diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9f295a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# ...
+# Copyright 2021 Brooks M. Musangu and Jan Drugowitsch.
+# license Modified BSD, see LICENSE.txt for details.
+# ...
+name: CI Tests and Docs
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    name: Run Pytest Suite
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.x'
+
+      - name: Install package and test dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install .[test]
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: |
+          pytest test/
+
+  docs:
+    name: Build Documentation
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.x'
+
+      - name: Install Pandoc
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y pandoc
+
+      - name: Install docs dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install .[docs]
+
+      - name: Build Sphinx documentation
+        run: |
+          sphinx-build -b html docs docs/_build
diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4304ba8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# .readthedocs.yml
+version: 2
+
+build:
+  os: ubuntu-22.04
+  tools:
+    python: "3.13"
+
+python:
+  install:
+    - method: pip
+      path: .
+      extra_requirements:
+        - docs
+
+sphinx:
+  configuration: docs/conf.py
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 18cf359..b5b285d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,26 +1,35 @@
-# GPFA_for_sklearn
+# BlockInvGPFA
+
+[![Automated Tests](https://github.com/CausalityInMotion/BlockInverseGPFA/actions/workflows/tests.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/CausalityInMotion/BlockInverseGPFA/actions/workflows/tests.yml)
+[![Documentation Status](https://readthedocs.org/projects/blockinversegpfa/badge/?version=latest)](https://blockinversegpfa.readthedocs.io/en/latest/)
+
+This package provides a Python implementation of **Gaussian Process Factor Analysis (GPFA)** that incorporates a novel approach to efficiently handle variable-length time series data. Building on the original method by [Byron Yu et al. (2009)](https://papers.nips.cc/paper/2009/hash/6c1b887a379c4f0c2c621f305d15f6b0-Abstract.html), this implementation introduces a **block-matrix–based inversion strategy** that reuses kernel computations across trials of different lengths.
+
+The package also includes **scikit-learn–compatible API** for integration into existing ML workflows such as:
+- A **Modular Preprocessing** — Separates data preprocessing from model logic via a dedicated `EventTimesToCounts` transformer.
+  - Accepts standard array-like inputs (not `Neo` objects), simplifying integration with other tools.
+  - Follows scikit-learn's transformer–estimator interface for clean, reusable workflows.
+- A new **variance-explained metric** to evaluate GPFA model fits.
+
+This implementation is adapted from [Elephant](https://elephant.readthedocs.io/en/latest/reference/gpfa.html)’s GPFA codebase with substantial modifications to improve performance, modularity, and usability in Python-based pipelines.
 
-This package is an implementation of Gaussian Process Factor Analysis (GPFA) by Byron Yu et al.,
-(2009) in python. The code is based on [Elephant](https://elephant.readthedocs.io/en/latest/reference/gpfa.html)'s
-python implementation plus additional modules and functional implementations.
 
 ## Usage
 
 ### Installation
 -----------------
 
-- Clone the project locally using 
+Install directly from GitHub using `pip`:
 
 ```bash
-$ git clone https://github.com/CausalityInMotion/GPFA_for_sklearn
+$ pip install git+https://github.com/CausalityInMotion/BlockInverseGPFA.git
 ```
-
-Ensure you are in the working directory of the project.
-
-Then install the project's required packages uisng
+Or clone the repo and install locally:
 
 ```bash
-$ pip install -r requirements.txt
+$ git clone https://github.com/CausalityInMotion/BlockInverseGPFA.git
+$ cd BlockInverseGPFA
+$ pip install . # or pip install .[test,docs] to include optional dependencies
 ```
 
 You are now set to use the package.
@@ -36,33 +45,38 @@ Building the documentation requires the following packages:
  - [numpydoc](https://numpydoc.readthedocs.io/)
  - [Jupyter Notebook Tools for Sphinx](https://nbsphinx.readthedocs.io/)
  
