Ariel Gil

AI Safety Researcher & Mechatronics Engineer

Technical Research Manager at Pivotal Research

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Quick Editing Guide

This guide lists where to find and update common content on the site.

Position/Role Changes

Header Position Title

File: _layouts/default.html
Line: 375-376
What to change:

• Line 375: Main title (e.g., “AI Safety Researcher & Mechatronics Engineer”)
• Line 376: Current position/role (e.g., “Advisor / Board President at AI Standards Lab”)

About Section

File: index.md
Lines: 7-14
What to change:

• Update your current work description
• Update position mentions (e.g., “advisory/board role”)

Site-Wide Descriptions

Main Site Title & Description

File: _config.yml
Lines: 1-2
What to change:

• title: Site title (appears in browser tab)
• description: Default meta description for SEO

Home Page Description

File: index.md
Lines: 3-4
What to change:

• description: Page-specific meta description

Web Manifest (PWA)

File: site.webmanifest
Lines: 2-4
What to change:

• name: App name
• description: App description

Contact Information

Email Address

File: index.md
Line: 291
What to change:

• Update the email address in the contact section

Social Links

LinkedIn, Google Scholar, GitHub

File: _layouts/default.html
Lines: 378-395
What to change:

• Update URLs for social media profiles
• Update aria-label text if needed

Profile Image

Header Photo

File: _layouts/default.html
Line: 372
What to change:

• Update the image path (currently IMG_2992.JPG)
• Also update line 11 for Open Graph image (social media previews)

Projects & Content

Projects

Files:

• _data/ai_safety_projects.yml
• _data/projects.yml
• _data/coding_projects.yml
• _data/other_projects.yml

Publications

File: _data/publications.yml

Misc Content

File: _data/misc_sections.yml

Navigation

Menu Links

File: _layouts/default.html
Lines: 365-368
What to change:

• Add/remove navigation links
• Update URLs

Quick Checklist for Position Change

When your position changes, update:

1. ✅ _layouts/default.html line 375-376 (header)
2. ✅ index.md line 4 (page description)
3. ✅ index.md lines 7-14 (about section)
4. ✅ _config.yml line 1-2 (site title/description)
5. ✅ site.webmanifest line 2-4 (app name/description)