8 Search Results for "Bocquet, Rafaël"

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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2026.26
Divide and Check: Logical Relations, No Algorithms Attached

Authors: Josselin Poiret, Kenji Maillard, and Nicolas Tabareau

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 378, 11th International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2026)

Abstract
The correctness of type-checking implementations for proof assistants based on dependent type theory relies on metatheoretical properties that ensure the decidability of typing, some of which require substantial logical strength. Recent mechanizations of such algorithms have highlighted the importance of separating the algorithmic components of the proof - often intricate but requiring relatively low logical strength - from the logical components, which depend on stronger metatheoretical properties, such as normalization or the injectivity of type constructors. In this work, we revisit the logical relations technique and show how it can be used to derive these metatheoretical properties in a direct and uniform way for a core dependent type theory featuring Π-types, N, ⊥ and a universe U. Our presentation yields a compact and conceptually simplified argument that isolates the logically strong reasoning from the algorithmic core. We argue that this approach scales smoothly to richer type theories, and demonstrate this by extending our construction to Exceptional Type Theory (ExcTT), obtaining the first mechanized canonicity proof for this theory.
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Josselin Poiret, Kenji Maillard, and Nicolas Tabareau. Divide and Check: Logical Relations, No Algorithms Attached. In 11th International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 378, pp. 26:1-26:23, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)

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@InProceedings{poiret_et_al:LIPIcs.FSCD.2026.26,
  author =	{Poiret, Josselin and Maillard, Kenji and Tabareau, Nicolas},
  title =	{{Divide and Check: Logical Relations, No Algorithms Attached}},
  booktitle =	{11th International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2026)},
  pages =	{26:1--26:23},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-433-8},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2026},
  volume =	{378},
  editor =	{Pfenning, Frank},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2026.26},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-263764},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2026.26},
  annote =	{Keywords: Type Theory, Proof Assistants}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.CSL.2026.40
The Groupoid-Syntax of Type Theory Is a Set

Authors: Thorsten Altenkirch, Ambrus Kaposi, and Szumi Xie

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 363, 34th EACSL Annual Conference on Computer Science Logic (CSL 2026)

Abstract
Categories with families (CwFs) have been used to define the semantics of type theory in type theory. In the setting of Homotopy Type Theory (HoTT), one of the limitations of the traditional notion of CwFs is the requirement to set-truncate types, which excludes models based on univalent categories, such as the standard set model. To address this limitation, we introduce the concept of a Groupoid Category with Families (GCwF). This framework truncates types at the groupoid level and incorporates coherence equations, providing a natural extension of the CwF framework when starting from a 1-category. We demonstrate that the initial GCwF for a type theory with a base family of sets and Π-types (groupoid-syntax) is set-truncated. Consequently, this allows us to utilize the conventional intrinsic syntax of type theory while enabling interpretations in semantically richer and more natural models. All constructions in this paper were formalised in Cubical Agda.
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Thorsten Altenkirch, Ambrus Kaposi, and Szumi Xie. The Groupoid-Syntax of Type Theory Is a Set. In 34th EACSL Annual Conference on Computer Science Logic (CSL 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 363, pp. 40:1-40:23, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)

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@InProceedings{altenkirch_et_al:LIPIcs.CSL.2026.40,
  author =	{Altenkirch, Thorsten and Kaposi, Ambrus and Xie, Szumi},
  title =	{{The Groupoid-Syntax of Type Theory Is a Set}},
  booktitle =	{34th EACSL Annual Conference on Computer Science Logic (CSL 2026)},
  pages =	{40:1--40:23},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-411-6},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2026},
  volume =	{363},
  editor =	{Guerrini, Stefano and K\"{o}nig, Barbara},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.CSL.2026.40},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-254650},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.CSL.2026.40},
  annote =	{Keywords: Categorical models of type theory, category with families, groupoids, coherence, homotopy type theory}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.CSL.2026.38
The Biequivalence of Path Categories and Axiomatic Martin-Löf Type Theories

Authors: Daniël Otten and Matteo Spadetto

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 363, 34th EACSL Annual Conference on Computer Science Logic (CSL 2026)

Abstract
The semantics of extensional type theory has an elegant categorical description: models of extensional =-types, 𝟙-types, and Σ-types are biequivalent to finitely complete categories, while adding Π-types yields locally Cartesian closed categories. We establish parallel results for axiomatic type theory, which includes systems like cubical type theory, where the computation rule of the =-types only holds as a propositional axiom instead of a definitional reduction. In particular, we prove that models of axiomatic =-types, and standard 𝟙- and Σ-types are biequivalent to certain path categories, while adding axiomatic Π-types yields dependent homotopy exponents. This biequivalence simplifies axiomatic =-types, which are more intricate than extensional ones since they permit higher dimensional structure. Specifically, path categories use a primitive notion of equivalence instead of a direct reproduction of the syntactic elimination rules and computation axioms. We apply our correspondence to prove a coherence theorem: we show that these weak homotopical models can be turned into equivalent strict models of axiomatic type theory. In addition, we introduce a more modular notion, that of a display map path category, which only models axiomatic =-types by default, while leaving room to add other axiomatic type formers such as 𝟙-, Σ-, and Π-types.
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Daniël Otten and Matteo Spadetto. The Biequivalence of Path Categories and Axiomatic Martin-Löf Type Theories. In 34th EACSL Annual Conference on Computer Science Logic (CSL 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 363, pp. 38:1-38:23, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)

