A clean, professional, and highly customizable LaTeX template for academic CVs. Features a two-column layout, modular content organization, and specialized commands for publications, patents, theses, and more.

• Two-column layout: Left column for section labels, right column for content
• Modular structure: Separate files for each CV section for easy organization
• Custom commands: Specialized formatting for publications, theses, patents, and software
• Reverse numbering: Publications and other entries automatically numbered in reverse chronological order
• Professional styling: Clean typography using Libertine fonts with customizable colors
• Flexible sections: Easy to add, remove, or reorder CV sections

You need a LaTeX distribution installed on your system:

• Linux: TeX Live (sudo apt-get install texlive-full)
• macOS: MacTeX (download from tug.org/mactex)
• Windows: MiKTeX (download from miktex.org)

All required packages are standard and should be included in full LaTeX distributions.

1. Clone or download this template
2. Edit personal information in main.tex (name, website) and content/contact.tex
3. Customize content files in the content/ directory
4. Compile the CV:

   pdflatex main.tex

5. View the generated main.pdf

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├── main.tex                    # Main document (edit your name and structure here)
├── preamble.tex                # Style definitions and custom commands
├── icons/                      # Icon files for PDF and Google Scholar links
│   ├── pdf_icon.png
│   └── google_scholar_icon.png
└── content/                    # Modular content files
    ├── contact.tex             # Contact information
    ├── current_employment.tex  # Current position
    ├── education.tex           # Education history
    ├── fellowship.tex          # Fellowships and awards
    ├── publications.tex        # Publications list
    ├── thesis.tex              # Thesis/dissertation
    ├── patents.tex             # Patents
    ├── software.tex            # Software contributions
    ├── industry_experience.tex # Industry positions
    ├── academia_experience.tex # Academic positions (TA, etc.)
    └── service.tex             # Service activities

1. Name and website: Edit the header in main.tex:

   \noindent{\Huge{\safehref{https://yourwebsite.com}{Your Name}}

2. Contact information: Edit content/contact.tex with your email, phone, social media, etc.

In main.tex, sections are included using \input{content/filename}. To:

• Remove a section: Comment out or delete the corresponding \input line
• Add a section: Create a new .tex file in content/ and add \input{content/yourfile}
• Reorder sections: Simply move the \input lines around

Edit preamble.tex to customize:

Margins and spacing:

\usepackage[left=0.5in,right=0.5in,top=0.7in,bottom=0.7in]{geometry}

Column widths:

\setlength{\LeftColW}{1in}      % Width of left label column
\setlength{\ColGap}{6pt}        % Gap between columns

Colors:

\hypersetup{
  colorlinks=true,
  linkcolor=RoyalBlue,          % Change to your preferred color
  urlcolor=RoyalBlue
}

Fonts: The template uses Libertine fonts. To change:

\usepackage{libertine}           % Replace with your preferred font package
\usepackage[libertine]{newtxmath}

• \cvrow{Label}{Content} - Creates a new row with a label in the left column (label appears in OliveGreen)
• \cvcont{Content} - Continues content in the right column (no label)
• \cvblock{...} - Wraps content in a block (handles spacing correctly)
• \cvline{Left}{Right} - Creates a line with left-aligned and right-aligned text
• \cvspace - Small vertical space within a section (8pt)
• \cvgap - Larger vertical space between sections (12pt)
• \cvlabel{Text} - Creates a colored label (OliveGreen) for the left column

Publications (\pubentry):

\setpubtotal{10}  % Set total number of publications first
\cvrow{Publications}{%
  \pubentry
    {Paper Title}
    {https://link-to-pdf}
    {Author1, {\color{RoyalBlue}Your Name}, Author3}
    {Conference/Journal Name, Year}
    \cvspace
}
\cvcont{\pubentry{...}{...}{...}{...}\cvspace}  % Additional publications

• Arguments: {title}{pdf-url}{authors}{venue}
• Automatically includes reverse numbering and PDF icon
• Use \cvcont for continuation entries (no new label)

