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PhD Defense: Sub-method Structural and Behavioral Reflection

by Marcus Denker

Hello, on Monday 26th of May at 11:00 I will defend my PhD. The defense will take place in room 003 in the IWI building, Engehaldenstrasse 8, 3012 Bern. After the defense, there will be an apero in the Cafeteria of the building S14 (Schuetzenmattstrasse 14). Everybody is invited to the defense and to the apero. Marcus Denker Software Composition Group Universitaet Bern ------------------------------------- TITLE: Sub-method Structural and Behavioral Reflection ABSTRACT: Computational reflection is a fundamental mechanism in object oriented languages. Reflection has proved useful in many contexts, such as in the design of development environments, language extension, and the dynamic, unanticipated adaptation of running systems. We identify three problems with the current approach to reflection in object oriented languages: partial behavioral reflection needs to be anticipated, structural reflection is limited to the granularity of a method, and behavioral reflection cannot be applied to the whole system. To address these problems, we extend structural reflection to cover sub-method elements and present how sub-method structural reflection supports unanticipated partial behavioral reflection. We add the concept of context to represent meta-level execution and show how this allows behavioral reflection to be applied even to system classes. We describe an implementation in Smalltalk. Benchmarks validate the practicability of our approach. In addition, we present an experimental evaluation in which we show how the system is used for dynamic analysis. We realize dynamic feature analysis by annotating the sub- method structure of the system directly to denote features instead of recording full execution traces. Marcus -- Marcus Denker -- denker(a)iam.unibe.ch http://www.iam.unibe.ch/~denker

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9. - 11.9.08: Workshop-Tage - Call for Papers

by Ursula Burri

*Sponsor Workshop-Tage 2008* Hochschule Rapperswil <http://www.hsr.ch/> Call for Papers /ch/open Workshop-Tage 2008, 9.-11. September ============================================================= Die /ch/open Workshop-Tage werden schon seit 1991 mit Erfolg durchgeführt. An 3 Tagen werden in 4 parallelen Tracks praxisnahe Workshops zu aktuellen Themen aus den Bereichen Linux/Unix, Open Source, Java, Software Entwicklung und Projekt-Management angeboten. Die Workshop-Tage werden zusammen mit der JUGS (Java Users Group Schweiz - <http://www.jugs.ch>) organisiert und vom 9. - 11. September 2008 an der HSR Hochschule für Technik Rapperswil stattfinden. Ermöglicht wird dies durch die Abteilung Informatik, die uns die Räume sehr günstig zur Verfügung stellt. Interessierte Referenten können Workshop-Vorschläge bis am 4. Juli 2008 einreichen. Über die Aufnahme der Workshops in das diesjährige Programm wird danach bis spätestens am 18. Juli entschieden. Folgende 4 Tracks sind geplant: 1. Java Beispiele von möglichen Themen: * Enterprise Java, z.B. ESB, SOA, JEE (z.B. Glassfish) * Java Micro Edition * Web Frameworks * Skriptsprachen, z.B. JRuby, Groovy, etc. * JavaFX, SWT, Swing, etc. 2. Software Entwicklung und Tools Beispiele von möglichen Themen: * moderne Source Control Systeme (GIT, Mercurial) * automatisierte Builds und Tests (Maven, CruiseControl, etc.) * OpenSource Datenbanken (PostgeSQL 8.x, MySQL 5.x, etc.) 3. Linux und OSS Administration Beispiele von möglichen Themen: * Mobile Plattforms (Android, OpenMoko, etc.) * Virtualisierung * System-Tracing (DTrace, oprofile, etc.) 4. Diverses: Projektmanagement, Soft Skills Beispiele von möglichen Themen: * ECM, Collaboration, Groupware * Agile Methoden (Scrum, etc.) Call for Papers --------------- Annahmeschluss: Freitag, 4. Juli 2008 Bitte benutzen Sie unser Online-Formular unter <http://www.ch-open.ch/wstage/cfpform.php>, um Workshops anzumelden. Besten Dank! Workshop-Tage 2008 ------------------ Ort: Hochschule Rapperswil Zeit: 9., 10. und 11. September 2008 Dauer pro Workshop: œ oder 1 Tag (Ganztages Kurse bevorzugt) Inhalt/Form: Gute Mischung zwischen Theorie, Praxis, Übungen, Diskussionen Vortragssprachen: Deutsch, Französisch, Englisch Honorar: 2'200.- / Ganztages-Workshop, 1'100.- / Halbtages-Workshop Infrastruktur ------------- An der HSR stehen leistungsfähige Rechner mit VMware Player zur Verfügung. Möglichst alle eingesetzte Software wird auf VMware-Images integriert, so dass wir relativ wenig Administrationsarbeit auf den Systemen der HSR leisten müssen. Dazu bieten wir technische Unterstützung. Die Kursleiter sind also gebeten, ihre Bedürfnisse an auf Linux lauffähiger Software frühzeitig anzumelden, so dass wir sie integrieren können. Für Rückfragen steht Ihnen Joe Ammann gerne zur Verfügung (E-Mail: workshoptage(a)ch-open.ch, Skype: jammann, Telefon: 044 404 1007) Ich freue mich auf möglichst viele Workshop-Vorschläge! Joe Ammann Vorstandsmitglied /ch/open -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Swiss Open Systems User Group Tel.: +41 44 350 26 56 (freitags) /ch/open Fax: +41 44 350 26 55 Postfach 2322 E-mail: <mailto:info@ch-open.ch> CH-8033 Zuerich WWW: <http://www.ch-open.ch> Sekretariat Ursula Burri E-mail: <mailto:uburri@ch-open.ch> /ch/open ist Mitglied von ICTswitzerland <http://www.ictswitzerland.ch/> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open Systems for open minded people!

