Summary: Dependent Session Types
via Intuitionistic Linear Type Theory
Bernardo Toninho
Carnegie Mellon University &
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
btoninho@cs.cmu.edu
Lu´is Caires
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
luis.caires@di.fct.unl.pt
Frank Pfenning
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
fp@cs.cmu.edu
Abstract
We develop an interpretation of linear type theory as dependent
session types for a term passing extension of the -calculus. The
type system allows us to express rich constraints on sessions, such
as interface contracts and proof-carrying certification, which go

Source: Andrews, Peter B. - Department of Mathematical Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University
Pfenning, Frank - School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University

Collections: Computer Technologies and Information Sciences; Mathematics