• Postdoctoral Fellow (2010-Present), Faculty of Informatics, University of Lugano, Switzerland.
• PhD (2009), School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, Canada.
• MSc (2001), Department of Computer Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Iran.
• BSc (1999), Department of Computer Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Iran.

I am currently a post-doctoral fellow in the Faculty of Informatics at the University of Lugano, Switzerland working with Prof. Walter Binder. I finished my PhD studies in the School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo, Canada in 2009 under the supervision of Prof. Krzysztof Czarnecki. The details of my PhD research can be obtained from here.

My main research interests include dynamic analysis techniques, comprehending object-oriented software frameworks, concept (feature) location in the context of framework comprehension, and deployment of component-based applications into distributed environments.

Contact Information

• Email: aheydarn@gsd.uwaterloo.ca
• Phone: +1-647-780-8892

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Major Awards and Honors

• [Jan. 2007] Math Faculty Scholarship, University of Waterloo, Canada.
• [Sep. 2002 - Dec. 2005] International Doctoral Students Award (IDSA), University of Waterloo, Canada.
• [Aug. 2001] Best Engineering Challenge Paper Award, RoboCup Symposium, Seattle, USA (together with the SharifCE team).
• [Aug. 2001] Champion of the Intelligent Coaches in RoboCup Soccer Simulation World Championship, Seattle, USA (together with the Sharif-Arvand team).
• [June 2001] 3rd place of the RoboCup Soccer Simulation European Championship, Paderbourn, Germany (together with the Sharif-Arvand team).
• [Sep. 2000] 3rd place of the RoboCup Middle Size World Championship, Melbourne, Australia (together with the SharifCE team).
• [June 2000] Champion of the RoboCup Middle Size European Championship, Amsterdam, Netherlands (together with the SharifCE team).

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