--- a/cv.sty	Tue Sep 13 12:01:49 2011 +0200
+++ b/cv.sty	Sat May 05 16:05:09 2012 +0200
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % inspired by http://robjhyndman.com/research/cv.sty
 
-\usepackage{datetime,fancyhdr,xcolor,enumitem}
+\usepackage{datetime,xcolor,enumitem}
 \usepackage[a4paper,text={17.5cm,25.5cm},centering]{geometry}
 \usepackage[compact,small,bf]{titlesec}
 
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
 \DeclareRobustCommand\mailto[1]{\href{mailto:#1}{\nolinkurl{#1}}}
 
 % header and footer
-\pagestyle{fancy}
-\lhead{\fontsize{9}{12}\sf Curriculum Vitae: \@name}
-\rhead{\fontsize{9}{12}\sf\thepage}
-\cfoot{}
+%\pagestyle{fancy}
+%\lhead{\fontsize{9}{12}\sf Curriculum Vitae: \@name}
+%\rhead{\fontsize{9}{12}\sf\thepage}
+%\cfoot{}
 
 % date format
 \newdateformat{df}{\monthname~\THEYEAR}
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   % add pdf metadata
   \hypersetup{pdftitle=\@name\ Curriculum Vitae,pdfauthor=\@name}
   \thispagestyle{empty}
-  \vspace*{-1.4cm}
+  \vspace*{-1.2cm}
   \noindent
   {\color{thered}\Large\textbf{Curriculum Vitae}\\[0.5em]}%
   {\LARGE\textbf{\@name}\\[0.5em]}%
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
 % section headings
 \titlelabel{}
-\titlespacing*{\section}{0pt}{2ex}{1ex}
+\titlespacing*{\section}{0pt}{2.5ex}{1ex}
 \titleformat*{\section}{\color{thered}\large\bfseries}
 \titlespacing*{\subsection}{0pt}{1ex}{0.5ex}
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 \newenvironment{dottedlist}
   %{\vspace{0.5ex}\begin{quote}\def\and{\hspace{0.2ex}\raisebox{0.2ex}{\tiny$\bullet$}\space\hspace{0.2ex}}}
   {\vspace{0.5ex}\begin{quote}\def\and{{\footnotesize\textbullet\space}}}
-  {\end{quote}\vspace*{-1ex}}
+  {\end{quote}\vspace*{-0.4em}}
 
 % bibliography formatting
 \usepackage[bibstyle=authortitle,sorting=none]{biblatex}
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
   \usebibmacro{finentry}}
 
 \renewcommand*{\bibitem}{\item}
-\defbibenvironment{bibliography}{\begin{enumerate}}{\end{enumerate}}{\bibitem}
+\defbibenvironment{bibliography}{\begin{enumerate}[itemsep=0pt,parsep=0.5ex]}{\end{enumerate}}{\bibitem}
 
 % add all papers in the bib file.
 \nocite{*}

--- a/cv.tex	Tue Sep 13 12:01:49 2011 +0200
+++ b/cv.tex	Sat May 05 16:05:09 2012 +0200
@@ -46,11 +46,7 @@
   <<Laboratorio di Fisica 1>> -- introductory physics laboratory for
   1st year Physics students -- at the Faculty of Science, University
   of Trento, Trento, Italy.
-\item[1999 - 2007] Freelance in the Information Technology field with
-  particular, but not limited to, experience in the design,
-  development and integration of custom GNU-Linux solutions, design
-  and development of desktop and web-based applications, network
-  protocol analysis and implementation.
+\item[1999 - 2007] Freelance in the Information Technology field.
 \end{description}
 
 \section{Current research activity and interests}
@@ -62,23 +58,15 @@
 \end{dottedlist}
 
