Report on coalgebraic methods in computer science 2022

Abstract

The 16 th edition of the IFIP WG 1.3 International Workshop on Coalgebraic Methods in Computer Science (CMCS 2022) took place in Munich on Saturday April 2 and Sunday April 3, 2022, as a satellite event of the European Joint Conference on Theory and Practice of Software (ETAPS 2022). As chairs of the workshop, it was a great pleasure for us to run the workshop as an on-site event after a long hiatus due to the COVID pandemic. The workshop was, in fact, a hybrid event, allowing both speakers and registered participants to participate remotely, but in-person participation was strongly encouraged, partly through ETAPS registration fees being the same for online and on-site participation. Up until just a few weeks before the workshop, the COVID situation in Munich was still quite uncertain, and we did not know how many people would attend on-site or at all, so we were extremely happy to find that the large majority of speakers and participants chose to travel to the event, which ensured a lively and engaging atmosphere. The workshop had circa 40 participants of which 5 participated online (with an attendance of 20--30 throughout the sessions). This made CMCS the second-largest workshop at ETAPS 2022. The hybrid setup did pose some technical challenges, but it was much appreciated, and without the option of presenting on-line at least three of the talks would have had to be cancelled. A hybrid format will be considered also for future editions of the workshop.