Refactor: resize images to speed up loading

.github/workflows/check-team-images.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+name: Check Team Image Names
+
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - 'assets/img/team/**'
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - 'assets/img/team/**'
+
+jobs:
+  check-image-names:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Check team image naming convention
+        run: |
+          #!/bin/bash
+          set -e
+
+          TEAM_DIR="assets/img/team"
+          ERRORS=0
+
+          echo "Checking image naming convention in $TEAM_DIR..."
+          echo "Expected format: firstname_lastname.jpg (or .jpeg, .png)"
+          echo ""
+
+          # Pattern: one or more lowercase letters, underscore, one or more lowercase letters, 
+          # optionally more _name segments, then .jpg
+          VALID_PATTERN="^[a-z]+(_[a-z]+)+\.(jpg)$"
+
+          for file in "$TEAM_DIR"/*; do
+            if [ -f "$file" ]; then
+              filename=$(basename "$file")
+
+              if [[ ! "$filename" =~ $VALID_PATTERN ]]; then
+                echo "❌ Invalid: $filename"
+                echo "   Expected format: firstname_lastname.jpg (lowercase, underscores only)"
+                ERRORS=$((ERRORS + 1))
+              else
+                echo "✅ Valid: $filename"
+              fi
+            fi
+          done
+
+          echo ""
+          if [ $ERRORS -gt 0 ]; then
+            echo "Found $ERRORS file(s) with invalid naming."
+            echo ""
+            echo "Naming convention rules:"
+            echo "  - Use lowercase letters only"
+            echo "  - Separate first and last name with underscore (_)"
+            echo "  - No hyphens, spaces, or special characters"
+            echo "  - Allowed extensions: .jpg"
+            echo "  - Example: john_doe.jpg"
+            exit 1
+          else
+            echo "All team images follow the naming convention! 🎉"
+          fi

.gitignore

@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 .DS_Store
 ./_site
 _site/
+*.py

_events/8.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: "Projects Introduction Aperitif"
-main_image: "/assets/img/events/project-intro-2.jpeg"
+main_image: "/assets/img/events/project-intro-2.jpg"
 date: 2025-10-07
 location: "Rare Grill House"
 ---
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ Do you have an idea in mind or are already working on a project? Join and publis
 
 <br>
 <div class="col-lg-12 d-flex justify-content-center event-gallery">
-    <img src="/assets/img/events/project-intro-1.jpeg" style="max-width:60%;" alt="" class="img-fluid">
-    <img src="/assets/img/events/project-intro-3.jpeg" style="max-width:40%;" alt="" class="img-fluid">
+    <img src="/assets/img/events/project-intro-1.jpg" style="max-width:60%;" alt="" class="img-fluid">
+    <img src="/assets/img/events/project-intro-3.jpg" style="max-width:40%;" alt="" class="img-fluid">
 </div>

_hackathons/startup-competition.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: "Startup Competition"
-main_image: "/assets/img/events/hacklab-25-26.jpeg"
+main_image: "/assets/img/events/hacklab-25-26.jpg"
 location: "Milan, Italy"
 date: 2025-09-21
 end_date: 2025-12-31
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Huge congratulations to **“Churn Down for What”** and **“Uni Market”** f
 
 <div class="col-lg-12 d-flex justify-content-center event-gallery">
     <img src="/assets/img/events/hacklab-25-26-2.jpg" style="max-width:50%;" alt="" class="img-fluid">
-    <img src="/assets/img/events/hacklab-25-26.jpeg" style="max-width:30%;" alt="" class="img-fluid">
+    <img src="/assets/img/events/hacklab-25-26.jpg" style="max-width:30%;" alt="" class="img-fluid">
 </div>
 
 

_projects/2024-01-19.md

@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ type: Research
 cover: /assets/img/proj/proj-4.jpg
 authors:
   - name: "Giulio Caputi"
-    avatar: "/assets/img/team/cap.jpg"
+    avatar: "/assets/img/team/giulio_caputi.jpg"
     link: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/giulio-caputi/"
     desc: "BSc in Economics and Computer Science"
   - name: "Francesco Braicovich"
-    avatar: "/assets/img/team/braicovich.jpeg"
+    avatar: "/assets/img/team/francesco_braicovich.jpg"
     link: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/francescobraicovich/"
     desc: "BSc in Mathematical and Computing Sciences for AI"
 ---

_projects/2024-01-28.md

@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ type: Article
 cover: /assets/img/proj/proj-1.jpg
 authors:
   - name: "Marco Beltramin"
-    avatar: "/assets/img/team/marco-beltramin.png"
+    avatar: "/assets/img/team/marco_beltramin.jpg"
     link: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/marco-beltramin-811b74298/"
     desc: "MSc in Finance"
   - name: "Giacomo Cirò**"
-    avatar: "/assets/img/team/jack.jpg"
+    avatar: "/assets/img/team/giacomo_ciro.jpg"
     link: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/giacomo-ciro/"
     desc: "BSc in Economics and Computer Science"
 ---

