diff --git a/src/Algorithm.cpp b/src/Algorithm.cpp
index 972c50f74..227a9b6bc 100644
--- a/src/Algorithm.cpp
+++ b/src/Algorithm.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Algorithm::Algorithm()
 
 Algorithm::Algorithm(std::shared_ptr<vk::Device> device,
                      std::shared_ptr<vk::CommandBuffer> commandBuffer,
-                     const std::vector<float>& specializationConstants)
+                     const Constants& specializationConstants)
 {
     SPDLOG_DEBUG("Kompute Algorithm Constructor with device");
 
diff --git a/src/OpAlgoBase.cpp b/src/OpAlgoBase.cpp
index 55b7dfec5..04c4cdebe 100644
--- a/src/OpAlgoBase.cpp
+++ b/src/OpAlgoBase.cpp
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ OpAlgoBase::OpAlgoBase(std::shared_ptr<vk::PhysicalDevice> physicalDevice,
                        std::shared_ptr<vk::Device> device,
                        std::shared_ptr<vk::CommandBuffer> commandBuffer,
                        std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Tensor>>& tensors,
-                       const std::array<uint32_t, 3>& komputeWorkgroup,
-                       const std::vector<float>& specializationConstants)
+                       const Workgroup& komputeWorkgroup,
+                       const Constants& specializationConstants)
   : OpBase(physicalDevice, device, commandBuffer, tensors)
 {
     SPDLOG_DEBUG("Kompute OpAlgoBase constructor with params numTensors: {}",
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ OpAlgoBase::OpAlgoBase(std::shared_ptr<vk::PhysicalDevice> physicalDevice,
                        std::shared_ptr<vk::CommandBuffer> commandBuffer,
                        std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Tensor>>& tensors,
                        std::string shaderFilePath,
-                       const std::array<uint32_t, 3>& komputeWorkgroup,
-                       const std::vector<float>& specializationConstants)
+                       const Workgroup& komputeWorkgroup,
+                       const Constants& specializationConstants)
   : OpAlgoBase(physicalDevice, device, commandBuffer, tensors, komputeWorkgroup, specializationConstants)
 {
     SPDLOG_DEBUG(
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ OpAlgoBase::OpAlgoBase(std::shared_ptr<vk::PhysicalDevice> physicalDevice,
                        std::shared_ptr<vk::CommandBuffer> commandBuffer,
                        std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Tensor>>& tensors,
                        const std::vector<char>& shaderDataRaw,
-                       const std::array<uint32_t, 3>& komputeWorkgroup,
-                       const std::vector<float>& specializationConstants)
+                       const Workgroup& komputeWorkgroup,
+                       const Constants& specializationConstants)
   : OpAlgoBase(physicalDevice, device, commandBuffer, tensors, komputeWorkgroup, specializationConstants)
 {
     SPDLOG_DEBUG("Kompute OpAlgoBase shaderFilePath constructo with shader raw "
diff --git a/src/OpAlgoLhsRhsOut.cpp b/src/OpAlgoLhsRhsOut.cpp
index 6798a009f..51a1d0fb9 100644
--- a/src/OpAlgoLhsRhsOut.cpp
+++ b/src/OpAlgoLhsRhsOut.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ OpAlgoLhsRhsOut::OpAlgoLhsRhsOut(
   std::shared_ptr<vk::Device> device,
   std::shared_ptr<vk::CommandBuffer> commandBuffer,
   std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Tensor>> tensors,
-  const std::array<uint32_t, 3>& komputeWorkgroup)
+  const Workgroup& komputeWorkgroup)
   // The inheritance is initialised with the copyOutputData to false given that
   // this depencendant class handles the transfer of data via staging buffers in
   // a granular way.
diff --git a/src/include/kompute/Algorithm.hpp b/src/include/kompute/Algorithm.hpp
index ac631a8cd..361ebe4e5 100644
--- a/src/include/kompute/Algorithm.hpp
+++ b/src/include/kompute/Algorithm.hpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public:
      */
     Algorithm(std::shared_ptr<vk::Device> device,
               std::shared_ptr<vk::CommandBuffer> commandBuffer,
-              const std::vector<float>& specializationConstants = {});
+              const Constants& specializationConstants = {});
 
     /**
      * Initialiser for the shader data provided to the algorithm as well as
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ private:
     bool mFreePipeline = false;
 
     // -------------- ALWAYS OWNED RESOURCES
-    std::vector<float> mSpecializationConstants;
+    Constants mSpecializationConstants;
 
