Bowen Gao

Bowen Gao

Ph.D. Student @ Tsinghua University | AI for Drug Discovery

Personal Homepage Optimization Summary

Personal Homepage Optimization Summary

Overview

This document summarizes the optimizations made to the personal homepage based on the resume content.

Changes Made

1. About Page (_pages/about.md)

Improvements:

  • Enhanced Biography Section
    • Added clear section heading with “## Biography”
    • Emphasized research focus on AI for Drug Discovery (AIDD) and data-centric methods
    • Corrected work dates to match resume (July 2021 vs. June 2021)
    • Added specific details about work at ByteDance (platforms: Toutiao, Douyin, TikTok)
    • Added GPA and honors information for both degrees
    • Fixed University of Toronto link (from ECE to main site)
    • Added degree information consistency (Bachelor’s in Computer Science, not Computer Engineering)
  • Improved Research Highlights
    • Better formatting for project links
    • Reduced font size from 24px to 20px for better readability
    • Added emoji icons for visual appeal
    • Fixed typo: “Vritual” → “Virtual”
  • Enhanced Education Section
    • Added clear formatting with bold institution names
    • Included supervisor information for Ph.D.
    • Added GPA and honors for all degrees
    • Consistent date formatting
  • Improved Work Experience Section
    • Added proper job titles and durations
    • Included specific responsibilities and achievements
    • Added Uber ATG internship that was missing from homepage
    • Better hierarchical structure with bold titles
  • Reorganized Publications Section
    • Grouped by year (2025, 2024, 2023)
    • Bold paper titles for better visibility
    • Consistent formatting with proper markdown
    • Fixed typo: “euqal” → “equal”
  • Added Preprints Section
    • Properly formatted with years
    • Consistent with publications style
  • New Academic Services Section
    • Clear categorization of Conference vs. Journal reviews
    • Better formatting with bullet points
  • New Contact Section
    • Consolidated contact information
    • Added all relevant links

2. Configuration File (_config.yml)

Improvements:

  • Enhanced Site Title
    • From: “Bowen Gao / Homepage”
    • To: “Bowen GaoAI for Drug Discovery Researcher”
  • Improved Description
    • From: “Hello World”
    • To: “Ph.D. Student at Tsinghua UniversityAI for Drug DiscoveryDeep Learning for Molecular Design”
  • Updated Author Bio
    • From: “Research Engineer”
    • To: “Ph.D. Student @ Tsinghua UniversityAI for Drug Discovery”
  • Added Missing Information
    • Location: Updated to “Beijing, China”
    • Employer: Added “Tsinghua University”
    • Email: Added “billgao0111@gmail.com”

3. CV Page (_pages/cv.md)

Complete Redesign:

  • Added downloadable PDF resume button
  • Comprehensive education section with all details
  • Detailed work experience with achievements
  • Added research interests section
  • Integrated publications from Jekyll collections
  • Added academic services section
  • Added skills section (programming languages, frameworks, tools)
  • Added complete contact information

Key Improvements

Content Accuracy

✅ All dates now match between resume and homepage
✅ Correct degree names and institutions
✅ Added missing work experience (Uber ATG internship)
✅ GPA and honors information included

Formatting & Readability

✅ Consistent markdown formatting throughout
✅ Clear section headings and hierarchies
✅ Better visual organization with bold text and bullets
✅ Year-based grouping for publications

Professionalism

✅ Enhanced SEO with better title and description
✅ Complete contact information
✅ Academic services highlighted
✅ Research interests clearly stated

User Experience

✅ Added emoji icons for visual appeal
✅ Proper link formatting with target=”_blank”
✅ Better spacing and layout
✅ Downloadable resume option

Files Modified

  1. _pages/about.md - Main homepage content
  2. _config.yml - Site configuration and metadata
  3. _pages/cv.md - Detailed CV page

Next Steps

To see the changes:

  1. Commit the changes to the repository
  2. Push to GitHub: git push origin master
  3. GitHub Pages will automatically rebuild the site
  4. Changes should be live at https://bowen-gao.github.io in a few minutes

Testing Locally

To preview changes locally:

cd /home/gaobowen/bowen-gao.github.io
bundle exec jekyll serve

Then visit http://localhost:4000 in your browser.

Last Updated: November 7, 2025