_projects/2024-02-19.md

@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ type: Article
 cover: /assets/img/proj/proj-2.jpg
 authors:
   - name: "Ledio Duda"
-    avatar: "/assets/img/team/ledio-duda.png"
+    avatar: "/assets/img/team/ledio_duda.jpg"
     link: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/ledio-duda/"
     desc: "BSc in Economics and Computer Science"
   - name: "Giacomo Cirò**"
-    avatar: "/assets/img/team/jack.jpg"
+    avatar: "/assets/img/team/giacomo_ciro.jpg"
     link: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/giacomo-ciro/"
     desc: "BSc in Economics and Computer Science"
 ---

_projects/2024-03-03.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ type: Research
 cover: /assets/img/proj/proj-3.png
 authors:
   - name: "Valerio Di Palo"
-    avatar: "/assets/img/team/valerio-dipalo.jpeg"
+    avatar: "/assets/img/team/valerio_dipalo.jpg"
     link: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/valedipalo/"
     desc: "MSc in Data Science"
 buttons:

_projects/2025-02-23.md

@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@ type: Research
 cover: /assets/img/proj/solar-energy-estimation-2.png
 authors:
   - name: "Byran Bisetti"
-    avatar: "/assets/img/team/bryan.jpg"
+    avatar: "/assets/img/team/bryan_bisetti.jpg"
     link: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-bisetti/"
     desc: "MSc in Data Science"
   - name: "Andrea Duico"
-    avatar: "/assets/img/team/andrea-duico.jpg"
+    avatar: "/assets/img/team/andrea_duico.jpg"
     link: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreaduico/"
     desc: "MSc in Data Science"
   - name: "Filip Juren"
-    avatar: "/assets/img/team/filip-juren.jpg"
+    avatar: "/assets/img/team/filip_juren.jpg"
     link: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/filipjuren/"
     desc: "MSc in Data Science"
 buttons:

_projects/2025-03-02.md

@@ -5,19 +5,19 @@ type: Research
 cover: /assets/img/proj/spatial_heterogeneity_1.jpg
 authors:
   - name: "Marco Lomele"
-    avatar: "/assets/img/team/mrml.jpeg"
+    avatar: "/assets/img/team/marco_lomele.jpg"
     link: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/marco-lomele/"
     desc: "MSc in Data Science"
   - name: "Giovanni Mantovani"
-    avatar: "/assets/img/team/giovanni-mantovani.jpg"
+    avatar: "/assets/img/team/giovanni_mantovani.jpg"
     link: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/giovanni-mantovani-21102821b/"
     desc: "MSc in Data Science"
   - name: "Letizia Dimonopoli"
-    avatar: "/assets/img/team/letizia-dimonopoli.jpg"
+    avatar: "/assets/img/team/letizia_dimonopoli.jpg"
     link: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/letiziadimonopoli/"
     desc: "MSc in Data Science"
   - name: "Sofia Villa"
-    avatar: "/assets/img/team/sofia-villa.jpg"
+    avatar: "/assets/img/team/sofia_villa.jpg"
     link: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/sofiavilla/"
     desc: "MSc in Data Science"
 buttons:

_projects/2025-03-24.md

@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ type: Article
 cover: /assets/img/proj/alzheimer-1.png
 authors:
   - name: "Alice Romaniello"
-    avatar: "/assets/img/team/alice-romaniello.jpg"
+    avatar: "/assets/img/team/alice_romaniello.jpg"
     link: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/alice-romaniello-0b252a254/"
     desc: "BSc in Mathematical and Computing Sciences for AI"
   - name: "Giacomo Cirò**"
-    avatar: "/assets/img/team/jack.jpg"
+    avatar: "/assets/img/team/giacomo_ciro.jpg"
     link: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/giacomo-ciro/"
     desc: "MSc in Artificial Intelligence"
 ---

_projects/2025-06-16.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ type: Research
 cover: /assets/img/proj/pneumonia.png
 authors:
   - name: "Giacomo Cirò"
-    avatar: "/assets/img/team/jack.jpg"
+    avatar: "/assets/img/team/giacomo_ciro.jpg"
     link: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/giacomo-ciro/"
     desc: "MSc in Artificial Intelligence"
   - name: "Davide Beltrame"

