Cross roads

For the past two or three years, I've been working on SOA (Services Oriented Architecture) systems. To be more specific web services. In the same time I was lucky enough to study/implement certain web services security specifications, by polishing my knowledge in Computer Security.
As I start my higher studies in Swinburne University of Technology, now I'm expanding my knowledge towards adaptive systems. I'm now hopping along this new axis with the help of Swinburne Research in Melbourne.
I'm still just enjoying the sceneries in this path and occasionally glance through the track I used to travel earlier.
Would I be able to divert the current path and form a new junction with the former?
Or is it too early sketch the map?