Categorical Logic Seminar
Spring 2005

Organizers: Lars Birkedal, birkedal@itu.dk, Room 4C 15, 7218 5280
Carsten Butz, butz@itu.dk, Room 4C 14, 7218 5274

This is a Ph.D. seminar in which we study selected topics in categorical logic. It follows several semesters seminars in topos theory, but we do not assume familiarity with all the material covered in those (to allow new students to participate).

The main goal of the seminar this Spring is to get an understanding of selected topics in the area of categorical logic and type theory. We will cover equilogical spaces (incl. dependent type theory), topological completeness of the lambda calculus, internal category theory, and parametric domain-theoretic models of the second-order lambda calculus. The seminar starts on Friday February 11, 2 PM - 4 PM.

Readings will include (excerpts from some of):

To gain credit for this 7.5 ECTS seminar you have to participate actively in the discussions. Moreover, you have to take responsibility for at least one topic, stretching usually over more than a week.

Meeting time: We meet on Fridays, 14:00--16:00, Room 4A.14.

Participants:

(birkedal@itu.dk, butz@itu.dk, mogel@itu.dk, noah@itu.dk, rusmus@itu.dk, biering@itu.dk, debois@itu.dk)

TENTATIVE Schedule:

Date Speaker Reading
Fri Feb 11   LB [3] (bonus: [1,2])
Fri Feb 18  NTS [3] (bonus: [1,2])
Fri Feb 25  BB [3] (bonus: [1,2])
Fri Mar 04  LB DTT: Ch. 10 in [8]
Fri Mar 11   LB DTT: Ch. 10 in [8]
Fri Mar 18   SD DTT in Equ: App A in [1]
Thu Apr 01   CB [4]
Fri Apr 08  CB [4,5]
Fri Apr 15   REM APL-structures
Fri Apr 22   REM APL, completion, internal cats
Fri Apr 29   REM LAPL
Fri May 06   REM LAPL
Fri May 20   RLP LAPL model