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@InProceedings{otten_et_al:LIPIcs.CSL.2026.38,
  author =	{Otten, Dani\"{e}l and Spadetto, Matteo},
  title =	{{The Biequivalence of Path Categories and Axiomatic Martin-L\"{o}f Type Theories}},
  booktitle =	{34th EACSL Annual Conference on Computer Science Logic (CSL 2026)},
  pages =	{38:1--38:23},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-411-6},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2026},
  volume =	{363},
  editor =	{Guerrini, Stefano and K\"{o}nig, Barbara},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.CSL.2026.38},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-254633},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.CSL.2026.38},
  annote =	{Keywords: Axiomatic type theory, cubical type theory, propositional equality, biequivalence, display map categories, path categories, homotopy theory, coherence}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2025.27
What Does It Take to Certify a Conversion Checker?

Authors: Meven Lennon-Bertrand

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 337, 10th International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2025)

Abstract
We report on a detailed exploration of the properties of conversion (definitional equality) in dependent type theory, with the goal of certifying decision procedures for it. While in that context the property of normalisation has attracted the most light, we instead emphasize the importance of injectivity properties, showing that they alone are both crucial and sufficient to certify most desirable properties of conversion checkers. We also explore the certification of a fully untyped conversion checker, with respect to a typed specification, and show that the story is mostly unchanged, although the exact injectivity properties needed are subtly different.
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Meven Lennon-Bertrand. What Does It Take to Certify a Conversion Checker?. In 10th International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 337, pp. 27:1-27:23, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)

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@InProceedings{lennonbertrand:LIPIcs.FSCD.2025.27,
  author =	{Lennon-Bertrand, Meven},
  title =	{{What Does It Take to Certify a Conversion Checker?}},
  booktitle =	{10th International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2025)},
  pages =	{27:1--27:23},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-374-4},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2025},
  volume =	{337},
  editor =	{Fern\'{a}ndez, Maribel},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2025.27},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-236428},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2025.27},
  annote =	{Keywords: Dependent types, Bidirectional typing, Certified software}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.TYPES.2024.5
Implementing a Type Theory with Observational Equality, Using Normalisation by Evaluation

Authors: Matthew Sirman, Meven Lennon-Bertrand, and Neel Krishnaswami

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 336, 30th International Conference on Types for Proofs and Programs (TYPES 2024)

Abstract
We report on an experimental implementation in Haskell of a dependent type theory featuring an observational equality type, based on Pujet et al.’s CCobs. We use normalisation by evaluation to produce an efficient normalisation function, which is used to implement a bidirectional type checker. To allow for greater expressivity, we extend the core CCobs calculus with quotient types and inductive types. To make the system usable, we explore various proof-assistant features, notably a rudimentary version of a "hole" system similar to Agda’s. While rather crude, this experience should inform other, more substantial implementation efforts of observational equality.
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Matthew Sirman, Meven Lennon-Bertrand, and Neel Krishnaswami. Implementing a Type Theory with Observational Equality, Using Normalisation by Evaluation. In 30th International Conference on Types for Proofs and Programs (TYPES 2024). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 336, pp. 5:1-5:22, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)

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@InProceedings{sirman_et_al:LIPIcs.TYPES.2024.5,
  author =	{Sirman, Matthew and Lennon-Bertrand, Meven and Krishnaswami, Neel},
  title =	{{Implementing a Type Theory with Observational Equality, Using Normalisation by Evaluation}},
  booktitle =	{30th International Conference on Types for Proofs and Programs (TYPES 2024)},
  pages =	{5:1--5:22},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-376-8},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2025},
  volume =	{336},
  editor =	{M{\o}gelberg, Rasmus Ejlers and van den Berg, Benno},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.TYPES.2024.5},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-233673},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.TYPES.2024.5},
  annote =	{Keywords: Dependent type theory, Bidirectional typing, Observational equality, Normalisation by evaluation}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2023.18
For the Metatheory of Type Theory, Internal Sconing Is Enough

Authors: Rafaël Bocquet, Ambrus Kaposi, and Christian Sattler

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 260, 8th International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2023)

