Separation of concerns is one of the main tenets of software engineering - allowing developers to reason about a problem in sensible portions, regardless which phase of the lifecycle they're working in. Many researchers in software engineering are actually in the field of advanced software modularization techniques such as aspect-orientation without realizing it.

A growing number of advanced modularization techniques, including aspect-oriented programming (AOP) and context-oriented programming (COP), are investigated to support separation of concerns in software development. Those techniques need dedicated support for analysis of artifacts at the various stages of software development. Developers need to be able to understand, visualize, specify, verify and test, with existence of those advanced modularization techniques, requirements, architectures, designs and programs to make it an industrially viable technology. Tool support is further needed for the identification of latent (non-modularized) crosscutting concerns in legacy software and for their subsequent refactoring into modules.

AOAsia/Pacific is a series of international workshops on advanced modularization techniques not specific to AOP nor COP initially organized by Asia/Pacific-related researchers in cooperation with many researchers all over the world. One of the aims for this workshop is to bring together researchers, who are tackling the problems of advanced separation of concerns, but who are not yet connected to this growing, thriving community. The workshop also intends to provide a forum for discussion of new ideas, new directions, and new applications.

Location: Faculty Club, Xuhui Campus, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), Shanghai, China (access)
Date: October 17-18, 2011

Please send your name and affiliation by email to zhao-jj@cs.sjtu.edu.cn so that the organizers can know the number of participants in advance.

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Transportation to SJTU Faculty Club

From Pudong International Airport

1) By Taxi: about 50 min, normal taxi charge is about150 RMB (Chinese Yuan) which is about 20 US$, plus 30% night charge if after 11:00 PM.

2) By bus: Take Airport Bus No.3 to Xujiahui (or Tianping Road), it takes about 1 hour, and bus ticket is 18 RMB (2.5US$). From bus stop to SJTU Faculty Club, it takes about 15min on foot or 3~5 min by taxi. (After taking off the Airport Bus 3, go along the bus direction for 100m, turn right at the cross, go along Tianping Rd. for 2 blocks (about 500m), after reaching Guangyuan Rd. turn left, go along Guangyuan Rd for 200m, cross Huashan Rd. Turn right about 30m if the main gate of SJTU (with two stone lions). Enter through the main gate and turn right, about 100m, you will reach the Faculty Club.)

From Hongqiao International Airport

1) By Taxi: about 25 min, normal taxi charge 25 RMB (Chinese Yuan) which is about 3 US$, plus 30% night extra if after 11:00 PM.

2) By bus: Take bus No.806 to Jiao Tong University, bus ticket is 3 RMB (0.5US$), SJTU Faculty Club is just behind the bus stop, but you need about 2min by foot to go through the main gate (with two stone lions) to there.

From Shanghai Railway Station

1) By Taxi: about 30 min, normal taxi charge 32 RMB (Chinese Yuan) which is about 4 US$, plus 30% if after 11:00 PM.

2) By Subway: take Line No.1 to Xujiahui, ticket 4 RMB, 20min, exit from Gate No.12, go alone Huashan Road to SJTU (No.1954, Huashan Road).