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The old site was a “mess” of manual HTML files, hardcoded paths, and outdated information.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.
What’s next?
This site will serve as a hub for my professional profile, a place to track my latest publications and trainings, and occasionally, a platform to share technical insights into the world of climate modelling and data preprocessing.
Welcome to the new vlap.github.io!