Abstract
Metatheorems about type theories are often proven by interpreting the syntax into models constructed using categorical gluing. We propose to use only sconing (gluing along a global section functor) instead of general gluing. The sconing is performed internally to a presheaf category, and we recover the original glued model by externalization. Our method relies on constructions involving two notions of models: first-order models (with explicit contexts) and higher-order models (without explicit contexts). Sconing turns a displayed higher-order model into a displayed first-order model. Using these, we derive specialized induction principles for the syntax of type theory. The input of such an induction principle is a boilerplate-free description of its motives and methods, not mentioning contexts. The output is a section with computation rules specified in the same internal language. We illustrate our framework by proofs of canonicity and normalization for type theory.
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Rafaël Bocquet, Ambrus Kaposi, and Christian Sattler. For the Metatheory of Type Theory, Internal Sconing Is Enough. In 8th International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2023). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 260, pp. 18:1-18:23, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2023)

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@InProceedings{bocquet_et_al:LIPIcs.FSCD.2023.18,
  author =	{Bocquet, Rafa\"{e}l and Kaposi, Ambrus and Sattler, Christian},
  title =	{{For the Metatheory of Type Theory, Internal Sconing Is Enough}},
  booktitle =	{8th International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2023)},
  pages =	{18:1--18:23},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-277-8},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2023},
  volume =	{260},
  editor =	{Gaboardi, Marco and van Raamsdonk, Femke},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2023.18},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-180029},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2023.18},
  annote =	{Keywords: type theory, presheaves, canonicity, normalization, sconing, gluing}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.TYPES.2021.3
Strictification of Weakly Stable Type-Theoretic Structures Using Generic Contexts

Authors: Rafaël Bocquet

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 239, 27th International Conference on Types for Proofs and Programs (TYPES 2021)

Abstract
We present a new strictification method for type-theoretic structures that are only weakly stable under substitution. Given weakly stable structures over some model of type theory, we construct equivalent strictly stable structures by evaluating the weakly stable structures at generic contexts. These generic contexts are specified using the categorical notion of familial representability. This generalizes the local universes method of Lumsdaine and Warren. We show that generic contexts can also be constructed in any category with families which is freely generated by collections of types and terms, without any definitional equality. This relies on the fact that they support first-order unification. These free models can only be equipped with weak type-theoretic structures, whose computation rules are given by typal equalities. Our main result is that any model of type theory with weakly stable weak type-theoretic structures admits an equivalent model with strictly stable weak type-theoretic structures.
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Rafaël Bocquet. Strictification of Weakly Stable Type-Theoretic Structures Using Generic Contexts. In 27th International Conference on Types for Proofs and Programs (TYPES 2021). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 239, pp. 3:1-3:23, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2022)

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@InProceedings{bocquet:LIPIcs.TYPES.2021.3,
  author =	{Bocquet, Rafa\"{e}l},
  title =	{{Strictification of Weakly Stable Type-Theoretic Structures Using Generic Contexts}},
  booktitle =	{27th International Conference on Types for Proofs and Programs (TYPES 2021)},
  pages =	{3:1--3:23},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-254-9},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2022},
  volume =	{239},
  editor =	{Basold, Henning and Cockx, Jesper and Ghilezan, Silvia},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.TYPES.2021.3},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-167724},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.TYPES.2021.3},
  annote =	{Keywords: type theory, strictification, coherence, familial representability, unification}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.TYPES.2019.6
For Finitary Induction-Induction, Induction Is Enough

Authors: Ambrus Kaposi, András Kovács, and Ambroise Lafont

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 175, 25th International Conference on Types for Proofs and Programs (TYPES 2019)

Abstract
Inductive-inductive types (IITs) are a generalisation of inductive types in type theory. They allow the mutual definition of types with multiple sorts where later sorts can be indexed by previous ones. An example is the Chapman-style syntax of type theory with conversion relations for each sort where e.g. the sort of types is indexed by contexts. In this paper we show that if a model of extensional type theory (ETT) supports indexed W-types, then it supports finitely branching IITs. We use a small internal type theory called the theory of signatures to specify IITs. We show that if a model of ETT supports the syntax for the theory of signatures, then it supports all IITs. We construct this syntax from indexed W-types using preterms and typing relations and prove its initiality following Streicher. The construction of the syntax and its initiality proof were formalised in Agda.
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Ambrus Kaposi, András Kovács, and Ambroise Lafont. For Finitary Induction-Induction, Induction Is Enough. In 25th International Conference on Types for Proofs and Programs (TYPES 2019). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 175, pp. 6:1-6:30, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2020)

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@InProceedings{kaposi_et_al:LIPIcs.TYPES.2019.6,
  author =	{Kaposi, Ambrus and Kov\'{a}cs, Andr\'{a}s and Lafont, Ambroise},
  title =	{{For Finitary Induction-Induction, Induction Is Enough}},
  booktitle =	{25th International Conference on Types for Proofs and Programs (TYPES 2019)},
  pages =	{6:1--6:30},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-158-0},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2020},
  volume =	{175},
  editor =	{Bezem, Marc and Mahboubi, Assia},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.TYPES.2019.6},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-130707},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.TYPES.2019.6},
  annote =	{Keywords: type theory, inductive types, inductive-inductive types}
}
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