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XVII Madrid UPM Machine Learning and Advanced Statistics Summer School (June 16th - June 27th, 2025)

by mlas＠fi.upm.es

Dear colleagues, The Technical University of Madrid (UPM) will once more organize the 'Madrid UPM Machine Learning and Advanced Statistics' summer school. The summer school will be held in Boadilla del Monte, near Madrid, from June 16th to June 27th. This year's edition comprises 12 week-long courses (15 lecture hours each), given during two weeks (six courses each week). Attendees may register in each course independently. No restrictions, besides those imposed by timetables, apply on the number or choice of courses. Early registration is now *OPEN*. Extended information on course programmes, price, venue, accommodation and transport is available at the school's website: https://www.dia.fi.upm.es/MLAS There is a 25% discount for members of Spanish AEPIA and SEIO societies. Please, forward this information to your colleagues, students, and whomever you think may find it interesting. Best regards, Pedro Larrañaga, Concha Bielza, Bojan Mihaljević and Laura Gonzalez Veiga. -- School coordinators. *** List of courses and brief description *** # Week 1 (June 16th - June 20th, 2025) ## 1st session: 9:45-12:45 ### Course 1: Bayesian Networks (15 h) Basics of Bayesian networks. Inference in Bayesian networks. Learning Bayesian networks from data. Real applications. Practical demonstration: R. ### Course 2: Time Series(15 h) Basic concepts in time series. Linear models for time series. Time series clustering. Practical demonstration: R. ## 2nd session: 13:45-16:45 ### Course 3: Supervised Classification (15 h) Introduction. Assessing the performance of supervised classification algorithms. Preprocessing. Classification techniques. Combining multiple classifiers. Comparing supervised classification algorithms. Practical demonstration: python. ### Course 4: Reinforcement learning (15 h) Introduction. Dynamic programming methods. Temporal-difference learning. Policy gradient methods. Causal reinforcement learning. Practical demonstration: R. ## 3rd session: 17:00 - 20:00 ### Course 5: Deep Learning (15 h) Introduction. Learning algorithms. Learning in deep networks. Deep Learning for Computer Vision. Deep Learning for Language. Practical session: Python notebooks with Google Colab with keras, Pytorch and Hugging Face Transformers. ### Course 6: Bayesian Inference (15 h) Introduction: Bayesian basics. Conjugate models. MCMC and other simulation methods. Regression and Hierarchical models. Model selection. Practical demonstration: R and WinBugs. # Week 2 (June 23rd - June 27th, 2025) ## 1st session: 9:45-12:45 ### Course 7: Causality (15 h) Introduction. Causal graphs. Mediation analysis. Sensitivity analysis to unmeasured confounding. Counterfactual reasoning. Practical sessions: R. ### Course 8: Clustering (15 h) Introduction to clustering. Data exploration and preparation. Prototype-based clustering. Density-based clustering. Graph-based clustering. Cluster evaluation. Miscellanea. Conclusions and final advice. Practical session: R. ## 2nd session: 13:45-16:45 ### Course 9: Gaussian Processes and Bayesian Optimization (15 h) Introduction to Gaussian processes. Sparse Gaussian processes. Deep Gaussian processes. Introduction to Bayesian optimization. Bayesian optimization in complex scenarios. Practical demonstration: python using GPytorch and BOTorch. ### Course 10: Explainable Machine Learning (15 h) Introduction. Inherently interpretable models. Post-hoc interpretation of black box models. Basics of causal inference. Beyond tabular and i.i.d. data. Other topics. Practical demonstration: Python with Google Colab. ## 3rd session: 17:00-20:00 ### Course 11: Generative AI (15 h) Introduction to the course. Neural networks and deep learning. Generative AI for images. Generative AI for language. Hands-on session: Pytorch, VAEs, GANs, diffusion models, LLMs, aligning a generative LLM, using an open-source image generation model. ### Course 12: Feature Subset Selection (15 h) Introduction. Filter approaches. Embedded methods. Wrapper methods. Additional topics. Hands-on sessions: R and python.

