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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2025.3
Unsolvable Terms in Filter Models (Invited Talk)

Authors: Mariangiola Dezani-Ciancaglini, Paola Giannini, and Furio Honsell

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

Abstract
Intersection type theories (itt’s) and filter models, i.e. λ-calculus models generated by itt’s, are reviewed in full generality. In this framework, which subsumes most λ-calculus models in the literature based on Scott-continuous functions, we discuss the interpretation of unsolvable terms. We give a necessary, but not sufficient, condition on an itt for the interpretation of some unsolvable term to be non-trivial in the filter model it generates. This result is obtained building on a type theoretic characterisation of the fine structure of unsolvables.
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Mariangiola Dezani-Ciancaglini, Paola Giannini, and Furio Honsell. Unsolvable Terms in Filter Models (Invited Talk). In 10th International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 337, pp. 3:1-3:24, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)

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@InProceedings{dezaniciancaglini_et_al:LIPIcs.FSCD.2025.3,
  author =	{Dezani-Ciancaglini, Mariangiola and Giannini, Paola and Honsell, Furio},
  title =	{{Unsolvable Terms in Filter Models}},
  booktitle =	{10th International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2025)},
  pages =	{3:1--3:24},
  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.2025.3},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-236181},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2025.3},
  annote =	{Keywords: \lambda-calculus, Intersection Types, Unsolvable Terms, Filter Models}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.FSTTCS.2024.26
Two Views on Unification: Terms as Strategies

Authors: Furio Honsell, Marina Lenisa, and Ivan Scagnetto

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 323, 44th IARCS Annual Conference on Foundations of Software Technology and Theoretical Computer Science (FSTTCS 2024)

Abstract
In [Furio Honsell et al., 2024], the authors have shown that linear application in Geometry of Interaction (GoI) models of λ-calculus amounts to resolution between principal types of linear λ-terms. This analogy also works in the reverse direction. Indeed, an alternative definition of unification between algebraic terms can be given by viewing the terms to be unified as strategies, i.e. sets of pairs of occurrences of the same variable, and verifying the termination of the GoI interaction obtained by playing the two strategies. In this paper we prove that such a criterion of unification is equivalent to the standard one. It can be viewed as a local, bottom-up, definition of unification. Dually, it can be understood as the GoI interpretation of unification. The proof requires generalizing earlier work to arbitrary algebraic constructors and allowing for multiple occurrences of the same variable in terms. In particular, we show that two terms σ and τ unify if and only if R(σ) ⊆̂(τ) ;̂ ({R}(σ) ;̂ {R}(τ))^* and (τ) ⊆̂(σ) ;̂ ({R}(τ) ;̂ {R}(σ))^*, where {R}(σ) denotes the set of pairs of paths leading to the same variable in the term σ, ⊆̂ denotes "inclusion up to substitution" and ;̂ denotes "composition up to substitution".
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Furio Honsell, Marina Lenisa, and Ivan Scagnetto. Two Views on Unification: Terms as Strategies. In 44th IARCS Annual Conference on Foundations of Software Technology and Theoretical Computer Science (FSTTCS 2024). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 323, pp. 26:1-26:15, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2024)

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@InProceedings{honsell_et_al:LIPIcs.FSTTCS.2024.26,
  author =	{Honsell, Furio and Lenisa, Marina and Scagnetto, Ivan},
  title =	{{Two Views on Unification: Terms as Strategies}},
  booktitle =	{44th IARCS Annual Conference on Foundations of Software Technology and Theoretical Computer Science (FSTTCS 2024)},
  pages =	{26:1--26:15},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-355-3},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2024},
  volume =	{323},
  editor =	{Barman, Siddharth and Lasota, S{\l}awomir},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.FSTTCS.2024.26},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-222158},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.FSTTCS.2024.26},
  annote =	{Keywords: unification, geometry of interaction, games}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2022.4
On Quantitative Algebraic Higher-Order Theories

Authors: Ugo Dal Lago, Furio Honsell, Marina Lenisa, and Paolo Pistone

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 228, 7th International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2022)

