How can I get my CV to print the publication list?

Question

% LaTeX resume using res.cls
\documentclass[margin]{res}
%\usepackage{helvetica} % uses helvetica postscript font (download helvetica.sty)
%\usepackage{newcent}   % uses new century schoolbook postscript font 
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
%\usepackage{kpfonts,baskervald}
\usepackage{ebgaramond}
\usepackage{comment}
\usepackage{bibentry}

\RequirePackage{filecontents}
\begin{filecontents}{refs1.bib}
@inproceedings{McGoldrick:2016:WCR:2999504.3001118,
    author = {Mc Goldrick, Ciar\'{a}n and Segura, Enrique and Wu, Tianyan and Gerla, Mario},
    title = {WaterCom: Connecting Research Configurations with Practical Deployments: A Multilevel, Multipurpose Underwater Communications Test Platform},
    booktitle = {Proceedings of the 11th ACM International Conference on Underwater Networks \& Systems},
    series = {WUWNet '16},
    year = {2016},
    isbn = {978-1-4503-4637-5},
    location = {Shanghai, China},
    pages = {8:1--8:2},
    articleno = {8},
    numpages = {2},
    url = {http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/2999504.3001118},
    doi = {10.1145/2999504.3001118},
    acmid = {3001118},
    publisher = {ACM},
    address = {New York, NY, USA},
}

@inproceedings{Goldrick:2015:WMM:2831296.2831336,
    author = {Goldrick, Ciar\'{a}n Mc and Matney, Mark and Segura, Enrique and Noh, Youngtae and Gerla, Mario},
    title = {WaterCom: A Multilevel, Multipurpose Underwater Communications Test Platform},
    booktitle = {Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Underwater Networks \& Systems},
    series = {WUWNET '15},
    year = {2015},
    isbn = {978-1-4503-4036-6},
    location = {Arlington, VA, USA},
    pages = {14:1--14:8},
    articleno = {14},
    numpages = {8},
    url = {http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/2831296.2831336},
    doi = {10.1145/2831296.2831336},
    acmid = {2831336},
    publisher = {ACM},
    address = {New York, NY, USA},
}
\end{filecontents}

\usepackage[backend=biber]{biblatex}
\addbibresource{refs1.bib}

\begin{document}
\begin{resume}
\section{PUBLICATIONS}
\printbibliography{refs1}

\end{resume}
\end{document}

Answer 1

The res.cls blocks the use of any .aux files by issuing a \nofiles command inside the class. This means that out of the box you cannot use any bibliography software with it.

I would probably recommend using a different class altogether, or just formatting your CV using article and a few packages. But if you do want to continue to use the res.cls it can be done.

Edit res.cls

Make a copy of res.cls and rename it, e.g. res-bib.cls. Line 203 of the class (version on CTAN) should read:

\nofiles %  resume's don't need .aux files

Delete or comment this line out in the copy of your class. (Deleting is preferred since it will also get rid of the apostrophe in the comment...)

Use biblatex not bibentry

Now, using the modified class, here's how to use biblatex to add the publications:

% LaTeX resume using res.cls
\documentclass[margin]{res-bib}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} 
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{ebgaramond}

\RequirePackage{filecontents}
\begin{filecontents}{\jobname.bib}
@inproceedings{McGoldrick:2016:WCR:2999504.3001118,
    author = {Mc Goldrick, Ciar\'{a}n and Segura, Enrique and Wu, Tianyan and Gerla, Mario},
    title = {WaterCom: Connecting Research Configurations with Practical Deployments: A Multilevel, Multipurpose Underwater Communications Test Platform},
    booktitle = {Proceedings of the 11th ACM International Conference on Underwater Networks \& Systems},
    series = {WUWNet '16},
    year = {2016},
    isbn = {978-1-4503-4637-5},
    location = {Shanghai, China},
    pages = {8:1--8:2},
    articleno = {8},
    numpages = {2},
    url = {http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/2999504.3001118},
    doi = {10.1145/2999504.3001118},
    acmid = {3001118},
    publisher = {ACM},
    address = {New York, NY, USA},
}

@inproceedings{Goldrick:2015:WMM:2831296.2831336,
    author = {Goldrick, Ciar\'{a}n Mc and Matney, Mark and Segura, Enrique and Noh, Youngtae and Gerla, Mario},
    title = {WaterCom: A Multilevel, Multipurpose Underwater Communications Test Platform},
    booktitle = {Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Underwater Networks \& Systems},
    series = {WUWNET '15},
    year = {2015},
    isbn = {978-1-4503-4036-6},
    location = {Arlington, VA, USA},
    pages = {14:1--14:8},
    articleno = {14},
    numpages = {8},
    url = {http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/2831296.2831336},
    doi = {10.1145/2831296.2831336},
    acmid = {2831336},
    publisher = {ACM},
    address = {New York, NY, USA},
}
\end{filecontents}

\usepackage[backend=biber,style=authoryear]{biblatex}
\addbibresource{\jobname.bib}

\begin{document}
\nocite{*}
\begin{resume}

% we need heading=bibnumbered here to tell biblatex to use \section 
% not \section* (which will produce a spurious * with this class)
%
\printbibliography[title=PUBLICATIONS,heading=bibnumbered]


\end{resume}

\end{document}