     // Create util functions
     void createShaderModule(const std::vector<char>& shaderFileData);
diff --git a/src/include/kompute/Core.hpp b/src/include/kompute/Core.hpp
index e1940e756..809cf5322 100644
--- a/src/include/kompute/Core.hpp
+++ b/src/include/kompute/Core.hpp
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ static const char* KOMPUTE_LOG_TAG = "KomputeLog";
 
 #include <vulkan/vulkan.hpp>
 
+// Typedefs to simplify interaction with core types
+namespace kp {
+typedef std::array<uint32_t, 3> Workgroup;
+typedef std::vector<float> Constants;
+}
+
 // Must be after vulkan is included
 #ifndef KOMPUTE_VK_API_VERSION
 #ifndef KOMPUTE_VK_API_MAJOR_VERSION
diff --git a/src/include/kompute/operations/OpAlgoBase.hpp b/src/include/kompute/operations/OpAlgoBase.hpp
index 9ac298c34..95c5853f0 100644
--- a/src/include/kompute/operations/OpAlgoBase.hpp
+++ b/src/include/kompute/operations/OpAlgoBase.hpp
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ class OpAlgoBase : public OpBase
            std::shared_ptr<vk::Device> device,
            std::shared_ptr<vk::CommandBuffer> commandBuffer,
            std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Tensor>>& tensors,
-           const std::array<uint32_t, 3>& komputeWorkgroup = {},
-           const std::vector<float>& specializationConstants = {});
+           const Workgroup& komputeWorkgroup = {},
+           const Constants& specializationConstants = {});
 
     /**
      * Constructor that enables a file to be passed to the operation with
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ class OpAlgoBase : public OpBase
            std::shared_ptr<vk::CommandBuffer> commandBuffer,
            std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Tensor>>& tensors,
            std::string shaderFilePath,
-           const std::array<uint32_t, 3>& komputeWorkgroup = {},
-           const std::vector<float>& specializationConstants = {});
+           const Workgroup& komputeWorkgroup = {},
+           const Constants& specializationConstants = {});
 
     /**
      * Constructor that enables raw shader data to be passed to the main operation
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ class OpAlgoBase : public OpBase
            std::shared_ptr<vk::CommandBuffer> commandBuffer,
            std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Tensor>>& tensors,
            const std::vector<char>& shaderDataRaw,
-           const std::array<uint32_t, 3>& komputeWorkgroup = {},
-           const std::vector<float>& specializationConstants = {});
+           const Workgroup& komputeWorkgroup = {},
+           const Constants& specializationConstants = {});
 
     /**
      * Default destructor, which is in charge of destroying the algorithm
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class OpAlgoBase : public OpBase
 
     // -------------- ALWAYS OWNED RESOURCES
 
-    std::array<uint32_t, 3> mKomputeWorkgroup;
+    Workgroup mKomputeWorkgroup;
 
     std::string mShaderFilePath; ///< Optional member variable which can be provided for the OpAlgoBase to find the data automatically and load for processing
     std::vector<char> mShaderDataRaw; ///< Optional member variable which can be provided to contain either the raw shader content or the spirv binary content
diff --git a/src/include/kompute/operations/OpAlgoLhsRhsOut.hpp b/src/include/kompute/operations/OpAlgoLhsRhsOut.hpp
index 70c01d929..c1223e738 100644
--- a/src/include/kompute/operations/OpAlgoLhsRhsOut.hpp
+++ b/src/include/kompute/operations/OpAlgoLhsRhsOut.hpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class OpAlgoLhsRhsOut : public OpAlgoBase
            std::shared_ptr<vk::Device> device,
            std::shared_ptr<vk::CommandBuffer> commandBuffer,
            std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Tensor>> tensors,
-           const std::array<uint32_t, 3>& komputeWorkgroup = {});
+           const Workgroup& komputeWorkgroup = {});
 
     /**
      * Default destructor, which is in charge of destroying the algorithm
diff --git a/src/include/kompute/operations/OpMult.hpp b/src/include/kompute/operations/OpMult.hpp
index 69953afe1..8d3263fef 100644
--- a/src/include/kompute/operations/OpMult.hpp
+++ b/src/include/kompute/operations/OpMult.hpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class OpMult : public OpAlgoBase
            std::shared_ptr<vk::Device> device,
            std::shared_ptr<vk::CommandBuffer> commandBuffer,
            std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Tensor>> tensors,
-           const std::array<uint32_t, 3>& komputeWorkgroup = {})
+           const Workgroup& komputeWorkgroup = {})
       : OpAlgoBase(physicalDevice, device, commandBuffer, tensors, "", komputeWorkgroup)
     {
         SPDLOG_DEBUG("Kompute OpMult constructor with params");