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[RW 2025] First Call for Participation: 21st Reasoning Web Summer School

by Kai Sauerwald

First Call for Participation: 21st Reasoning Web Summer School September 25-28, 2025, Istanbul, Turkey https://2025.declarativeai.net/events/reasoning-web Part of Declarative AI 2025, co-located with the RuleML+RR conference ************************************************************************************************************ We are happy to announce that the 21st edition of the Reasoning Web Summer School (RW 2025) will take place from September 25-28, 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey. RW 2025 is part of Declarative AI 2025, which also includes the 9th International Joint Conference on Rules and Reasoning (RuleML+RR) and DecisionCAMP 2025, both held from September 22-24, 2025. The purpose of the Reasoning Web Summer School is to disseminate recent advances in reasoning techniques and relevant topics related to ontologies, rules, logic, the semantic web, linked data, and knowledge graph applications. The summer school is primarily intended for individuals who are currently pursuing or have recently completed postgraduate degrees (PhD or MSc). However, the school also welcomes the participation of researchers at later career stages who wish to become acquainted with the area or deepen their understanding of recent developments. The RW school is a great venue for meeting like-minded researchers and exchanging with an engaging and approachable group of international lecturers! *** Summer School Program *** As in previous years, the summer school will feature 8 tutorials delivered by researchers who are experts in the area. Here are the confirmed speakers and topics for this year's school: Camille Bourgaux: Inconsistency-Tolerant Semantics Based on Preferred Repairs Esra Erdem, Aysu Bogatarkan, Muge Fidan: Human-Centered ASP Applications: Representation and Reasoning Patrick Koopmann: Explaining Reasoning Results for Description Logic Ontologies Markus Krötzsch: Modern Datalog: Concepts, Methods, Applications Antonella Poggi: From One-Level to Multi-Level Ontology-Based Data Access Francesco Ricca and Giuseppe Mazzotta: ASP Essentials: Modelling and Efficient Solving Luciano Serafini: Neuro-Symbolic Artificial Intelligence Przemyslaw Walega: Reasoning about Time in DatalogMTL Tutorial abstracts and speaker bios can be found on the RW 2025 website: https://2025.declarativeai.net/events/reasoning-web/program *** Applications & Registration *** To participate in RW 2025, you will need to submit a short application, with information on your academic and research background and motivation for attending the school. You can do so by filling out the following form: https://forms.gle/e9aDLTveQCXsBmwk9 or alternatively, by sending the organizers an email with all of the information requested on the form. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and notifications will be sent within 1-2 weeks from the time of application. Successful applicants will receive information on how to pay the registration fee to confirm their spot in the school. There is a discounted fee of 240€ (incl. VAT) for all applications received by May 31st. The regular fee of 300€ (incl. VAT) applies to all applications received on or after June 1st. The registration fee includes access to the lectures, lunches, and coffee breaks for the four days, as well as a social event. Note that students who participate in RW 2025 are also encouraged to apply to the Rule ML+RR Doctoral Consortium. Students attending both events will not need to pay the Doctoral Consortium fee. *** If you require additional information, please get in touch with the chairs. * Alessandro Artale, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy artale(a)inf.unibz.it * Meghyn Bienvenu, CNRS & University of Bordeaux, France meghyn.bienvenu(a)u-bordeaux.fr

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IJCRS 2025 Extension Deadline

by Stefania Boffa

Dear Colleagues, Let me inform you that the submission deadline to the *11th International Joint Conference on Rough Sets (IJCRS 2025)* has been extended (*February 28, 2025*). - IJCRS 2025 will support a *hybrid format*, allowing in-person and online participation. - Conference* website*: IJCRS 2025 <http://ijcrs2025.cqupt.edu.cn/#/home> Best wishes Stefania Boffa IJCRS 2025 Publicity Chair

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CfP: FoIKS 2026: 14th International Symposium on Foundations of Information and Knowledge Systems: 23-26 March, 2026. Hannover, Germany

