SAVANT Team Website

“savant (noun): a learned person, especially a distinguished scientist.”

About

This repository houses the source code and content for the website of the Software‑Analytics‑Visualisation‑Team (SAVANT).
The site is intended to serve as the public face for the group: showcasing research, projects, members, publications, events, and other outputs of the team.

You can view the live website here:
https://software-analytics-visualisation-team.github.io/savant/

Table of Contents

• Features
• Getting Started
• Development
• Structure
• Contributing
• License
• Contact
• Acknowledgements

Features

• Built as a static site/web‑frontend using Next.js + TypeScript
• Tailwind CSS for styling (tailwind.config.ts) and PostCSS configuration (postcss.config.js)
• ESLint and Prettier configuration to enforce code quality and formatting standards
• public/ folder for static assets and app/ folder for main application code
• GitHub Actions workflows in .github/workflows/ for CI/build/deploy
• MIT License

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js (check package.json for exact version)
• npm
• Git

Development

Installation

git clone https://github.com/Software-Analytics-Visualisation-Team/savant.git
cd savant
npm install

Running Locally

npm run dev

This starts the development server (likely on http://localhost:3000).

Deploying

Deployment is likely via GitHub Pages; check .github/workflows/ for automation details.

Structure

/
├─ .github/workflows/      → CI/CD workflows
├─ app/                    → Application source code (pages/components etc)
├─ public/                 → Static assets (images, icons, etc)
├─ .eslintrc.json          → ESLint config
├─ .prettierrc             → Prettier config
├─ next.config.mjs         → Next.js config
├─ package.json            → Dependencies & scripts
├─ tailwind.config.ts      → Tailwind CSS config
├─ tsconfig.json           → TypeScript config
└─ README.md               → This file

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Fix typos, update team info, add new projects, or improve UI/UX.

How to propose changes

Create a new branch

1. Make changes, commit, and push
2. Open a Pull Request with a description
3. Changes will be reviewed and merged

Guidelines

• Follow ESLint/Prettier code style
• Use meaningful commit messages (use semantic commit notation)
• Optimize images and assets added to public/

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License — see the LICENSE file.

Contact

Reach out via the team website: https://software-analytics-visualisation-team.github.io/savant/

Acknowledgements

Built with Next.js, Tailwind CSS, and TypeScript