical theories**. I am an avid proponent of the Concrete-Representational-Abstract, Socratic Teaching, and Multisensory Learning methodologies. 
+
+Outside the sphere of academia, I have been involved in the fast-paced environment of SaaS startups. As a former founding software engineer for [Markit.AI](https://www.markit.ai), I had the privilege of working on image saliency detection for pre-launch analytics as part of the esteemed Skydeck Pad-13 Program.
+
+When I’m not steeped in academics or professional endeavors, I indulge in various activities. [Creating music](https://soundcloud.com/charlie-cheng-jie-ji), teaching, partaking in outdoor events, playing Texas Hold’em poker, and exploring diverse cuisines are some of my passions. I recently start to record my thoughts and experiences in my [blog](https://charliechengjieji.github.io/blog/).
+
+If you share any of these interests or if you’d like to chat about them, don’t hesitate to connect!