ARC-M - Advanced Resilience & Computing Mission

Official website for the Advanced Resilience & Computing Mission, built with Jekyll.

Development Setup

Prerequisites

• Ruby (version 3.0 or higher)
• Bundler (gem install bundler)

Local Development

1. Install dependencies:

   bundle install

2. Build the site:

   bundle exec jekyll build

3. Serve the site locally:

   bundle exec jekyll serve

   The site will be available at http://localhost:4000

Site Structure

├── _config.yml           # Jekyll configuration
├── _layouts/             # Page layouts
│   ├── default.html      # Base layout with header/sidebar
│   ├── post.html         # Blog post layout
│   └── project.html      # Project page layout
├── _includes/            # Reusable components
│   ├── header.html       # Top navigation with marquee
│   └── sidebar.html      # Side navigation
├── _posts/               # Blog posts (YYYY-MM-DD-title.md)
├── _projects/            # Project pages
├── _data/                # Data files
│   └── team.yaml         # Team member information
├── assets/               # Static assets
│   ├── css/              # Stylesheets
│   ├── logo_white.png    # Logo
│   └── projects/         # Project images
├── index.html            # Homepage (About Us)
├── blog.html             # Blog listing page
├── projects.html         # Projects listing page
└── team.html             # Team page

Adding Content

Creating a New Blog Post

Create a new markdown file in _posts/ with the filename format: YYYY-MM-DD-title.md

Example: _posts/2025-11-15-new-post.md

---
layout: post
title: "Your Post Title"
date: 2025-11-15
author: "Author Name"
summary: "Brief summary of the post"
---

Your post content here in markdown...

Creating a New Project

Create a new markdown file in _projects/ with any filename (e.g., my-project.md)

---
layout: project
title: "Your Project Title"
status: "Active"  # Options: Active, Proposed, Completed
description: "Brief project description"
slug: "my-project"
cover: "/assets/projects/image.jpg"
focusAreas:
  - "Area 1"
  - "Area 2"
---

Your project content here in markdown...

Updating Team Members

Edit _data/team.yaml:

- id: 1
  name: "Member Name"
  role: "Role Title"
  imageUrl: "/assets/team/photo.jpg"

Deployment

This site is configured for GitHub Pages. Simply push to the main branch and GitHub will automatically build and deploy the site.

Manual Deployment

To deploy manually:

1. Build the site: bundle exec jekyll build
2. The static site will be in _site/
3. Deploy the _site/ directory to your hosting provider

Styling

The site uses Tailwind CSS via CDN for styling. All styles are configured in _layouts/default.html.

The dark theme is applied globally with custom typography settings optimized for technical content.

URL Structure

• Homepage (About): /
• Blog listing: /blog/
• Individual blog posts: /blog/YYYY/MM/DD/title/
• Projects listing: /projects/
• Individual projects: /projects/slug/
• Team: /team/

Features

• Responsive design with mobile-friendly navigation
• Syntax highlighting for code blocks
• Markdown support with GFM (GitHub Flavored Markdown)
• Automatic blog post and project listing generation
• SEO-friendly URLs
• Fast loading with static site generation

Current Projects

1. Isaac Sim Dual-Use Benchmark Suite - Standardized benchmarks for autonomous systems
2. Sim-to-Real Drone Surveillance Pipeline - Training drones for extreme environments
3. Robotic Arm for Medical Logistics - Automated field-aid setup