-You can install the required packages either using the `docs/requirements.txt` file,
+You can install the required documentation dependencies by:
 ```bash
-$ pip install -r docs/requirements.txt
+$ pip install .[docs]
 ```
 or manually by calling
 ```bash
 $ pip install sphinx sphinx-rtd-theme numpydoc nbsphinx
 ```
 
-Finally, to view the documentation, run
+Finally, to view the documentation locally, run
 
 ```bash
 $ cd docs
 $ make html
 $ open _build/html/index.html
 ```
+or view them online:
+[BlockInvGPFA docs](https://blockinversegpfa.readthedocs.io/en/latest/)
+
+A detailed walkthrough of the package — including how to fit the model to real neural data — is available in the Jupyter notebook example: (link)
 
 -----------
 ### Tests
 -----------
 
-To run the unittests in the [test](test) folder, use the following command in your command line/terminal:
+To run the full test suite in the [test](test) folder, use:
 
 ```bash
-$ python -m unittest test.gpfa
-$ python -m unittest test.preprocessing
+$ pip install .[test]
+$ pytest test/
 ```
+Tests are automatically run via [GitHub Actions](https://github.com/CausalityInMotion/BlockInverseGPFA/actions/workflows/tests.yml) on every push and pull request.
 
 ## License
 Modified BSD License based on Elephant, see [LICENSE.txt](LICENSE.txt) for details.
@@ -70,7 +84,7 @@ Modified BSD License based on Elephant, see [LICENSE.txt](LICENSE.txt) for detai
 
 ## Copyright
 
-:copyright: 2021 Brooks M. Musangu and Jan Drugowitsch
+:copyright: 2021-2025 Brooks M. Musangu and Jan Drugowitsch
 
 ## Acknowledgments
 
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 32b3f22..0d7c7b6 100755
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
 authors = 'Brooks M. Musangu and Jan Drugowitsch'
 copyright = "2021-{this_year}, {authors}".format(
     this_year=date.today().year, authors=authors)
-release = '0.0.1'
+release = '0.1.0.'
+version = '0.1.0'
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#general-configuration
diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 11b160f..0000000
--- a/docs/requirements.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-nbsphinx==0.9.6
-numpydoc==1.8.0
-Sphinx==8.1.3
-sphinx-rtd-theme==3.0.2
diff --git a/gpfa/gpfa.py b/gpfa/gpfa.py
index 0aad726..2d1b544 100644
--- a/gpfa/gpfa.py
+++ b/gpfa/gpfa.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 # ...
-# Moving this here to prevent from showing up on sphinx pages
 # Copyright 2021 Brooks M. Musangu and Jan Drugowitsch.
 # Copyright 2014-2020 by the Elephant team.
 # Modified BSD, see LICENSE.txt for details.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2fb27b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=42", "wheel"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "blockinversegpfa"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "A scikit-learn-compatible GPFA implementation using block matrix inversion."
+authors = [
+    {name = "Brooks M. MUSANGU", email = "brooks_musangu@hms.harvard.edu"},
+    {name = "Jan DRUGOWITSCH", email = "jan_drugowitsch@hms.harvard.edu"}
+]
+license = {file = "LICENSE.txt"}
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
+dependencies = [
+    "numpy==2.2.1",
+    "scikit-learn==1.6.0",
+    "scipy==1.15.0",
+    "tqdm==4.67.1"
+]
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+test = [
+    "pytest==7.3.1"
+]
+docs = [
+    "nbsphinx==0.9.6",
+    "numpydoc==1.8.0",
+    "Sphinx==8.1.3",
+    "sphinx-rtd-theme==3.0.2"
+]
+
+[project.urls]
+Homepage = "https://github.com/CausalityInMotion/BlockInverseGPFA"
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b1d446..0000000
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-numpy==2.2.1
-scikit-learn==1.6.0
-scipy==1.15.0
-tqdm==4.67.1
diff --git a/test/gpfa.py b/test/test_gpfa.py
similarity index 100%
rename from test/gpfa.py
rename to test/test_gpfa.py
diff --git a/test/preprocessing.py b/test/test_preprocessing.py
similarity index 100%
rename from test/preprocessing.py
rename to test/test_preprocessing.py