small changes to publications and research related pages

_includes/archive-single.html

@@ -11,19 +11,29 @@
 {% endif %}
 
 <div class="{{ include.type | default: 'list' }}__item">
-  <article class="archive__item" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"{% if post.locale %} lang="{{ post.locale }}"{% endif %}>
+  <article class="archive__item" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"
+    {% if include.type != "grid" %}
+      style="display: flex; align-items: flex-start;"
+    {% endif %}
+    {% if post.locale %} lang="{{ post.locale }}"{% endif %}>
+
+    {% comment %} --- Teaser for GRID view --- {% endcomment %}
     {% if include.type == "grid" and teaser %}
       <div class="archive__item-teaser">
         <img src="{{ teaser | relative_url }}" alt="">
       </div>
     {% endif %}
-    {% if teaser and include.type != "grid"%}
+
-    <div class="archive__item-teaser-list">
+    {% comment %} --- Teaser for LIST view (and other non-grid types) --- {% endcomment %}
-      <img src="{{ teaser | relative_url }}" alt="">
+    {% if teaser and include.type != "grid" %}
+    <div class="archive__item-teaser-list" style="margin-right: 1em; flex-shrink: 0;">
+      <img src="{{ teaser | relative_url }}" alt="" style="display: block;">
     </div>
     {% endif %}
-    <div style="display: block; float: inherit;">
+
-      <h2 class="archive__item-title no_toc" itemprop="headline">
+    {% comment %} --- Text content wrapper --- {% endcomment %}
+    <div {% if include.type != "grid" %} style="flex-grow: 1;" {% endif %} >
+      <h2 class="archive__item-title no_toc" itemprop="headline" style="text-align: left !important;">
         {% if post.link %}
           <a href="{{ post.link }}">{{ title }}</a> <a href="{{ post.url | relative_url }}" rel="permalink"><i class="fas fa-link" aria-hidden="true" title="permalink"></i><span class="sr-only">Permalink</span></a>
         {% else %}
@@ -31,7 +41,9 @@
         {% endif %}
       </h2>
       {% include page__meta.html type=include.type %}
-      {% if post.excerpt %}<p class="archive__item-excerpt" itemprop="description">{{ post.excerpt | markdownify | strip_html | truncate: 160 }}</p>{% endif %}
+      {% if post.excerpt %}<p class="archive__item-excerpt" itemprop="description" style="text-align: left;">
+        {{ post.excerpt | markdownify | strip_html | truncate: 160 }}
+      </p>{% endif %}
     </div>
   </article>
 </div>

_sass/minimal-mistakes/_base.scss

@@ -285,10 +285,23 @@ figure {
   }
 
   &.research_icons {
+
+    display: flex;        // Make the figure a flex container
+    flex-wrap: wrap;      // Allow icons to wrap to the next line
+    justify-content: center; // Center the icons horizontally within the figure
+    align-items: center;  // Align icons vertically (if they have different heights)
+    gap: 1em;            // This sets a 16px gap between rows AND columns. Adjust as needed.
     > p,
     > a {
 
-      font-size: 0%;
+    display: flex;          // Make the <a> a flex container too
+    flex-direction: column; // Stack image and text vertically
+    align-items: center;    // Center content of <a> (image, text)
+    text-decoration: none;  // Remove underline from links
+
+    width: calc(12% - 1.2em);
+
+    font-size: 0%;
 
       @include breakpoint($small) {
         font-size: 0%;
@@ -305,20 +318,9 @@ figure {
       @include breakpoint($large) {
         font-size: 85%;
       }
-
+    img {
+      margin-bottom: 0.3em; // Space between image and text label
     }
-  }
-
-  &.research_icons {
-    > p,
-    > a,
-    > img {
-
-      width: calc(15% - 0.2em);
-    }
-
-    figcaption {
-      width: 100%;
     }
   }
 }

publications.md

@@ -6,41 +6,37 @@ author_profile: true
 scholar_link: "https://scholar.google.de/citations?user=NODAd94AAAAJ&hl=en"
 ---
 
-This section highlights my contributions to scientific literature. My research primarily focuses on advancing the understanding and application of machine learning and deep neural networks.
+This section details my scientific publications, primarily focused on advancing machine learning and deep neural networks:
-
-Key areas of investigation reflected in my publications include:
 
 *   **Foundational Deep Learning:** Analyses of neural network mechanisms and core principles.
-*   **Methodological Development:** Novel techniques in Data Augmentation & Synthesis, Classification & Segmentation, Anomaly & Out-of-Distribution (OOD) Detection.
+*   **Methodological Development:** Novel techniques in Data Augmentation & Synthesis, Classification & Segmentation, and Anomaly & Out-of-Distribution (OOD) Detection.
 *   **Advanced Systems:** Exploration of Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning (MARL), emergence, and safety considerations.
-*   **Applied Domains:** Leveraging these techniques in areas such as Geoinformatics, audio analysis, and sequence modeling, often stemming from collaborative [projects](/projects).
+*   **Applied Domains:** Application of these methods in Geoinformatics, audio analysis, and sequence modeling, often stemming from collaborative [projects](/projects).
 
