ankith-mohan · Sep 25, 2026 · Sep 24, 2026 · Sep 25, 2026 · Sep 25, 2026 · Sep 25, 2026
diff --git a/CUSTOMIZE.md b/CUSTOMIZE.md
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Here we will give you some tips on how to customize the website. One important t
     - [How it works](#how-it-works)
     - [Configuration](#configuration-1)
     - [Disable related posts for a specific post](#disable-related-posts-for-a-specific-post)
-    - [Additional configuration in _config.yml](#additional-configuration-in-_configyml)
+    - [Additional configuration in \_config.yml](#additional-configuration-in-_configyml)
   - [Managing publication display](#managing-publication-display)
   - [Adding a Google Calendar](#adding-a-google-calendar)
     - [Basic usage](#basic-usage)

diff --git a/_bibliography/papers.bib b/_bibliography/papers.bib
diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ title: blank # the website title (if blank, full name will be used instead)
 first_name: Ankith
 middle_name:
 last_name: Mohan
-email: ankithmo@vt.edu
+email: ankith.mohan@gmail.com
 description: > # the ">" symbol means to ignore newlines until "footer_text:"
   Ankith Mohan's Personal Website
 footer_text: >
@@ -113,8 +113,7 @@ discord_id: # your discord id (18-digit unique numerical identifier)
 zotero_username: # your zotero username
 wechat_qr: # filename of your wechat qr-code saved as an image (e.g., wechat-qr.png if saved to assets/img/wechat-qr.png)
 
-contact_note: >
-  You can even add a little note about which of these is the best way to reach you.
+contact_note: # You can even add a little note about which of these is the best way to reach you.
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Analytics and search engine verification

diff --git a/_data/socials.yml b/_data/socials.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,8 @@
 # this file contains the social media links and usernames of the author
 # the socials will be displayed in the order they are defined here
-# for more information, please refer to the documentation of jekyll-socials plugin: https://github.com/george-gca/jekyll-socials
-cv_pdf: /assets/pdf/example_pdf.pdf # path to your CV PDF file
-email: you@example.com # your email address
-inspirehep_id: 1010907 # Inspire HEP author ID
-rss_icon: true # comment this line to hide the RSS icon
-scholar_userid: qc6CJjYAAAAJ # your Google Scholar ID
-# wechat_qr: # filename of your wechat qr-code saved as an image (e.g., wechat-qr.png if saved to assets/img/wechat-qr.png)
-# whatsapp_number: # your WhatsApp number (full phone number in international format. Omit any zeroes, brackets, or dashes when adding the phone number in international format.)
-custom_social: # can be any name here other than the ones already defined in the jekyll-socials plugin
-  logo: https://www.alberteinstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cropped-favicon-192x192.png # can be png, svg, jpg
-  title: Custom Social
-  url: https://www.alberteinstein.com/
+
+email: ankith.mohan@gmail.com
+linkedin_username: ankithmohan
+scholar_userid: h6EJ7CYAAAAJ
+github_username: ankith-mohan
+orcid_id: 0000-0003-3764-4267
diff --git a/_layouts/bib.liquid b/_layouts/bib.liquid
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@
       <div class="bibtex hidden">
         {% highlight bibtex %}
         {{- entry.bibtex | hideCustomBibtex -}}
-        {% endhighlight %}
+      {% endhighlight %}
       </div>
     {% endif %}
 

diff --git a/_news/2026-05-kafura-fellowship.md b/_news/2026-05-kafura-fellowship.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+layout: post
+date: 2026-05-26 00:00:00-0400
+inline: true
+related_posts: false
+---
+
+I received the Kafura Doctoral Graduate Fellowship Award from Virginia Tech.
diff --git a/_news/2026-07-phd-defense.md b/_news/2026-07-phd-defense.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+layout: post
+date: 2026-07-09 00:00:00-0400
+inline: true
+related_posts: false
+---
+
+I successfully defended my Ph.D. dissertation in Computer Science at Virginia Tech.
diff --git a/_news/2026-08-umass-postdoc.md b/_news/2026-08-umass-postdoc.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+layout: post
+date: 2026-08-01 00:00:00-0400
+inline: true
+related_posts: false
+---
+
+I joined the Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst as a Postdoctoral Research Associate.
diff --git a/_news/announcement_1.md b/_news/announcement_1.md
diff --git a/_news/announcement_2.md b/_news/announcement_2.md
diff --git a/_news/announcement_3.md b/_news/announcement_3.md
diff --git a/_pages/about.md b/_pages/about.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 layout: about
 title: about
 permalink: /
+nav: false
+nav_order: 1
 subtitle:
 
 profile:
@@ -10,12 +12,20 @@ profile:
   image_circular: false # crops the image to make it circular
   more_info:
 
-news: false # includes a list of news items
-latest_posts: false # includes a list of the newest posts
-selected_papers: false # includes a list of papers marked as "selected={true}"
-social: false # includes social icons at the bottom of the page
+announcements:
+  enabled: true
+  scrollable: true
+  limit: 5
+
+latest_posts:
+  enabled: false
+  scrollable: true
+  limit: 3
+
+selected_papers: true
+social: true
 ---
 