 \noindent
-My research focuses on the limits for achieving near perfect free-fall
-of macroscopic test masses for the observation of gravitational
-waves. In particular my work concerns exploiting the femto-Newton
-level sensitivity of a torsion pendulum for the on-ground measurement
-of small force disturbances on the test masses of the Laser
-Interferometer Space Antenna -- LISA -- space low-frequency
-gravitational wave detector, including the development of data
-analysis routines for the extraction of stochastic and coherent small
-force signals.  Concurrently my work also aims at improving the
-sensitivity of the torsion pendulum apparatus itself, pushing the
-current limits for small force metrology. Currently my efforts are
-directed mainly toward the realization of a low noise torsion pendulum
+My work concerns exploiting the femto-Newton level sensitivity of a
+torsion pendulum for the on-ground measurement of small force
+disturbances on the test masses of the Laser Interferometer Space
+Antenna -- LISA -- space low-frequency gravitational wave detector.
+Concurrently I work for improving the sensitivity of the torsion
+pendulum apparatus itself, pushing the current limits for small force
+metrology, also with the realization of a low noise torsion pendulum
 angular position read-out based on an heterodyne wavefront-sensing
-interferometer with nanoradian sensitivity. I collaborate to the
-development of the LTPDA Matlab Toolbox for the LISA Pathfinder data
-analysis, with particular attention to the relational database data
-storage component.
+interferometer with nanoradian sensitivity.
 
 \section{Skills and competences}
 
@@ -89,23 +77,13 @@
 apparatuses, low noise electronics, high precision optical systems,
 data acquisition hardware and software, computer controlled
 experiments, and high vacuum systems, as well as with the development
-of data analysis methods and numerical simulations.
-
-I'm fluent programming in C, C\texttt{++}, Python, Perl, Matlab, and
-LabView, with specific experience in scientific computing and data
-analysis.  I have experience in real-time data acquisition and
-processing, and I have knowledge of the basic techniques for real-time
-programming.  I master and routinely take advantage of version control
-systems.  I'm passionate about Free Software and I contribute to
-several Free Software projects.  I have experience in system
-administration of GNU-Linux systems and I'm comfortable working in
-Unix and Microsoft Windows computing environments. I have good
-knowledge of the LaTeX typesetting system.
+of data analysis methods and numerical simulations.  I'm fluent
+programming in C, C\texttt{++}, Python, Matlab, with specific
+experience in scientific computing and data analysis.  I have
+experience in real-time data acquisition and processing.
 
 \section{Other relevant experiences}
 \begin{description}
-\item[October 4th - 8th 2010]
-  Advanced Scientific Programming in Python Autumn School, Trento, Italy.
 \item[May 5th - 9th 2008]
   3rd VESF School on Gravitational Waves Summer School, Virgo, Cascina, Italy.
 \item[August 2005 - July 2006]
@@ -115,21 +93,13 @@
   T\"{u}binghen Universit\"{a}t, T\"{u}binghen, Germany.
 \end{description}
 
-%\section{Languages}
-%\begin{description}[style=sameline]
-%\item[Italian:]
-%  mother tongue.
-%\item[English:]
-%  good spoken and written.
-%\end{description}
-
 % publications
 \printbibliography[heading=bibnumbered,title=Publications]
 
-\section{Conference contributions}
+\section{Selected conference contributions}
 
 \newcommand{\litem}[1]{\item{\it #1.}} 
-\begin{enumerate}
+\begin{enumerate}[itemsep=0pt,parsep=0.5ex]
 \litem{Brownian force noise from residual gas damping and the
   sensitivity of advanced gravitational wave observatories} Talk.
   9th Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves, Cardiff, Wales, UK,
@@ -143,29 +113,12 @@
   Talk.  8th LISA Symposium, Stanford University, California USA, June
   28 - July 2, \textbf{2010}.
 
-\litem{Improving torsion pendulum force sensitivity with LISA
-  Pathfinder like interferometric angular read-out} Poster. 8th LISA
-  Symposium, Stanford University, California USA, June 28 - July 02,
-  \textbf{2010}.
-
 \litem{Increased Brownian force noise from molecular impacts in a
   constrained volume} Talk.  From Quantum to Cosmos 4 - Q2C4, Bremen,
   Germany, September 21-24, \textbf{2009}.
-
-\litem{Gas damping in the LISA noise budget} Poster. 8th Edoardo
-  Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves, New York, USA, June 21-26,
-  \textbf{2009}.
-
-\litem{An improved torsion pendulum for on-ground verification of the
-  LISA gravitational reference sensor} Poster. 7th LISA Symposium,
-  Barcelona, June 16-20, \textbf{2008}.
-
-\litem{Characterization of the LISA gravitational reference sensor with
-  an upgraded torsion pendulum} Poster. 7th Edoardo Amaldi Conference
-  on Gravitational Waves, Sydney, Australia, July 8-14, \textbf{2007}.
 \end{enumerate}
 
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-\centering\footnotesize Last updated: \today.
+%\vfill
+%\centering\footnotesize Last updated: \today.
 
 \end{document}