USaskatchewan Mathematics & Statistics Colloquium: John Baez
Topic
How Category Theory Can Help Modelers
Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM (CST)
Speakers
Details
Mathematical models of human interactions are important and widely used in epidemiology and many other fields, but building and working with these models at scale is challenging. I will explain two software tools for doing this, both based on category theory. Modelers often regard diagrams as an informal step toward a mathematically rigorous formulation of a model. Giving these diagrams a precise syntax using category theory has many advantages, but I will focus on those connected to "community based modeling": the process of working with diverse community members to build a model. This is joint work with Nathaniel Osgood, Xiaoyan Li and other collaborators.
Additional Information
Please join the meeting remotely via: https://usask-ca.zoom.us/j/92798491310?pwd=aa38HntE2QBTDU54gS4dazaSkczSSs.1