Dr. Vladimir Lapin 🌐 ∫ ⚙

High-impact workflow tips for climate modelling and large-scale simulation management, from resumable transfers to environment snapshots.

After many years of serving me well, my old XHTML-based website—handcrafted during my postdoc days at the University of Leeds—has finally been retired. Why the change? The old site was a “mess” of manual HTML files, hardcoded paths, and outdated information. As a Senior Research Engineer at BSC, I needed something that: Reflects my current role in Climate Modelling and HPC. Is Low Maintenance: I want to spend my time on research, not on debugging broken HTML tags. Is Data-Driven: My CV is now automatically generated from the same YAML files I use for my TeX-based CV. What’s new? I’ve moved to Hugo with the PaperMod theme. It’s fast, minimal, and doesn’t require a complex Ruby environment like Jekyll. I’ve also managed to preserve some of the personal touches from the original site—like the classic ocean-themed GIFs and images that have personal value to me. ...