by Yasir mahmood

======================================= ** FoIKS 2026: First call for papers ** ======================================= The 14th International Symposium on Foundations of Information and Knowledge Systems (FoIKS'26) invites contributions from theoretical and applied research on information and knowledge systems. FoIKS 2026 (https://foiks2026.github.io/) will be held on 23rd-26th March 2026 in Hannover, Germany. =========== ** Scope ** =========== The suggested topics include, but are not limited to: Mathematical Foundations of Information and Knowledge Systems: Discrete structures and algorithms, graphs, and formal languages. Database Design and Management: Formal models, (in)dependencies and models of transactions, concurrency control. Logics in Databases and AI: Classical and non-classical logics, logic programming, description logics, spatial and temporal logics, argumentation, probability logic, fuzzy logic. Knowledge Representation and Reasoning: Logical reasoning, Non-monotonic reasoning (reasoning under inconsistency), Reasoning under vagueness or uncertainty. Foundations of neuro-symbolic reasoning: Embedding methods for structured information, such as knowledge graphs, mathematical expressions, grammars, logical theories. Intelligent Agents: Multi-agent systems, autonomous agents, formal models of interactions, Boolean games, coalition formation, reputation systems, epistemic reasoning. Knowledge Discovery and Information Retrieval: Machine learning, data mining, formal concept analysis and association rules, information extraction. Security in Information and Knowledge Systems: Identity theft, privacy, trust, intrusion detection, access control, inference control, secure Web services, secure Semantic Web, risk management. Integrity and Constraint Management: Verification, validation, consistent query answering, and information cleaning. Knowledge graphs and semi-structured Data: Data modelling, data processing, data compression, and data exchange. ========================== ** Submission Guidelines ** ========================== Papers must be typeset using the Springer LaTeX2e style llncs for Lecture Notes in Computer Science (for guidelines and templates, see: https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…). Submissions that deviate substantially from these guidelines may be rejected without review. There are the following page limits according to paper type: Long papers: 16 plus additional pages for references. Short papers: 10 plus additional pages for references. Missing proofs or details can be added as an additional appendix of up to 15 pages article style and read at the discretion of the program committee. All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. Initial submissions must be in PDF format, but authors should keep in mind that the LaTeX2e source must be submitted for the final versions of accepted papers. Submissions in alternate formats, such as Microsoft Word, cannot be accepted for either initial or final versions. The submissions will be judged for scientific quality and for suitability as a basis for broader discussion. Submission is via the EasyChair link https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=foiks2026. All questions about submissions should be emailed to foiks2026(a)easychair.org. ================= ** Publication ** ================= The proceedings are planned to be published by Springer-Verlag in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science series. After the symposium, authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended journal versions of their papers for a FoIKS 2026 special issue. ===================== ** Important dates ** ===================== Submission of abstracts: September 18, 2025 Submission of paper: September 25, 2025 Notification: December 20, 2025 Final version due: January 20, 2026 Conference: March 23-26, 2026 ====================== ** Invited Speakers ** ====================== TBD ================== ** Organization ** ================== * PC Chairs * Anni-Yasmin Turhan (University of Paderborn, Germany) Jonni Virtema (University of Sheffield, UK) * Local Chair * Arne Meier (Leibniz University Hannover, Germany)

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[FOIS 2025] Call for Tutorials for the 15th International Conference on Formal Ontology in Information Systems, 08-12 September 2025 (Catania, Italy)

by Lucia Gomez Alvarez

