Gregor Kiczales

Gregor Kiczales is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of British Columbia, with a career spanning over three decades. His work focuses on programming language design, modularity, and aspect-oriented programming (AOP).

• Primary affiliation: University of British Columbia
• Verification email: gregor@cs.ubc.ca

Kiczales' research centers around modularity and aspect-oriented programming, with significant contributions to understanding crosscutting concerns, developing AOP frameworks like AspectJ, and exploring novel abstractions for software systems. His work includes:

• Foundational research in AOP semantics and implementation
• Studies on code-design alignment and software architecture
• Developing registration-based abstractions and late-binding mechanisms
• Investigating scalability challenges in AOP systems