David I. Spivak
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
114 Papers
513 Citations
David I. Spivak is an academic researcher from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Functor & Category theory. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 103 publications. Previous affiliations of David I. Spivak include Duke University & University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
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Category Theory for the Sciences
David I. Spivak
- 10 Oct 2014
TL;DR: Category Theory for the Sciences is intended to create a bridge between the vast array of mathematical concepts used by mathematicians and the models and frameworks of such scientific disciplines as computation, neuroscience, and physics.
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Ologs: a categorical framework for knowledge representation.
David I. Spivak,Robert E. Kent +1 more
TL;DR: This paper introduces the olog, or ontology log, a category-theoretic model for knowledge representation (KR) grounded in formal mathematics, which can be rigorously formulated and cross-compared in ways that other KR models cannot.
Backprop as Functor: A compositional perspective on supervised learning
Brendan Fong,David I. Spivak,Rémy Tuyéras +2 more
- 24 Jun 2019
TL;DR: A key contribution is the notion of request function, which provides a structural perspective on backpropagation, giving a broad generalisation of neural networks and linking it with structures from bidirectional programming and open games.
Mapping spaces in quasi-categories
Daniel Dugger,David I. Spivak +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors apply the Dwyer-Kan theory of homotopy function complexes in model categories to the study of mapping spaces in quasi-categories and give a streamlined proof of the Quillen equivalence between simplicial categories.
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Seven Sketches in Compositionality: An Invitation to Applied Category Theory
Brendan Fong,David I. Spivak +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a tour of advanced topics in category theory through concrete, real-world examples is presented, with the goal of giving a gentle, quick introduction to guide later exploration.
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