=================== CALL FOR TUTORIALS =================== 15th International Conference on Formal Ontology in Information Systems 08-12 September 2025 (Catania, Italy) Website: https://www.dmi.unict.it/fois2025/ ================================ Submission deadline: 28 February 2025  Questions to: tutorials-fois2025(a)easychair.org ================================ The Tutorial Chairs for FOIS 2025 invite proposals for tutorials to be held on-site in conjunction with FOIS 2025, during the week of the main conference which will take place 08-12 September 2025 in Catania, Italy. FOIS 2025 seeks original and highly relevant proposals for tutorials to complement the conference program. The tutorial program will address the diverse interests of its audience: ontologies, formal ontology, and knowledge management and their application in information science or other areas. Moreover, tutorials can be an excellent opportunity to cover basic or advanced topics related to ontology research, ranging from cognitive science to knowledge representation, natural language processing, artificial intelligence, logic, philosophy, and linguistics as well as well-established or emerging research areas, techniques, methodologies and perspectives related to the ontology field. In 2025, we are looking for individuals and teams of presenters who would like to offer a tutorial specifically designed as a basic or an advanced description of a topic, or as a showcase of relevant techniques. We privilege diversity in the organizing team as well as the presence of young researchers and PhD students. Moreover, up to 1 instructor per tutorial can have their registration fees waived for the tutorials as well as for JOWO 2025, the Joint Ontology Workshops (https://www.dmi.unict.it/fois2025/?page_id=422) which are co-located with FOIS 2025. ====== Format ====== Tutorials are intended to be highly interactive, and educational, and should actively engage the audience to participate in the discussion. We accept short and long tutorials, which are expected to last 1h30 and 3h respectively. =================== Submission instructions =================== Proposals should be no more than 2 pages in length, and must contain the following information: - title; - names and affiliations of the presenters; - a brief CV of the presenters, including their experience in tutorial organization; Please indicate a primary contact person. - description of the topic (max 1 page); - brief description of the expected audience. Please give an estimate of the expected number of participants and their background and interests; if applicable, please relate this to participation in similar prior events; - 200-word abstract highlighting why the tutorial is attractive to FOIS 2025 participants – Why is it novel? What are key learning outcomes? Proposals should be submitted via EasyChair by 28 February 2025 as a single PDF file. A notification regarding your submission will be received on 14 March 2025. =============== Evaluation criteria =============== The decision on acceptance or rejection of tutorial proposals will be made on the basis of the overall quality of the proposal and its appeal to a reasonable fraction of the FOIS community. In particular, tutorials should satisfy each of the following criteria: - The research topic falls in the general scope of the conference. - There is a clear focus on a specific technology, problem or application. - There is an anticipation of a sufficiently large community interested in the topic. - There is a concrete plan for the tutorial format. - The presenters have reasonable experience in providing engaging lectures. - The material for the tutorial is made available to the FOIS 2025 community before the tutorial date. ============= Important dates ============= Submission deadline: 28 February 2025 Notification: 15 March 2025 Tutorials take place on-site in conjunction with FOIS 2025 in Catania, Italy (08-09 September 2025) ================ Terms and conditions ================ The presenters/instructors of accepted tutorials are expected to: - participate in the tutorial in person; - have an active role in the tutorial; - submit the material for attendees (slide sets, additional teaching material, software installation, question answering, and usage guides for practical hands-on sessions, e.g., Jupyter Notebooks.) to the Tutorial Chairs and make it available on the FOIS 2025 website at least one week prior to the date of the tutorial. ============ Tutorial chairs ============ Lucía Gómez Álvarez, University Grenoble Alpes, Inria, CNRS, Grenoble INPG, France Gilles Kassel, Jules Verne University of Picardie, France Please direct all further questions to tutorials-fois2025(a)easychair.org _________________________ | Lucía Gómez Álvarez INRIA & Univ. Grenoble Alpes, LIG, Grenoble, France | | lucia.gomez-alvarez at inria.fr https://moex.inria.fr<https://moex.inria.fr/> |

