Vladimir O. Safonov

Professor of Computer Science
Head of laboratory of Java technology
St. Petersburg University, Department of Mathematics and Mechanics

IEEE Senior Member,

Chair of IEEE Region 8 Russia North-West Computer Society Chapter

ACM and IET member

Russian Web page

NEW! “Trustworthy Compilers” book, published by Wiley February 11, 2010

Areas of professional expertise and research interests:

- Aspect-oriented programming

- Trustworthy computing
- Microsoft.NET platform
- Java technology
- Programming languages
- Compiler development
- Programming methodologies, paradigms, technologies and tools
- Abstract data types, modular programming, OOA/OOD/OOP
- Knowledge management, integration of knowledge and software engineering

- Parallel programming

Experience:

- 33 years of R&D, management and tech lead work in the areas of software engineering and computer science,

- 18 years of international projects with Sun, Microsoft, Panasonic and other companies
- 33 years of IT teaching at the university

Major projects:

- Aspect.NET

- Knowledge.NET

- Parallel Dwarfs

Major publications (total over 120 papers, including 10 books):

1. Safonov V.O. Trustworthy Compilers. Wiley Interscience. John Wiley & Sons, 2010.

2. Safonov V.O. Using aspect-oriented programming for trustworthy software development. Wiley, 2008.

3. Safonov V.O. TrustSPBU.NET: Extending university courses on .NET, compilers,

software engineering and OS by trustworthy computing content. – “.NET Developer’s Journal”, July 2007.

4. Safonov V.O. SPBU.NET: principles and experience of teaching .NET,

compilers, software engineering and OS. – “.NET Developer’s Journal”, February 2006.

5. Safonov V.O. et al. Aspect.NET – aspect-oriented toolkit for Microsoft.NET based on Phoenix and Whidbey.

.NET Technologies 2006. University of West Bohemia Campus Bory. May 29 – June 1, 2006.

Full Papers Proceedings, Pilsen, Czech Republic, 2006. http://dotnet.zcu.cz

6. Safonov V.O. et al. Knowledge.NET ontology-based knowledge management toolkit for Microsoft.NET.

.NET Technologies 2006. University of West Bohemia Campus Bory. May 29 – June 1, 2006.

Poster Papers Proceedings, Pilsen, Czech Republic, 2006. http://dotnet.zcu.cz

7. Safonov V.O., Grigoriev D.A. Aspect.NET – aspect-oriented programming for Microsoft.NET in practice. –

“.NET Developer’s Journal”, July 2005.

8. Safonov V.O. Aspect.NET: concepts and architecture. – “.NET Developer’s Journal”, October 2004.

9. Safonov V.O. Aspect.NET - a new approach to aspect oriented programming. – “.NET Developer’s Journal”, April 2003.

10. Safonov V.O. Introduction to Java technology. – Science publishers, St.Petersburg, 2002 (in Russian)

11. Safonov V.O. et al. Turbo Expert - a knowledge engineering language. - Cybernetics, 1991, # 5 (Kiev, USSR, in Russian)

12. Safonov V.O. Programming languages and techniques in the Elbrus system. – Science publishers, Moscow, 1989 (in Russian)

13. Safonov V.O. Expert systems - intelligent advisors of human experts. - St.Petersburg, Knowledge Publishers, 1992 (in Russian)

14. Safonov V.O., Feduykovich G.G. Implementing parallel algorithms of MapReduce. –

Proceedings of International Conference on Parallel Programming, Las Vegas, July 2010.

http://www.world-academy-of-science.org/worldcomp10/ws/conferences/pdpta10

University courses and seminars:

- Models and architectures of software and knowledge
- Trustworthy programming for Microsoft.NET
- Java technology
- Secure software engineering
- Compiler development
- Operating systems and networking

Degrees, Titles, Awards & Patents:

- Doctor of technical sciences degree (1991)
- Professor of computer science title (1994)
- St. Petersburg Government Award for Scientific Papers (1999)
- 4 USA patents and 4 Russian patents on compiling techniques and programming technologies (1997-2001)
- Honored University Teacher of Russia (2002)

- Medal “300 years anniversary of St. Petersburg” (2003)

- “International Scientist of the Year 2008”

(International Biographical Centre, UK)

- Commemorative Medal “Man of the Year 2008”

(American Biographical Institute, USA)

-“International Educator of the Year 2009”

(International Biographical Centre, UK)

-St. Petersburg University Award for Scientific Papers 2010

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“2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21^st Century”

“Great Minds of the 21^st Century”

“Accomplished Leaders of the 21^st Century”