Research Topics

My research focuses on modeling and developing non functional properties (e.g. security, availability, etc.) in architectural level and essentially in AADL (Architecture Analysis & Design Language) using AOP (Aspect Oriented Programming) which is a programming paradigm that provides modularity and reuse and readability. I am working on the generation of aspect code from abstract aspect annexes integrated in an architectural model for real time embedded systems. This allows the separation of concerns in such systems and also to ensure a smooth integration of the non functional propoerties.

This research axe described above can be extended to join the research thematics Models@Runtime. This relatively recent thematics investigates ways to model the execution state of distributed real time embedded systems. Any change on the execution state of a system have to be reflected on its model. Reversely, any change or alteration on a model will cause a corresponding alteration on the execution state of the system.

Publications

International Journal Papers

• Sihem Loukil, Slim Kallel, and Mohamed Jmaiel. Managing Architectural Reconfiguration at Runtime. In International Journal of Web Portals, volume 5, 2013. [ BibTeX | DOI ]

Journal Papers

• Sihem Loukil, Slim Kallel, Bechir Zalila, and Mohamed Jmaiel. AO4AADL: Aspect oriented extension for AADL. In Central European Journal of Computer Science, Versita, Springer, volume 3, 2013. [ BibTeX | DOI ]

International Conference Papers

• Sihem Loukil, Slim Kallel, and Mohamed Jmaiel. Monitoring of Quality of Service in Dynamically Adaptive Systems. In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Adaptive and Intelligent Systems (ICAIS 2014), Bournemouth, UK, September 8-10, 2014, Springer (to apprear). [ BibTeX ]

• Sihem Loukil, Slim Kallel, and Mohamed Jmaiel. Middleware for Dynamically Adaptive Systems. In Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Architecture of Computing Systems (ARCS 2014), Luebeck, Germany, February 25-28, 2014, Springer. [ BibTeX ]

• Sihem Loukil, Slim Kallel, and Mohamed Jmaiel. Verifying Runtime Architectural Reconfiguration of Dynamically Adaptive Systems. In Proceedings of the 39th Euromicro Conference on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications (SEAA 2013), Santander, Espagne, September 4-6, 2013, IEEE Computer Society. [ BibTeX | DOI ]

• Sihem Loukil, Slim Kallel, and Mohamed Jmaiel. Runtime Adaptation of Component based Systems. In Proceedings of the first International Conference on Networked Systems (NETYS), Springer, volume 7853, 2013. [ BibTeX | DOI ]

• Sihem Loukil, Slim Kallel, Bechir Zalila, and Mohamed Jmaiel. Toward an Aspect Oriented ADL for Embedded Systems. In Muhammad Babar and Ian Gorton, editors, Software Architecture, volume 6285 of Lecture Notes in Computer Science. 4th European Conference, ECSA 2010 Copenhagen, Denmark, August 23-26, 2010 Proceedings, pages 489-492. Springer Berlin / Heidelberg, Copenhagen - Denmark, August 2010. [ BibTeX | DOI ]

• Sihem Loukil, Slim Kallel, Bechir Zalila, and Mohamed Jmaiel. AO4AADL: an Aspect Oriented ADL for Embedded Systems. In the 10th Annual International Conference on New Technologies of Distributed Systems - Notere 2010, a Demonstration Paper, Tozeur - Tunisia, June 2010. [ BibTeX ]

Posters

This poster describes the contributions of my master's thesis work. It was presented at the NOTERE'2010 conference held in June 2010 in Tozeur, Tunisia.

Educational activities

• 2012 - 2014 : Research Assistant at Faculty of Economics and Management of Sfax
• Architecture Orientée Service
• IT and Internet Certificate (C2i)

• 2011 - 2012 : Research Assistant at Faculty of Economics and Management of Sfax
• Architecture Orientée Service
• Final Graduate Project supervision

• 2010 - 2011 : Research Assistant at Faculty of Economics and Management of Sfax
• E-services et Application Internet
• Final Graduate Project supervision

• 2009 - 2010 : Research Assistant at Faculty of Economics and Management of Sfax
• Object Oriented Programming II
• E-services et Application Internet
• Operating System II (Linux)