Members
The members of the lab come from diverse perspectives with unique training. We are always looking for students and researchers with a desire to solve problems by leveraging…
The GATAS Lab
Applied Category Theory 2025
The GATAS Lab is hosting the 8th International Conference on Applied Category Theory here at UF. For more information see the ACT2025 Page
The GATAS laboratory uses applied category theory to develop novel approaches to scientific computing. We are domain-agnostic, solving problems in dynamics, physics, biology, the life sciences, and industrial engineering. Our group works closely with Evan Patterson’s research group at the Topos Institute to maintain and develop the AlgebraicJulia software ecosystem.
Philosophy
Scientists develop simulations by translating scientific concepts into mathematical models, and then embodying those models in software. We seek to automate this process using category theory. Category theory is a mathematical language rich enough in abstraction to represent any scientific concept, yet pliable enough to manipulate efficiently with a computer. The software in AlgebraicJulia encodes a number of these abstractions; with it, scientists can build powerful, robust, and bespoke scientific models without starting from scratch in each domain.
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