Adding Research Publications

Academic and industry research adds a layer of deep technical authority to your portfolio. This guide covers how to add your publications to the content/publications/ directory.

The Publication Schema

Your publications are managed via the publications collection. This collection is specifically designed to handle metadata like DOI links, PDF downloads, and venue information.

Create a new file: content/publications/your-paper-title.mdx.

Frontmatter Boilerplate

Copy---
title: "Neural-Symbolic Integration in Real-time Systems"
fullTitle: "A Comprehensive Approach to Neural-Symbolic Integration for Error-Correcting Real-time Systems" # Optional but recommended
date: 2025-11-20
venue: "IEEE International Conference on AI"
authors: "Al Nahean, John Doe, Jane Smith"
type: "Conference Paper" # e.g., Journal, Pre-print, Workshop
links:
  pdf: "/files/publications/neural-symbolic.pdf"
  arxiv: "https://arxiv.org/abs/xxxx.xxxxx"
  code: "https://github.com/AlNahean/research-repo"
  doi: "10.1109/ICAI.2025.0001"
---

Step 1: Handling Assets (PDFs)

Linking to external PDFs (like Arxiv) is great, but hosting a local copy ensures that your portfolio remains a one-stop-shop for recruiters and peers.

1. Storage: Place PDFs in public/files/publications/.
2. Naming: Use lowercase, kebab-case for filenames: neural-symbolic-approach.pdf.

Step 2: Content Structure

Research MDX files are typically shorter than case studies. They usually contain:

1. Abstract: A summary of the research.
2. Key Findings: Use bullet points.
3. BibTeX: Add a code block so others can easily cite your work.

Copy## Abstract
 
This paper presents a new method for...
 
## Key Findings
 
- **Efficiency:** 20% reduction in latency.
- **Accuracy:** 98.5% on standard benchmarks.
 
## Cite as (BibTeX)
 
```bibtex
@inproceedings{nahean2025neural,
  title={Neural-Symbolic Integration...},
  author={Nahean, Al and Doe, John},
  booktitle={IEEE International...},
  year={2025}
}

🔮 Senior Tips for Academic Content

1. Linking Strategies

If your paper is under review, set the type to "Pre-print" and use the arxiv link. Once published, update the venue and add the doi. The UI handles optional links gracefully—if you don't provide a code link, the button simply won't appear.

2. Character Sensitivity

In the fullTitle or title fields, avoid using complex LaTeX math symbols directly. Since this is YAML, it may cause parsing errors. Use plain text or standard UTF-8 characters where possible.

3. "Authors" Field

The authors field is a string. Ensure you follow standard academic formatting (e.g., "Me, First Author, Second Author"). In the future, if you want to link authors to their own pages, you'll need to update the schema to an array of slugs, but for now, a string is the most flexible approach.

4. Searchability

Fumadocs indexes your publications. Using a fullTitle that is different from your title (the one on the card) allows you to keep the UI clean while still having the full academic title searchable via the search bar.