[kisoron-ml] Dr. Andreas Abel at NII Logic Seminar

[Makoto Tatsuta]

	 Dr. Andreas Abel at NII Logic Seminar

Date: October 11, 2013, 14:00--16:00

Place: National Institute of Informatics, Room 1210 (12th floor)
場所: 国立情報学研究所 12階 1210室
    (半蔵門線,都営地下鉄三田線・新宿線 神保町駅または東西線 竹橋駅より徒歩5分)
    (地図 http://www.nii.ac.jp/about/access/)

Speaker: Dr. Andreas Abel (Chalmers and Gothenburg University)

Title: Copatterns: Programming Infinite Structures by Observations

Abstract: 
 Inductive datatypes provide mechanisms to define finite data such as
finite lists and trees via constructors and allow programmers to
analyze and manipulate finite data via pattern matching.  In this
paper, we develop a dual approach for working with infinite data
structures such as streams.  Infinite data inhabits coinductive
datatypes which denote greatest fixpoints.  Unlike finite data which
is defined by constructors we define infinite data by observations.
Dual to pattern matching, a tool for analyzing finite data, we develop
the concept of copattern matching, which allows us to synthesize
infinite data.  This leads to a symmetric language design where
pattern matching on finite and infinite data can be mixed.
 We present a core language for programming with infinite structures by
observations together with its operational semantics based on
(co)pattern matching and describe coverage of copatterns.  Our
language naturally supports both call-by-name and call-by-value
interpretations and can be seamlessly integrated into existing
languages like Haskell and ML.
We prove type soundness for our language and sketch
how copatterns open new directions for solving problems in the
interaction of coinductive and dependent types.
 This is joint work with Brigitte Pientka, McGill University, Montreal.

問合せ先:
龍田 真 (国立情報学研究所)
e-mail: tatsuta at nii.ac.jp
http://research.nii.ac.jp/~tatsuta