28 July - 1 Aug 2013
Nashville TN, U.S.A.
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TOPOLOGY, ALGEBRA AND CATEGORIES IN LOGIC (TACL 2013)
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July 28 - August 1, 2013
Department of Mathematics, Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee USA
http://www.math.vanderbilt.edu/~tacl2013/
The Sixth International Conference on Topology, Algebra and Categories
in conjunction with the
28th Annual Shanks Lecture Series
Scope
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Studying logics via semantics is a well-established and very active branch of mathematical logic, with many applications, in computer science and elsewhere. The area is characterized by results, tools and techniques stemming from various fields, including universal algebra, topology, category theory, order, and model theory. The program of the conference TACL 2013 will focus on three interconnecting mathematical themes central to the semantical study of logics and their applications: algebraic, categorical, and topological methods. This is the sixth conference in the series Topology, Algebra and Categories in Logic (TACL, formerly TANCL). Earlier installments of this conference have been organized in Tbilisi (2003), Barcelona (2005), Oxford (2007), Amsterdam (2009), Marseilles (2011).
Confirmed invited speakers
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Vladimir Voevodsky, Institute for Advanced Studies, USA (Shanks Lecturer)
Nick Bezhanishvili, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Leo Cabrer, University of Oxford, UK
Silvio Ghilardi, University of Milan, Italy
George Metcalfe, University of Bern, Switzerland
Alex Simpson, University of Edinburgh, UK
Featured topics
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Contributed talks can deal with any topic dealing with the use of algebraic, categorical or topological methods in either logic or computer science. This includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:
* Algebraic structures in CS
* Algebraic logic
* Coalgebra
* Categorical methods in logic
* Domain theory
* Lattice theory
* Lattices with operators
* Many-valued and fuzzy logics
* Modal logics
* Non-classical logics
* Ordered topological spaces
* Ordered algebraic structures
* Pointfree topology
* Proofs and Types
* Residuated structures
* Semantics
* Stone-type dualities
* Substructural logics
* Topological semantics of modal logic
Submissions
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Contributed presentations will be of two types:
o 20 minutes long presentations in parallel sessions and
o featured, 30 minutes long, plenary presentations.
The submission of an abstract will be required to be selected for a contributed presentation of either kind. While preference will be given to new work, results that have already been published or presented elsewhere will also be considered. More information on the submission procedure, as well as a link to the EasyChair system, can be found at the conference web site.
Important dates
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April 1, 2013: Abstract submission deadline
May 1, 2013: Notification to authors
July 28-August 1, 2013: Conference
Program Committee
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Steve Awodey, Carnegie Mellon University
Guram Bezhanishvili, New Mexico State University
David Gabelaia, Razmadze Mathematical Institute, Tbilisi
Nick Galatos (co-chair), University of Denver
Mai Gehrke, LIAFA, University of Paris Diderot
Rob Goldblatt, Victoria University, Wellington
John Harding, New Mexico State University
Ramon Jansana, University of Barcelona
Peter Jipsen, Chapman University
Achim Jung, University of Birmingham
Alexander Kurz (co-chair), University of Leicester
Vincenzo Marra, University of Milan
Hiroakira Ono, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Alessandra Palmigiano, University of Amsterdam
Hilary Priestley, St Anne's College, Oxford
James Raftery, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban
Thomas Streicher, Technical University of Darmstadt
Kazushige Terui, Kyoto University
Constantine Tsinakis, Vanderbilt University
Yde Venema, University of Amsterdam
Michael Zakharyaschev, Birkbeck College, University of London
Organizing Committee
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Chris Conidis, Vanderbilt University
Lianzhen Liu, Jiangnan University, China
Warren McGovern, Florida Atlantic University
Francesco Paoli, University of Cagliari
Rebecca Steiner, Vanderbilt University
Constantine Tsinakis (chair), Vanderbilt University
William Young, Vanderbilt University
Expression of interest
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More Information
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TACL 2013 web site: http://www.math.vanderbilt.edu/~tacl2013/
Use this site for local information, including hotel accommodations, for travel information and registration, and for submitting a request for financial support.
Any queries for the Program Committee (such as usage of the EasyChair
conference system, abstract submission guidelines, conference program,
etc.) should be sent to tacl2013@gmail.com<mailto:tacl2013@gmail.com>.
Queries for the local Organizing Committee (registration, hotel
accommodations, financial support and reimbursements, technology
infrastructure, etc.) should be sent to
tacl2013oc@vanderbilt.edu<mailto:tacl2013oc@vanderbilt.edu>.