Who is interested in this project? -- Karl Project "Securing Java Guidelines" Richard Conlan proposed to implement the Securing Java Guidelines for Java developers using AspectJ. http://www.securingjava.com/chapter-seven/chapter-seven-1.html I think that this is a very good idea: 1. The class can make a contribution to the field by implementing a subset of those rules as an open source project. Companies can then use this checker to evaluate the security of their Java software. 2. http://www.ccs.neu.edu/research/demeter/biblio/LoD-Checkers-2002.html My research group has significant experience in writing such checkers and you can get adequate help. 3. This might lead to a conference publication. Several students could collaboarate on this project. Project ... more to come