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TOOLS Europe 2008 Call for Participation

by Laurence Tratt

============================================================================ TOOLS EUROPE 2008 46th International Conference Objects, Models, Components, Patterns co-located with *** International Conference on Model Transformation 2008 *** *** Software Engineering Approaches for Offshore and Outsourced Development 2008 *** ETH Zurich, Switzerland 30 June-4 July 2008 http://tools.ethz.ch/ ============================================================================ Keynote Speakers Michael Brodie (Verizon) Krzysztof Czarnecki, ICMT keynote (University of Waterloo) Erik Meijer (Microsoft) John Mylopoulos (University of Toronto) Overview TOOLS 2008 is the 46th TOOLS conference. Started in 1989, TOOLS conferences, held in Europe, the USA, Australia, and China have played a major role in the development of object technology field; many of the seminal concepts were first presented at TOOLS. After an interruption of four years, the conference is now revived to reflect the maturing of the field and the new challenges ahead. TOOLS EUROPE 2008 will be devoted to the combination of technologies that have emerged as a result of object technology becoming "mainstream". Like its predecessors, TOOLS EUROPE 2008 combines an emphasis on quality with a strong practical focus. It will include both scientific and experience conference papers, workshops, tutorials, a poster session, and a venture forum. 21 papers have been accepted after a rigorous selection process by the international Program Committee, with an emphasis on originality, practicality and overall quality. Topics addressed this year by selected papers include model-driven engineering, aspect-orientation, component-based languages, and language reflection. In 2008, TOOLS EUROPE is co-located with several other events, including SEAFOOD 2008, the International Conference on Model Transformation (ICMT) 2008, the Web 2.0 Pattern Mining workshop, and several other workshops and tutorials. Details of all co-located events can be found on the TOOLS web site. Registration Early registration: 23 May 2007 or earlier Regular registration: 25 June 2007 or earlier After the regular registration date, registration will be on site only. The registration form can be found on the TOOLS website. Venue and accommodation The conference will take place in the main building of the ETH Zurich, located in the centre of Zurich, close to the main station. Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland, home to the country's largest airport with numerous international connections, and is the country's main commercial and industrial centre. ETH is one of Europe's premier universities in the fields of Chemistry, Physics, Electrical Engineering, and Computer Science. A list of suggested hotels can be found on the TOOLS website. Because of the European football championship taking place in June, we strongly suggest that you book your hotel as soon as possible! Chairpersons Conference chair: Bertrand Meyer Program chair: Richard Paige Publicity chairs: Laurence Tratt, Philippe Lahire Workshop chairs: Stephane Ducasse, Alexandre Bergel Tutorial Chairs: Manuel Oriol, Phil Brooke Program committee Patrick Albert, Uwe Assmann, Balbir Barn, Mike Barnett, Claude Baudoin, Bernhard Beckert, Jean Bezivin, Jean-Pierre Briot, Phil Brooke, Dave Clarke, Marsha Chechik, Bernard Coulette, Jin Song Dong, Gregor Engels, Patrick Eugster, Jose Fiadeiro, Judit Nyekyne Gaizler, Benoit Garbinato, Carlo Ghezzi, Martin Glinz, Martin Gogolla, Jeff Gray, Pedro Guerreiro, Alan Hartman, Valerie Issarny, Gerti Kappel, Joseph Kiniry, Ivan Kurtev, Philippe Lahire, Ralf Laemmel, Mingshu Li, Tiziana Margaria, Erik Meijer, Peter Mueller, David Naumann, Oscar Nierstrasz, Manuel Oriol, Jonathan Ostroff, Alfonso Pierantonio, Awais Rashid, Nicolas Rouquette, Anthony Savidis, Doug Schmidt, Bran Selic, Jim Steel, Dave Thomas, Laurence Tratt, T.H. Tse, Antonio Vallecillo, Amiram Yehudai, Andreas Zeller.

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