Alessio Tonioni's Academic Website 🚀

This repository contains my personal academic website, featuring modern, AI-powered automation for research tracking.

🚀 Smart Features (Implemented by Antigravity)

This repository has been significantly refactored to include:

1. Automated Publication Updates: A Python script (update_publications.py) that you can run locally to scrape Google Scholar for your latest research.
2. AI News Generation: Uses Gemini 3 Flash to generate catchy, informal news snippets for every new publication.
3. Transparency First: AI-generated news is visually marked with a distinct purple badge on the website.
4. Local Control: Run the script manually on your laptop whenever you want to check for updates.
5. Clean Repository: Removed legacy theme junk and placeholder images for a premium, lightweight experience.

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🛠️ Local Development & Updates

📦 Run Publication Updates

To check for new papers and generate news:

1. Ensure you have your GEMINI_API_KEY exported in your terminal: export GEMINI_API_KEY=your_key_here
2. Install requirements: pip install scholarly pyyaml google-genai
3. Run the script: python scripts/update_publications.py
4. Review the new markdown files in _publications/ and the updates in _data/news.yml.
5. Commit and push: git add . && git commit -m "Update publications" && git push

🖥️ Serve Locally

1. Ensure you have Docker installed and running.
2. Run the helper script: ./scripts/serve_local.sh
3. Visit the site at: http://localhost:4000

⚙️ CI/CD

The site is built and deployed via GitHub Actions. The publication automation requires a GEMINI_API_KEY to be set in the repository's secrets.