-I am a PhD Candidate at [Virginia Tech](https://vt.edu) advised by [Jamie Sikora](https://website.cs.vt.edu/people/faculty/jamie-sikora.html). I received my M.S. from the [University of Southern California](https://usc.edu), where I was fortunate to be advised by [Emilio Ferrara](https://viterbi.usc.edu/directory/faculty/Ferrara/Emilio) and [Aiichiro Nakano](https://viterbi.usc.edu/directory/faculty/Nakano/Aiichiro).
+I am a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the [Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences](https://www.cics.umass.edu) at the [University of Massachusetts Amherst](https://www.umass.edu), where I work with [Gayane Vardoyan](https://people.cs.umass.edu/~gvardoyan) and [Philip S. Thomas](https://people.cs.umass.edu/~pthomas/). I received my Ph.D. in Computer Science from [Virginia Tech](https://vt.edu), where I was advised by [Jamie Sikora](https://sites.google.com/site/jamiesikora), and my M.S. in Computer Science from the [University of Southern California](https://usc.edu), where I worked with [Emilio Ferrara](https://viterbi.usc.edu/directory/faculty/Ferrara/Emilio) and [Aiichiro Nakano](https://viterbi.usc.edu/directory/faculty/Nakano/Aiichiro).
 
-My research lies at the intersection of **quantum computing**, **machine learning**, and **optimization**.
+My current research focuses on **quantum information** and **quantum networks**. I am particularly interested in developing algorithms and protocols for quantum communication and distributed quantum systems, with an emphasis on quantum repeater networks, entanglement distribution, and the use of optimization theory and reinforcement learning for network control.
diff --git a/_pages/about_einstein.md b/_pages/about_einstein.md
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-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.
-
-Put your address / P.O. box / other info right below your picture. You can also disable any 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.
-
-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.

diff --git a/_pages/blog.md b/_pages/blog.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 layout: default
 permalink: /blog/
 title: blog
-nav: true
+nav: false
 nav_order: 1
 pagination:
   enabled: true

diff --git a/_pages/cv.md b/_pages/cv.md
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 ---
-layout: cv
+layout: page
+title: cv
 permalink: /cv/
-title: CV
 nav: true
-nav_order: 5
-cv_pdf: /assets/pdf/example_pdf.pdf # you can also use external links here
-cv_format: rendercv # options: rendercv, jsonresume
-description: This is a description of the page. You can modify it in '_pages/cv.md'. You can also change or remove the top pdf download button.
-toc:
-  sidebar: left
+nav_order: 3
 ---
+
+<div style="width: 100%; height: 85vh;">
+  <iframe
+    src="/assets/pdf/CV_Mohan_Ankith.pdf"
+    width="100%"
+    height="100%"
+    style="border: none;">
+  </iframe>
+</div>
diff --git a/_pages/dropdown.md b/_pages/dropdown.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 layout: page
 title: submenus
-nav: true
+nav: false
 nav_order: 8
 dropdown: true
 children:

diff --git a/_pages/profiles.md b/_pages/profiles.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ layout: profiles
 permalink: /people/
 title: people
 description: members of the lab or group
-nav: true
+nav: false
 nav_order: 7
 
 profiles:

diff --git a/_pages/projects.md b/_pages/projects.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ layout: page
 title: projects
 permalink: /projects/
 description: A growing collection of your cool projects.
-nav: true
+nav: false
 nav_order: 3
 display_categories: [work, fun]
 horizontal: false

diff --git a/_pages/publications.md b/_pages/publications.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 layout: page
 permalink: /publications/
 title: publications
-description: publications by categories in reversed chronological order. generated by jekyll-scholar.
+description: Publications in reverse chronological order. #generated by jekyll-scholar.
 nav: true
 nav_order: 2
 ---

diff --git a/_pages/repositories.md b/_pages/repositories.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ layout: page
 permalink: /repositories/
 title: repositories
 description: Edit the `_data/repositories.yml` and change the `github_users` and `github_repos` lists to include your own GitHub profile and repositories.
-nav: true
+nav: false
 nav_order: 4
 ---
 

diff --git a/_pages/teaching.md b/_pages/teaching.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ layout: page
 permalink: /teaching/
 title: teaching
 description: Course materials, schedules, and resources for classes taught.
-nav: true
+nav: false
 nav_order: 6
 calendar: true
 ---

diff --git a/assets/json/resume.json b/assets/json/resume.json
@@ -78,10 +78,10 @@
     {
       "language": "Hindi",
       "fluency": "Fluent"
-    }
+    },
     {
       "language": "English",
-      "fluency": "Fluent",
+      "fluency": "Fluent"
     }
   ],
   "interests": [],

diff --git a/assets/pdf/example_pdf.pdf b/assets/pdf/example_pdf.pdf
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json