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# Site settings
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

title: blank # the website title (if blank, full name will be used instead)
first_name: You
middle_name: R.
last_name: Name
title: spokiio # the website title (if blank, full name will be used instead)
first_name: Spokiio
middle_name:
last_name:
contact_note: >
You can even add a little note about which of these is the best way to reach you.
I am currently open to collaboration opportunities, research projects, and internships.
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.
Personal website of an undergraduate student sharing projects, learning notes, and academic interests.
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
keywords: undergraduate, student, portfolio, projects, personal 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/)

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
url: https://spokiio.github.io # the base hostname & protocol for your site
baseurl: # 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
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
back_to_top: true # set to false to disable the back to top button
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# Blog
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

blog_name: al-folio # blog_name will be displayed in your blog page
blog_description: a simple whitespace theme for academics
blog_name: notes # blog_name will be displayed in your blog page
blog_description: learning notes and updates
permalink: /blog/:year/:title/
lsi: false # produce an index for related posts

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lang: en

# Disqus comments (DEPRECATED)
disqus_shortname: al-folio # put your disqus shortname
disqus_shortname: # put your disqus shortname
# https://help.disqus.com/en/articles/1717111-what-s-a-shortname

# External sources.
# If you have blog posts published on medium.com or other external sources,
# you can display them in your blog by adding a link to the RSS feed.
# Optional: Set default categories and tags for posts from each source.
external_sources:
- name: medium.com
rss_url: https://medium.com/@al-folio/feed
categories: [external-posts]
tags: [medium]
- name: Google Blog
posts:
- url: https://blog.google/technology/ai/google-gemini-update-flash-ai-assistant-io-2024/
published_date: 2024-05-14
categories: [external-posts]
tags: [google]
external_sources: []

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Newsletter
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layout: about
title: about
permalink: /
subtitle: <a href='#'>Affiliations</a>. Address. Contacts. Motto. Etc.
subtitle: Undergraduate student in computer science

profile:
align: right
image: prof_pic.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>Computer Science Undergraduate</p>
<p>Building projects in web development and AI</p>
<p>Open to internship opportunities</p>

selected_papers: true # includes a list of papers marked as "selected={true}"
selected_papers: false # includes a list of papers marked as "selected={true}"
social: true # includes social icons at the bottom of the page

announcements:
enabled: true # includes a list of news items
enabled: false # includes a list of news items
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
---

Write your biography here. Tell the world about yourself. Link to your favorite [subreddit](https://www.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.
Hi! I’m an undergraduate student who is learning by building.

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.
I’m interested in software engineering, machine learning, and practical web development. This website is where I share my projects, notes, and progress as I grow my skills.

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.
If you’d like to collaborate, connect with me through the social links below.