Thesis (\thesisentry):

\setthesistotal{2}
\cvrow{Thesis}{%
  \thesisentry
    {Thesis Title}
    {https://link-to-thesis}
    {Degree, University, Year}
    \cvspace
}

• Arguments: {title}{pdf-url}{degree-info}
• Automatically includes "Your Name" in blue (edit in preamble.tex line 107)
• Includes reverse numbering and PDF icon

Patents (\patententry):

\setpatenttotal{3}
\cvrow{Patents}{%
  \patententry
    {Patent Title}
    {https://link-to-patent}
    {Inventor list\par\textit{Patent details}}
    \cvgap
}

• Arguments: {title}{pdf-url}{inventors-and-details}
• Includes reverse numbering and PDF icon

Software (\softentry):

\setsoftwaretotal{2}
\cvrow{Scientific\\Software}{%
  \softentry
    {Software Name}
    {Description and contributors}
    \cvgap
}

• Arguments: {name}{description}
• Includes reverse numbering (no PDF icon)

These commands set the starting number for reverse-numbered lists:

• \setpubtotal{N} - Set total number of publications
• \setthesistotal{N} - Set total number of theses
• \setpatenttotal{N} - Set total number of patents
• \setsoftwaretotal{N} - Set total number of software entries

Important: Call these commands BEFORE the first entry in each section.

• \safehref{url}{text} - Creates a hyperlink (safe for use in tables, handles special characters)
• \pdficon - Inserts PDF icon (requires icons/pdf_icon.png)
• \scholaricon - Inserts Google Scholar icon (requires icons/google_scholar_icon.png)

The template uses these colors by default:

• OliveGreen - Section labels in left column
• RoyalBlue - Links, URLs, and highlighted names

To highlight your name in author lists:

{\color{RoyalBlue}Your Name}

To highlight special recognition:

{\color{red}\textbf{Spotlight}}

1. Reverse numbering: The template automatically numbers publications in reverse order (most recent first). Set the total count with \setpubtotal{N} before your first publication entry.

2. Highlighting your name: Use {\color{RoyalBlue}Your Name} to highlight your name in author lists.

3. Co-first authorship: Indicate with asterisks and a note:

   {{\color{RoyalBlue}Your Name*}, Author2*, Author3\\(* indicates co-first authorship)}

4. Co-last authorship: Indicate with daggers and a note:

   {Author1, Author2, {\color{RoyalBlue}Your Name†}, Author4†\\(† indicates joint last author)}

5. Special recognition: Highlight awards or distinctions:

   {Conference Name {\color{red}\textbf{Spotlight}}, Year}

The \thesisentry command automatically includes "Your Name" in blue. To customize this:

1. Open preamble.tex
2. Find line 107: {\color{RoyalBlue}Your Name}\par
3. Replace "Your Name" with your actual name

The template includes icon support for PDF links and Google Scholar. To use:

1. Place icon images in the icons/ directory
2. Update icon commands in preamble.tex if using different filenames
3. Use \pdficon and \scholaricon in your content

For CVs spanning multiple pages:

• The longtable environment automatically handles page breaks
• Adjust \cvspace and \cvgap to control spacing
• Consider grouping related items to avoid awkward page breaks

Standard LaTeX compilation:

pdflatex main.tex

For bibliographies or cross-references (if you add them):

pdflatex main.tex
bibtex main
pdflatex main.tex
pdflatex main.tex

Missing packages: Install the full TeX Live distribution or install packages individually:

tlmgr install libertine newtxmath xcolor hyperref longtable

Icons not showing: Ensure icon files exist in icons/ directory and paths in preamble.tex are correct.

Overfull hbox warnings: The template uses \sloppy and \emergencystretch to minimize these. If they persist, consider:

• Shortening long URLs
• Adjusting column widths in preamble.tex
• Breaking long words with \- (manual hyphenation)

This template is provided under the MIT License. Feel free to use, modify, and distribute as needed.

Suggestions and improvements are welcome! Feel free to submit issues or pull requests.