Step 8: Gain Research or Project Experience:
Academic Path (PhD): Find an advisor working in ACT or at the intersection of CT and your chosen application domain. This is the most structured way to gain deep expertise and contribute original research.
Industry/Applied Research: Look for internships or roles in research labs (industry or government) that value formal methods, programming language theory, or novel modeling approaches.
Personal Projects / Open Source: Contribute to ACT-related software projects. Develop your own projects applying ACT concepts to problems you find interesting. Document and share your work (e.g., via GitHub, blog posts).
Step 9: Develop Communication Skills:
Practice Explaining: Learn to explain complex categorical concepts intuitively, both to other category theorists and (crucially) to domain experts who may not know CT. Use diagrams and concrete examples.
Write Clearly: Develop strong technical writing skills for papers, reports, documentation, or blog posts.
Present Your Work: Give talks at seminars, workshops, or conferences.
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