Michiel De Wilde - personal academic website

A dependency-free static website, ready for GitHub Pages.

Publish on GitHub Pages

1. Push this repository to GitHub.
2. Open Settings - Pages in the repository.
3. Under Build and deployment, choose Deploy from a branch.
4. Select your main branch and / (root), then save.

Automated publications, talks and CV

The publication tracker is generated by scripts/sync_publications.py from ORCID, Crossref and arXiv metadata. Talks live in scripts/talks.json. The CV publication and talks blocks are generated from the same website data by scripts/build_cv.py.

The scheduled GitHub Action in .github/workflows/sync-publications.yml runs every Monday and can also be started manually from the Actions tab. It will:

1. update assets/publications.js,
2. generate assets/talks.js from scripts/talks.json,
3. rewrite the generated Publications and Talks sections in cv/Michiel_De_Wilde_CV.tex,
4. compile cv/Michiel_De_Wilde_CV.pdf,
5. copy the PDF to assets/CV_Michiel_De_Wilde.pdf for the website download link,
6. commit the changes if anything changed.

For a local refresh after editing publication or talk metadata, run:

python scripts/sync_publications.py
python scripts/build_cv.py --no-compile

Then compile cv/Michiel_De_Wilde_CV.tex and copy the resulting PDF to assets/CV_Michiel_De_Wilde.pdf.

Add publications

Do not edit assets/publications.js by hand unless you only need a temporary local experiment; it is generated and the next sync will overwrite it.

Preferred route for indexed/public work:

1. Add the paper to ORCID or arXiv.
2. Run:

python scripts/sync_publications.py
python scripts/build_cv.py --no-compile

The publication page and generated CV publication block will update from the synced metadata.

For a manual website publication entry, add an object to scripts/manual-publications.json:

{
  "type": "preprint",
  "year": "2026",
  "title": "Your paper title",
  "authors": "M. De Wilde, A. Collaborator",
  "venue": "arXiv",
  "url": "https://arxiv.org/..."
}

For a CV-only entry, such as a manuscript under review, add an object to scripts/cv-extra-publications.json:

{
  "type": "under review",
  "year": "2026",
  "title": "Your manuscript title",
  "authors": "M. De Wilde, A. Collaborator",
  "venue": "Journal name",
  "url": ""
}

After editing either JSON file, run:

python scripts/build_cv.py --no-compile

Add talks

Add a talk once in scripts/talks.json; this updates both the website CV page and the PDF CV after running the builder.

Copy one object and edit the values:

{
  "date": "2026-03-24",
  "event": "Mathematical Physics & Analysis Seminar",
  "venue": "ISTA",
  "title": "Arbitrary harmonic functions as Bose-Einstein condensates"
}

Keep the date in YYYY-MM-DD format so talks sort newest first automatically. Then run:

python scripts/build_cv.py --no-compile

For future Michiel

• Add indexed/public papers through ORCID or arXiv where possible.
• Add manual website publication entries in scripts/manual-publications.json.
• Add CV-only entries, such as manuscripts under review, in scripts/cv-extra-publications.json.
• Add talks once in scripts/talks.json.

Filters and search update automatically from assets/publications.js; the website talk list updates automatically from assets/talks.js.

Future Field Notes additions

Field Notes is active and currently contains visual recaps of the research papers. Possible future additions: a separate open-questions page and a reading list.