Abstract
We explore the possibility of extending Mardare et al.’s quantitative algebras to the structures which naturally emerge from Combinatory Logic and the λ-calculus. First of all, we show that the framework is indeed applicable to those structures, and give soundness and completeness results. Then, we prove some negative results clearly delineating to which extent categories of metric spaces can be models of such theories. We conclude by giving several examples of non-trivial higher-order quantitative algebras.
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Ugo Dal Lago, Furio Honsell, Marina Lenisa, and Paolo Pistone. On Quantitative Algebraic Higher-Order Theories. In 7th International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2022). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 228, pp. 4:1-4:18, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2022)

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@InProceedings{dallago_et_al:LIPIcs.FSCD.2022.4,
  author =	{Dal Lago, Ugo and Honsell, Furio and Lenisa, Marina and Pistone, Paolo},
  title =	{{On Quantitative Algebraic Higher-Order Theories}},
  booktitle =	{7th International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2022)},
  pages =	{4:1--4:18},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-233-4},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2022},
  volume =	{228},
  editor =	{Felty, Amy P.},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2022.4},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-162851},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2022.4},
  annote =	{Keywords: Quantitative Algebras, Lambda Calculus, Combinatory Logic, Metric Spaces}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.TYPES.2020.7
Λ-Symsym: An Interactive Tool for Playing with Involutions and Types

Authors: Furio Honsell, Marina Lenisa, and Ivan Scagnetto

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 188, 26th International Conference on Types for Proofs and Programs (TYPES 2020)

Abstract
We present the web portal Λ-symsym, available at http://158.110.146.197:31780/automata/, for experimenting with game semantics of λ^!-calculus, and its normalizing elementary sub-calculus, the λ^{EAL}-calculus. The λ^!-calculus is a generalization of the λ-calculus obtained by introducing a modal operator !, giving rise to a pattern β-reduction. Its sub-calculus corresponds to an applicatively closed class of terms normalizing in an elementary number of steps, in which all elementary functions can be encoded. The game model which we consider is the Geometry of Interaction model I introduced by Abramsky to study reversible computations, consisting of partial involutions over a very simple language of moves. Given a λ^!- or a λ^{EAL}-term, M, Λ-symsym provides: - an abstraction algorithm A^!, for compiling M into a term, A^!(M), of the linear combinatory logic CL^{!}, or the normalizing combinatory logic CL^{EAL}; - an interpretation algorithm [[ ]]^I yielding a specification of the partial involution [[A^!(M)]]^I in the model I; - an algorithm, I2T, for synthesizing from [[A^!(M)]]^I a type, I2T([[A^!(M)]]^I), in a multimodal, intersection type assignment discipline, ⊢_!. - an algorithm, T2I, for synthesizing a specification of a partial involution from a type in ⊢_!, which is an inverse to the former. We conjecture that ⊢_! M : I2T([[A^!(M)]]^I). Λ-symsym permits to investigate experimentally the fine structure of I, and hence the game semantics of the λ^!- and λ^{EAL}-calculi. For instance, we can easily verify that the model I is a λ^!-algebra in the case of strictly linear λ-terms, by checking all the necessary equations, and find counterexamples in the general case. We make this tool available for readers interested to play with games (-semantics). The paper builds on earlier work by the authors, the type system being an improvement.
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Furio Honsell, Marina Lenisa, and Ivan Scagnetto. Λ-Symsym: An Interactive Tool for Playing with Involutions and Types. In 26th International Conference on Types for Proofs and Programs (TYPES 2020). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 188, pp. 7:1-7:18, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2021)

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@InProceedings{honsell_et_al:LIPIcs.TYPES.2020.7,
  author =	{Honsell, Furio and Lenisa, Marina and Scagnetto, Ivan},
  title =	{{\Lambda-Symsym: An Interactive Tool for Playing with Involutions and Types}},
  booktitle =	{26th International Conference on Types for Proofs and Programs (TYPES 2020)},
  pages =	{7:1--7:18},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-182-5},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2021},
  volume =	{188},
  editor =	{de'Liguoro, Ugo and Berardi, Stefano and Altenkirch, Thorsten},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.TYPES.2020.7},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-138867},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.TYPES.2020.7},
  annote =	{Keywords: game semantics, lambda calculus, involutions, linear logic, implicit computational complexity}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2019.15
lambda!-calculus, Intersection Types, and Involutions

