Workshop on Applied Category Theory: Bridging Theory and Practice

Published

February 7, 2020

Author(s)

Spencer J. Breiner, Blake S. Pollard, Eswaran Subrahmanian

Abstract

This report presents the summary of a workshop held at NIST on March 15-16, 2018 on the topic of applied category theory (ACT). The meeting had two main goals: (i) mapping the current ACT landscape and (ii) developing a roadmap for transitioning the field to concrete applications. The report is broken into six sections detailing different aspects relevant to the development of ACT: community development, domain-specific applications, pedagogy, tool support, marketing and funding. Each section contains a discussion of the current state of the field, identifies major goals and challenges in that area, and considers potential strategies and tactics to address them, along with a prospective timeline for future developments.

Citation

Special Publication (NIST SP) - 1249

Report Number

1249

NIST Pub Series

Special Publication (NIST SP)

Pub Type

NIST Pubs

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Keywords

Applied category theory

Citation

Breiner, S. , Pollard, B. and Subrahmanian, E. (2020), Workshop on Applied Category Theory: Bridging Theory and Practice, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1249 (Accessed October 13, 2025)