Logic and Formalization Seminar at Utrecht University

The Logic and Formalization Seminar is a weekly seminar on topics from logic and formalization. It is run by the logic and formalization group at Utrecht University led by Johan Commelin.

Time and Place

Time
Wednesdays, 14:00 – 15:00 (Fall 2025)
Place
HFG 7.07

Schedule (Fall 2025)

DateSpeakerTitle
17/12/25 Jovan Gerbscheid
New tools for theorem proving in Lean
Abstract: I will present some tactics and tools that I made for Mathlib. I will explain how they work and show them in action with a live demonstration. These include: 1. A library search tool for finding theorems based on an expression in the tactic state. 2. The generalized rewriting tactic for rewriting with relations other than equalities. 3. The to_dual attribute for automatically generating dual versions of theorems.
10/12/25 Vincent Kuhlmann Proof transfer in Lean: my experiences implementing Trocq
03/12/25 Benoît Guillemet TBA
26/11/25 Raphael Douglas Giles(?) TBA
12/11/25 Pim Otte Discussion session inspired by the Mechanization and Mathematical Research Workshop (continued)
5/11/25 Edward van de Meent Topoi
29/10/25 Pim Otte Discussion session inspired by the Mechanization and Mathematical Research Workshop (ends at 14:45)
22/10/25 Jelle Wemmenhove Proof assistants in math education - my experience
15/10/25 Jiedong Jiang The FATE of AI Formal Reasoning: Challenging LLMs with Formal Frontier Algebra
08/10/25 Ioli Tente Model Checking on graphs and the Least Fixed Point Logic
01/10/25 Yu Lan Formalizing Syntax Theory and Derivations
24/09/25 Christian Merten The spec of a good database library in Lean
17/09/25 Fernando Chu A brief introduction to semantics of dependent type theory

Schedule (Spring 2025)

DateSpeakerTitle
11/06/25 Alex van Tilburg Waterproof for "Introduction to proofs"
04/06/25 Pim Otte My past open source life and my favourite algorithm
28/05/25 Quinn van der Velden Construction of classifying categories as term models
21/05/25 Christian Merten Formalising the étale fundamental group
14/05/25 Johan Commelin Liquid Tensor Experiment
07/05/25 No seminar
30/04/25 Johan Commelin Condensed type theory
23/04/25 Christian Merten autograde - automatically grading Lean submissions in Lean
16/04/25 Vincent Kuhlmann Trocq in Lean
09/04/25 Sam Lindauer Formalizing differential forms
02/04/25 Fernando Chu Observability Type Theory
26/03/25 Raphael Douglas Giles TBA
19/03/25 Vincent Kuhlmann Trocq in Lean (Cancelled)
12/03/25 Quinn van der Velden Partial categorical logic
26/02/25 No seminar
19/02/25 No seminar
12/02/25 Vincent Kuhlmann Trocq
05/02/25 Planning session