-The publications listed below represent significant outputs from my doctoral studies at LMU Munich and ongoing research activities, contributing to both foundational knowledge and practical solutions.
 
-For a comprehensive and continuously updated list of my publications, please visit my profile on <a href="{{ page.scholar_link }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Google Scholar</a>.
+For a updated list of my work, please refer to my research profiles linked below. 
- 
+
----
 
 <center>
-    <figure class="research_icons" style="max-width: 70%; text-align:center;">
+    <figure class="research_icons" style="max-width: 60%; text-align:center;">
 
     <a href="https://scholar.google.de/citations?user=NODAd94AAAAJ&hl=en">
-    <img src="/assets/images/research/google_scholar.png"  style="margin-bottom: 0em;">Scholar</a>
+    <img src="/assets/images/research/google_scholar.png"  style="margin-bottom: 0em;"></a>
 
     <a href="https://arxiv.org/a/illium_s_1">
-    <img src="/assets/images/research/arxiv.png" style="margin-bottom: 0em;">arXiv</a>
+    <img src="/assets/images/research/arxiv.png" style="margin-bottom: 0em;"></a>
 
     <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Steffen-Illium">
-    <img src="/assets/images/research/researchgate.png" style="margin-bottom: 0em;">R-Gate</a>
+    <img src="/assets/images/research/researchgate.png" style="margin-bottom: 0em;"></a>
 
     <a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0021-436X" style="vertical-align:middle">
-    <img src="/assets/images/research/orcid.png" style="margin-bottom: 0em;">ORCiD</a>
+    <img src="/assets/images/research/orcid.png" style="margin-bottom: 0em;"></a>
 
     <a href="https://www.mobile.ifi.lmu.de/team/steffen-illium/" style="vertical-align:middle">
-    <img src="/assets/images/research/lmu.png" style="margin-bottom: 0em;">LMU</a>
+    <img src="/assets/images/research/lmu.png" style="margin-bottom: 0em;"></a>
 
     <a href="https://www.semanticscholar.org/author/Steffen-Illium/51893497" style="vertical-align:middle">
-    <img src="/assets/images/research/semschol.png" style="margin-bottom: 0em;">Semantic</a>
+    <img src="/assets/images/research/semschol.png" style="margin-bottom: 0em;"></a>
 
     </figure>
 </center>

research.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 #layout: single
-title: "research"
+title: "Research"
 permalink: /research/
 layout: category
 taxonomy: research
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ author_profile: true
 entries_layout: grid
 ---
 
-Here you'll find a curated overview of the papers where I have played a pivotal role, either as the first author or as a contributing author further down the authorship line. My involvement has spanned a variety of activities, from conceptualizing the initial ideas and developing machine learning models, to providing support and insights to my colleagues, or rigorously reviewing and refining the work.
+Here you'll find a curated overview of the papers where I have played a pivotal role, either as the first author or as a contributing author. 
+
+My involvement has spanned, from conceptualizing the ideas and developing machine learning models, to providing support and insights to my colleagues.
 
 ## List of Papers
 

teaching.md

@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 ---
-# Feel free to add content and custom Front Matter to this file.
-# To modify the layout, see https://jekyllrb.com/docs/themes/#overriding-theme-defaults
-
 title: "teaching"
 permalink: /teaching/
 layout: category
@@ -9,8 +6,9 @@ taxonomy: teaching
 author_profile: true
 entries_layout: list
 ---
-As a doctoral student, embracing the role of an educator brought me great joy, whether it was mentoring undergraduate and graduate students on their theses, assisting in the organization of larger lectures, or leading practical seminars and courses. Below is a list of subjects where I contributed either as an assistant or as the main instructor. 
+During my doctoral studies at LMU Munich, I mentored undergraduate and graduate students, contributed to large-scale lectures, and led practical seminars and courses. The following sections detail my teaching experience.
 
-For a detailed list of thesis topics I have supervised, please visit my [LMU profile page](https://www.mobile.ifi.lmu.de/team/steffen-illium/).
+
+For a detailed list please visit my [LMU profile page](https://www.mobile.ifi.lmu.de/team/steffen-illium/).
 
 ---