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Robin Cockett[edit]

Robin Cockett
Born (1952-05-06) May 6, 1952 (age 72)
Alma materUniversity of Warwick (BSc, 1974)
University of Leeds (PhD, 1979)
Scientific career
FieldsCategory theory
Quantum programming
InstitutionsUniversity of Calgary
ThesisInjectives and Localizations in Category Theory (1979)
Doctoral advisorAlfred Goldie

James Robin Bernard Cockett (born May 6, 1952)[1] is a British computer scientist and professor at the University of Calgary.[2]

Education[edit]

Cockett received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Warwick in 1974,[3] and earned his PhD from the University of Leeds in 1979 for his research in injectives and localizations in category theory, studying under Alfred Goldie.[4]

Career and research[edit]

Cockett works primarily in the fields of category theory, specifically in categorical programming, as well as in quantum programming.[3]

Selected publications[edit]

His most cited publications[2] include:

  • Weakly distributive categories[5]
  • Restriction categories I: categories of partial maps[6]
  • Differential categories[7]
  • Cartesian differential categories[8]
  • Differential structure, tangent structure, and SDG[9]

Personal life[edit]

Cockett has been married to fellow University of Calgary professor Polly Knowlton Cockett since 1984,[10] they have three children together: Audrey, Rowan, and Grayson.[11] Cockett is an avid cross-country skier, taking part in the Canadian Birkebeiner on more than one occasion,[12][13] as well as volunteering as an instructor.[11]

Cockett and his wife have volunteered for numerous environmentally-focused initiatives, including as lecturers for the Calgary Parks Biodiversity Conservation program at Nose Hill Park,[11] and with the Alberta Wilderness Association,[11] where his family's work earned them an award from the city of Calgary.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b Robin Cockett publications indexed by Google Scholar
  3. ^ a b "ROBIN COCKETT". University of Calgary. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  4. ^ "James Robin Bernard Cockett". Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  5. ^ J.R.B. Cockett; R.A.G. Seely (January 13, 1997). "Weakly distributive categories". Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra. 114 (2): 133–173. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511525902.004.
  6. ^ J.R.B. Cockett; Stephen Lack (January 6, 2002). "Restriction categories I: categories of partial maps". Theoretical Computer Science. 270 (1–2): 223–259. doi:10.1016/S0304-3975(00)00382-0.
  7. ^ R.F. Blute; J.R.B. Cockett; R.A.G. Seely (November 1, 2006). "Differential categories". Mathematical structures in computer science. 16 (6): 1049–1083. doi:10.1017/S0960129506005676.
  8. ^ R.F. Blute; J.R.B. Cockett; R.A.G. Seely (December 10, 2009). "Cartesian differential categories" (PDF). Theory and Applications of Categories. 22 (23): 622–672.
  9. ^ J.R.B. Cockett; G.S.H. Cruttwell (May 7, 2013). "Differential structure, tangent structure, and SDG". Applied Categorical Structures. 22: 341–417. doi:10.1007/s10485-013-9312-0.
  10. ^ "ENGAGEMENTS". The Boston Globe. March 25, 1984. p. 84.
  11. ^ a b c d e "15th ANNUAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS". Calgary Herald. April 21, 2011. p. N5.
  12. ^ "CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING". Edmonton Journal. February 19, 2004. p. D5.
  13. ^ "LOCAL CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING". Edmonton Journal. February 16, 2007. p. C7.