_projects/2025-07-16.md

@@ -5,19 +5,19 @@ cover: /assets/img/proj/mlb-betting.jpg
 type: Research
 authors:
   - name: "Redi Aliço"
-    avatar: "/assets/img/team/redi-alico.jpg"
+    avatar: "/assets/img/team/redi_alico.jpg"
     link: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/redi-aliço/"
     desc: "MSc in Artificial Intelligence"
   - name: "Sean Brindley Conlon"
-    avatar: "/assets/img/team/sean-conlon.jpg"
+    avatar: "/assets/img/team/sean_conlon.jpg"
     link: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-conlon-663b2511b/"
     desc: "MSc in Artificial Intelligence"
   - name: "Shervin Jahanbakhsh"
     avatar: ""
     link: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/shervin-jahanbakhsh-7b0527313/"
     desc: "MSc in Artificial Intelligence"
   - name: "Stefan Uifalean"
-    avatar: "/assets/img/team/stefan-uifalean.jpg"
+    avatar: "/assets/img/team/stefan_uifalean.jpg"
     link: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/uifaleanstefan/"
     desc: "MSc in Artificial Intelligence"
 buttons:

_projects/2025-09-28.md

@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@
 title: "Siamese Network for Microfinance Credit Scoring under Low-Data Regimes"
 date: 2025-09-28
 type: Research
-cover: /assets/img/proj/siamese-network-microfinance.jpeg
+cover: /assets/img/proj/siamese-network-microfinance.jpg
 authors:
   - name: "Vladislav Bogomazov"
-    avatar: "/assets/img/team/vladislav-bogomazov-linkedin.jpeg"
+    avatar: "/assets/img/team/vladislav_bogomazov.jpg"
     link: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladislav-bogomazov-587533264/"
     desc: "BSc in Economics and Computer Science"
 
   - name: "Marco Lomele**"
-    avatar: "/assets/img/team/mrml.jpeg"
+    avatar: "/assets/img/team/marco_lomele.jpg"
     link: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/marco-lomele"
     desc: "MSc in Data Science"
 

_projects/portfolio_opt.md

@@ -10,19 +10,19 @@ authors:
     link: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/roberta-claps-7277492b8/"
     desc: "BSc in Mathematical and Computing Sciences for AI"
   - name: "Kuzey Mentese"
-    avatar: "/assets/img/team/kuzey_mentese.jpeg"
+    avatar: "/assets/img/team/kuzey_mentese.jpg"
     link: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/kuzey-mente%C5%9Fe-12b9a1327/"
     desc: "BSc in Economics and Computer Science"
   - name: "Roberta Garofano"
-    avatar: "/assets/img/team/roberta_garofano.jpeg"
+    avatar: "/assets/img/team/roberta_garofano.jpg"
     link: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/roberta-garofano-118552294/"
     desc: "MSc in Artificial Intelligence for Health Sciences"
   - name: "Mea Railo"
-    avatar: "/assets/img/team/mea_railo.jpeg"
+    avatar: "/assets/img/team/mea_railo.jpg"
     link: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/mea-railo/"
     desc: "BSc in Economics and Computer Science"
   - name: "Luca Tricarico"
-    avatar: "/assets/img/team/luca_tricarico.jpeg"
+    avatar: "/assets/img/team/luca_tricarico.jpg"
     link: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucatricarico/"
     desc: "BSc in Economics and Computer Science"
 ---

_projects/randomness_algo_trading.md

@@ -6,27 +6,27 @@ date: 2025-12-02
 cover: /assets/img/proj/random_algo_0.png
 authors:
   - name: "Rayi Makori*"
-    avatar: "/assets/img/team/rayi_makori.jpeg"
+    avatar: "/assets/img/team/rayi_makori.jpg"
     link: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/rayi-makori-3943b82b0"
     desc: "BSc in Economics and Computer Science"
   - name: "Vincenzo Della Ratta"
     avatar: ""
     link: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincenzodellaratta/"
     desc: "BSc in Economics and Finance"
   - name: "Preslav Georgiev"
-    avatar: "/assets/img/team/preslav_georgiev.jpeg"
+    avatar: "/assets/img/team/preslav_georgiev.jpg"
     link: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/preslav-georgiev-825bb7328"
     desc: "BSc in Economics and Computer Science"
   - name: "Matteo Roda"
-    avatar: "/assets/img/team/matteo_roda.jpeg"
+    avatar: "/assets/img/team/matteo_roda.jpg"
     link: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/matteo-roda-017796254/"
     desc: "MSc in Data Science"
   - name: "Hunor Csenteri"
-    avatar: "/assets/img/team/hunor_csenteri.jpeg"
+    avatar: "/assets/img/team/hunor_csenteri.jpg"
     link: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/hunor-csenteri"
     desc: "BSc in Economics and Finance"
   - name: "Neel Roy"
-    avatar: "/assets/img/team/neel_roy.jpeg"
+    avatar: "/assets/img/team/neel_roy.jpg"
     link: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/neel-roy-338550292"
     desc: "BSc in Mathematical and Computing Sciences for AI"
   - name: "David Livshits"

assets/css/pages/home.css

@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ section,
   padding: 0 0 60px 0;
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
-  background: url("../img/hero-img.png") center center;
   background-size: cover;
 }