CALL FOR PAPERS 3rd Annual International Conference on Applied Category Theory (ACT2020) July 6 – 10, 2020, MIT, USA http://act2020.mit.edu * * * Applied category theory is a topic of interest for a growing community of researchers interested in studying many different kinds of systems using category-theoretic tools. These systems are found across computer science, mathematics, and physics, as well as in social science, linguistics, cognition, and neuroscience. The background and experience of our members is as varied as the systems being studied. The goal of the Applied Category Theory conference is to bring the majority of researchers in the field together and provide a platform for exposing progress in the area. We seek submissions of both original research papers and extended abstracts of work that's ben submitted, accepted, or published elsewhere. Original research papers we accept will be invited for publication in a proceedings volume. Some contributions will be invited to become keynote addresses, and best paper award(s) may also be given. The conference will include a business showcase, and it will be preceded by a tutorial day. This event follows ACT 2018 in Leiden, and ACT 2019 in Oxford. ** IMPORTANT DATES (all in 2020)** - Submission of contributed papers: April 26 - Acceptance/Rejection notification: May 17 - Early bird registration deadline: May 20 - Final registration deadline: June 26 - Tutorial day: July 5 - Main conference: July 6 – 10 ** SUBMISSIONS ** Two types of submissions are accepted, both of which will be reviewed using the same standards: - Proceedings Track. Original contributions of high-quality work consisting of a 5–12 page extended abstract that provides evidence of results of genuine interest, and with enough detail to allow the program committee to assess the merits of the work. Submission of a work-in-progress is encouraged, but it must be more substantial than a research proposal. - Non-Proceedings Track. Descriptions of high-quality work submitted or published elsewhere will also be considered, provided the work is recent and relevant to the conference. The work may be of any length, but the program committee members may only look at the first 3 pages of the submission, so you should ensure that these pages contain sufficient evidence of the quality and rigor of your work. Submissions should be prepared using LaTeX, and must be submitted in PDF format. The submission link is available on the ACT2020 <http://act2020.mit.edu> web page. ** PROGRAM COMMITTEE ** Mathieu Anel, Carnegie Mellon University John Baez, Centre for Quantum Technologies Richard Blute, University of Ottawa Tai-Danae Bradley, City University of New York Andrea Censi, ETH Zurich Bob Coecke, University of Oxford Valeria de Paiva, Samsung Research America and University of Birmingham Ross Duncan, University of Strathclyde Eric Finster, University of Birmingham Brendan Fong, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Tobias Fritz, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics Richard Garner, Macquarie University Fabrizio Romano Genovese, Statebox Amar Hadzihasanovic, IRIF, Université de Paris Helle Hvid Hansen, Delft University of Technology Jules Hedges, Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences Kathryn Hess Bellwald, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Chris Heunen, The University of Edinburgh Joachim Kock, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Tom Leinster, The University of Edinburgh Martha Lewis, University of Amsterdam Daniel R. Licata, Wesleyan University David Jaz Myers, Johns Hopkins University Paolo Perrone, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Vaughan Pratt, Stanford University Peter Selinger, Dalhousie University Michael Shulman, University of San Diego David I. Spivak, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (co-chair) Walter Tholen, York University Todd Trimble, Western Connecticut State University Jamie Vicary, University of Birmingham (co-chair) Maaike Zwart, University of Oxford ** STEERING COMMITTEE ** John Baez (University of California Riverside) Bob Coecke (University of Oxford) David Spivak (MIT) Christina Vasilakopoulou (University of Patras) [For admin and other information see: http://www.mta.ca/~cat-dist/ ]