diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-docker.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-docker.yml
index b5043003..eabf36eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-docker.yml
@@ -1,33 +1,23 @@
 name: Docker CI
 
-# Controls when the action will run. 
 on:
   push:
     branches:
       - docker-compose
       - main
-  #   paths:
-  #     - 'algorithms/**'
-  #     - 'experiment/**'
-  #     - '.github/workflows/**'
+    paths:
+      - 'algorithms/**'
+      - 'experiment/methods/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/**'
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - docker-compose
-  #   paths:
-  #     - 'algorithms/**'
-  #     - 'experiment/**'
-  #     - '.github/workflows/**'
-  # workflow_dispatch:
-
-# env:
-#   USER: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME }}
-#   PASS: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
-#   APP: srbench
+    paths:
+      - 'algorithms/**'
+      - 'experiment/methods/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/**'
 
 jobs:
-  ################################################################################
-  # get a list of algorithms
-  ################################################################################
   list-algs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
@@ -36,13 +26,51 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - id: set-matrix
         run: echo "::set-output name=matrix::$(ls algorithms/ | jq -R -s -c 'split("\n")[:-1]')"
-  
-  ################################################################################
-  # build each algorithm in parallel and run tests
-  ################################################################################
+
+  check-changes:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      changed-algs: ${{ steps.check.outputs.changed-algs }}
+      unchanged-algs: ${{ steps.check.outputs.unchanged-algs }}
+      changed-experiments: ${{ steps.check.outputs.changed-experiments }}
+      unchanged-experiments: ${{ steps.check.outputs.unchanged-experiments }}
+      changes-detected: ${{ steps.check.outputs.changes-detected }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - id: check
+        run: |
+          CHANGED_ALGS=$(git diff --name-only HEAD~1..HEAD | grep '^algorithms/' | cut -d '/' -f 2 | tr '\n' ',')
+          UNCHANGED_ALGS=$(comm -23 <(ls algorithms/) <(echo "$CHANGED_ALGS"))
+          CHANGED_EXPERIMENTS=$(git diff --name-only HEAD~1..HEAD | grep '^experiment/methods/' | cut -d '/' -f 2 | tr '\n' ',')
+          UNCHANGED_EXPERIMENTS=$(comm -23 <(ls experiment/methods/) <(echo "$CHANGED_EXPERIMENTS"))
+          echo "::set-output name=changed-algs::$CHANGED_ALGS"
+          echo "::set-output name=unchanged-algs::$UNCHANGED_ALGS"
+          echo "::set-output name=changed-experiments::$CHANGED_EXPERIMENTS"
+          echo "::set-output name=unchanged-experiments::$UNCHANGED_EXPERIMENTS"
+          echo "::set-output name=changes-detected::$(test -z "$CHANGED_ALGS$CHANGED_EXPERIMENTS" && echo "false" || echo "true")"
+
+  print-changes:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: check-changes
+    outputs:
+      changed-algorithms: ${{ steps.print.outputs.changed-algorithms }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - id: print
+        run: |
+          echo "Changed algorithms:"
+          echo "${{ needs.check-changes.outputs.changed-algs }}"
+          echo ""
+          echo "Changed experiments:"
+          echo "${{ needs.check-changes.outputs.changed-experiments }}"
+
   build-and-test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: 
+      - check-changes
+      - print-changes
       - list-algs
     defaults:
       run:
@@ -51,37 +79,39 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         alg: ${{ fromJson(needs.list-algs.outputs.matrix) }}
       fail-fast: false
+    if: needs.check-changes.outputs.changes-detected == 'true'
     steps:
-      - 
-        name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      # - name: Log in to Docker Hub
-      #   uses: docker/login-action@f4ef78c080cd8ba55a85445d5b36e214a81df20a
-      #   with:
-      #     username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
-      #     password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_KEY }}
-      - 
-        name: Make docker-compose.yml file
-        run: bash scripts/make_docker_compose_file.sh
-      # - 
-      #   name: Pull docker image
-      #   run: docker compose pull ${{ matrix.alg }}
-      # - 
-      #   name: Build docker image
-      #   run: docker compose build ${{ matrix.alg }}
-      - 
-        name: Test docker image
-        run: docker compose run --build ${{ matrix.alg }} bash test.sh
-      # - 
-      #   name: Push docker image
-      #   run: docker compose push ${{ matrix.alg }}
-      ################################################################################
-      # tests
-      ################################################################################
-      # -
-      #   name: Test Method
-      #   run: |
-      #     docker compose run ${{ matrix.alg }} bash test.sh
-      # - 
-      #   name: Push docker image
-      #   run: docker compose push ${{ matrix.alg }}
\ No newline at end of file
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Check if algorithm has changed
+        id: check_algorithm
+        run: |
+          CHANGED_ALGS=$(echo "${{ needs.check-changes.outputs.changed-algs }}" | tr ',' '\n')
+          if [[ "$CHANGED_ALGS" == *"${{ matrix.alg }}"* ]]; then
+            echo "::set-output name=should_run::true"
+          else
+            echo "::set-output name=should_run::false"
+            echo "::set-output name=status::skipped"
+          fi
+      - name: Print should_run status
+        run: |
+          echo "Should run: ${{ steps.check_algorithm.outputs.should_run }}"
+      - name: Build and Test Algorithm
+        if: steps.check_algorithm.outputs.should_run == 'true'
+        run: |
+          # Log in to Docker Hub
+          # docker login -u ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }} -p ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_KEY }}
+
+          # Make docker-compose.yml file
+          bash scripts/make_docker_compose_file.sh
+
+          # Pull docker image
+          # docker compose pull ${{ matrix.alg }}
+
+          # Build docker image
+          # docker compose build ${{ matrix.alg }}
+
+          # Test docker image
+          docker compose run --build ${{ matrix.alg }} bash test.sh
+
+          # Push docker image
+          # docker compose push ${{ matrix.alg }}