Authors: Alberto Ciaffaglione, Pietro Di Gianantonio, Furio Honsell, Marina Lenisa, and Ivan Scagnetto

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 131, 4th International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2019)

Abstract
Abramsky’s affine combinatory algebras are models of affine combinatory logic, which refines standard combinatory logic in the direction of Linear Logic. Abramsky introduced various universal models of computation based on affine combinatory algebras, consisting of partial involutions over a suitable formal language {of moves}, in order to discuss reversible computation in a Geometry of Interaction setting. We investigate partial involutions from the point of view of the model theory of lambda!-calculus. The latter is a refinement of the standard lambda-calculus, corresponding to affine combinatory logic. We introduce intersection type systems for the lambda!-calculus, by extending standard intersection types with a !_u-operator. These induce affine combinatory algebras, and, via suitable quotients, models of the lambda!-calculus. In particular, we introduce an intersection type system for assigning principal types to lambda!-terms, and we state a correspondence between the partial involution interpreting a combinator and the principal type of the corresponding lambda!-term. This analogy allows for explaining as unification between principal types the somewhat awkward linear application of involutions arising from Geometry of Interaction.
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Alberto Ciaffaglione, Pietro Di Gianantonio, Furio Honsell, Marina Lenisa, and Ivan Scagnetto. lambda!-calculus, Intersection Types, and Involutions. In 4th International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2019). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 131, pp. 15:1-15:16, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2019)

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@InProceedings{ciaffaglione_et_al:LIPIcs.FSCD.2019.15,
  author =	{Ciaffaglione, Alberto and Di Gianantonio, Pietro and Honsell, Furio and Lenisa, Marina and Scagnetto, Ivan},
  title =	{{lambda!-calculus, Intersection Types, and Involutions}},
  booktitle =	{4th International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2019)},
  pages =	{15:1--15:16},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-107-8},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2019},
  volume =	{131},
  editor =	{Geuvers, Herman},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2019.15},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-105228},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2019.15},
  annote =	{Keywords: Affine Combinatory Algebra, Affine Lambda-calculus, Intersection Types, Geometry of Interaction}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.FSTTCS.2018.37
The Delta-Framework

Authors: Furio Honsell, Luigi Liquori, Claude Stolze, and Ivan Scagnetto

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 122, 38th IARCS Annual Conference on Foundations of Software Technology and Theoretical Computer Science (FSTTCS 2018)

Abstract
We introduce the Delta-framework, LF_Delta, a dependent type theory based on the Edinburgh Logical Framework LF, extended with the strong proof-functional connectives, i.e. strong intersection, minimal relevant implication and strong union. Strong proof-functional connectives take into account the shape of logical proofs, thus reflecting polymorphic features of proofs in formulae. This is in contrast to classical or intuitionistic connectives where the meaning of a compound formula depends only on the truth value or the provability of its subformulae. Our framework encompasses a wide range of type disciplines. Moreover, since relevant implication permits to express subtyping, LF_Delta subsumes also Pfenning's refinement types. We discuss the design decisions which have led us to the formulation of LF_Delta, study its metatheory, and provide various examples of applications. Our strong proof-functional type theory can be plugged in existing common proof assistants.
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Furio Honsell, Luigi Liquori, Claude Stolze, and Ivan Scagnetto. The Delta-Framework. In 38th IARCS Annual Conference on Foundations of Software Technology and Theoretical Computer Science (FSTTCS 2018). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 122, pp. 37:1-37:21, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2018)

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@InProceedings{honsell_et_al:LIPIcs.FSTTCS.2018.37,
  author =	{Honsell, Furio and Liquori, Luigi and Stolze, Claude and Scagnetto, Ivan},
  title =	{{The Delta-Framework}},
  booktitle =	{38th IARCS Annual Conference on Foundations of Software Technology and Theoretical Computer Science (FSTTCS 2018)},
  pages =	{37:1--37:21},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-093-4},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2018},
  volume =	{122},
  editor =	{Ganguly, Sumit and Pandya, Paritosh},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.FSTTCS.2018.37},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-99367},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.FSTTCS.2018.37},
  annote =	{Keywords: Logic of programs, type theory, lambda-calculus}
}
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