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Second Call for Papers - 2nd International Joint Conference on Conceptual Knowledge Structures (CONCEPTS 2025)

by Peggy Cellier

*2nd International Joint Conference on Conceptual Knowledge Structures (CONCEPTS 2025)* *Cluj-Napoca, România- September, 8th-12th, 2025* *https://concepts2025.conference.ubbcluj.ro/ <https://concepts2025.conference.ubbcluj.ro/>* 29th Intl. Conf. on Conceptual Structures (ICCS) 19th Intl. Conf. on Formal Concept Analysis (ICFCA) 18th Intl. Conf. on Concept Lattices and their Applications (CLA) CONCEPTS, the International Conference on Conceptual Knowledge Structures is a merger of the three conferences CLA, ICCS, and ICFCA, which have been essential venues for researchers and practitioners working on theoretical and applied aspects of formal concept analysis and representation of conceptual knowledge, as well as closely related areas, such as data mining, information retrieval, knowledge management, and discovery. CONCEPTS 2025, the second conference in this new series, aims to continue the tradition and standards of previous conferences and to become a key annual meeting for all members of the three communities, CLA, ICCS, and ICFCA, to keep abreast of the advances and new challenges in the field. Main topics include but are not limited to: * Fundamental aspects of Formal Concept Analysis (e.g., FCA theory, concept lattices, algorithms and computational complexity) * Conceptual graphs, graph-based models for human reasoning * Knowledge spaces and learning spaces * Fuzzy, relational, and/or triadic conceptual structures * Conceptual knowledge acquisition, management, exploration, analysis, and/or visualization * Probabilistic or approximative approaches to conceptual knowledge * Bridging conceptual structures to information sciences, artificial intelligence, data mining, machine learning, information retrieval, database theory, software engineering, and other areas of computer science * Ontologies, semantic web, knowledge graphs, and their relation to conceptual knowledge structures such as concept lattices and conceptual graphs. * Conceptual structures in natural language processing and linguistics * Understanding real-world data and modeling real-world phenomena with conceptual structures (e.g., applications in digital humanities, cybersecurity, biology, medicine, social network analysis) * Psychology, philosophy, and conceptual structures. *Submission details:* Submissions are invited on significant, original (previously unpublished) research on the topics of the conference: * Journal-track papers up to 26 pages, to be published in a special issue of the<https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/international-journal-of-approximate-…>International Journal of Approximate Reasoning (IJAR) <https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/international-journal-of-approximate-…>; * Regular papers up to 16 pages and short papers up to 8 pages are to be published by Springer in the LNAI series as a proceedings volume. All submissions will be subject to single-blind peer review. Accepted papers have to be presented at the conference on-site. Therefore, at least one author per paper has to register timely and attend the conference on-site. *Important dates and submission instructions:* /***Journal-track submissions***/ - Full paper submission: *March 16, 2025 (AoE)* - Paper reviews sent to authors: *May 2nd, 2025* - Revised submission: *June 2, 2025* - Notification of acceptance: *June 29, 2025* Details about the submission system and the guidelines to authors will be provided shortly. /***Regular and short papers***/ - Abstract submission: *March 17, 2025 (AoE)* - Full paper submission: *March 24, 2025 (AoE)* - Notification of acceptance: *May 14, 2025* - Camera-ready papers due: *May 29, 2025* Submission link:<https://equinocs.springernature.com/home>https://equinocs.springernature.com/home <https://equinocs.springernature.com/home> Please select the appropriate category for your submitted manuscript, “regular paper” or “short paper.” Please visit the page<https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…>Information for authors <https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…> on Springer's website for templates and formatting style. *Organization:* _General and Conference Chair:_ Christian Săcărea, Babeș-Bolyai University, Romania _Program Chairs:_ Peggy Cellier, IRISA/INSA Rennes, France Bernhard Ganter, TU Dresden, Germany Rokia Missaoui, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Canada _Local organizer Committee:_ Christian Săcărea, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, România Diana Cristea, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Diana Șotropa, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca _Executive Board:_ Jaume Baixeries, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain Radim Belohlavek, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic Tanya Braun, University of Münster, Germany Madalina Croitoru, University of Montpellier, France Sébastien Ferré, University of Rennes, France Sergei Kuznetsov, HSE University, Moscow, Russia Rokia Missaoui, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Canada Amedeo Napoli, LORIA, Nancy, France Sergei Obiedkov, TU Dresden, Germany Manuel Ojeda-Aciego, University of Malaga, Spain Uta Priss, Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences, Wolfenbüttel, Germany Gerd Stumme, University of Kassel, Germany _Program Committee:_ Jaume Baixeries, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain Alexandre Bazin, LIRMM, Montpellier, France Mike Behrisch, Technische Universität Wien, Austria Sadok Ben Yahia, Technology University of Tallinn, Estonia Karell Bertet, La Rochelle University, France Inma P. Cabrera, Universidad de Málaga, Spain Peggy Cellier, IRISA/INSA Rennes, France Maria Eugenia Cornejo Piñero, University of Cádiz, Spain Christophe Demko, La Rochelle University, France Xavier Dolques, Université de Strasbourg, France Dominik Dürrschnabel, Universität Kassel, Germany Sébastien Ferré, IRISA université de Rennes, France Bernhard Ganter, TU Dresden, Germany Alain Gely, université de Lorraine, France Tom Hanika, University of Hildesheim, Germany Tobias Hille, University of Kassel Germany Marianne Huchard, LIRMM, Univ. Montpellier, France Mohamed Hamza Ibrahim, University of Quebec in Outaouais, Canada Dmitry Ignatov, HSE University, Moscow, Russia Mehdi Kaytoue, Infologic R&D, France Blaise Blériot Koguep Njionou, Université de Dschang, Cameroun Francesco Kriegel, TU Dresden, Germany Sergei Kuznetsov, HSE University, Moscow, Russia Leonard Kwuida, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland Florence Le Ber, Université de Strasbourg, France Pierre Martin, University of Montpellier, France Jesús Medina, University of Cádiz, Spain Rokia Missaoui, University of Quebec in Outaouais, Canada Amedeo Napoli, LORIA, Université de Lorraine, France Sergei Obiedkov, TU Dresden, Germany Manuel Ojeda-Aciego, Universidad de Málaga, Spain Jan Outrata, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic Tim Pattison, Defence Science and Technology Group, Australia Carmen Peláez-Moreno, Univ. Carlos III de Madrid, Spain Uta Priss, Ostfalia Hochschule of Applied Sciences, Wolfenbüttel, Germany Sandor Radeleczki, University of Miskolc, Hungary Eloísa Ramírez Poussa, Universidad de Cádiz, Spain Sebastian Rudolph, TU Dresden, Germany Baris Sertkaya, Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Germany Henry Soldano, Université Paris 13, France Petko Valtchev, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada Gerd Stumme, University of Kassel, Germany Martin Trnecka, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic Francisco José Valverde-Albacete, Univ. Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain We look forward to meeting you in Cluj-Napoca. Please, feel free to contact us for any further information. Sincerely yours, Peggy Cellier, Bernhard Ganter, and Rokia Missaoui *CONCEPTS 2025 Program chairs* Email contact address: concepts25(a)lists.cs.uni-kassel.de

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ESCIM2025 | Invitation to the special session "Recent trends in knowledge representation and modelling"

by manuojeda

[APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTING] Dear colleagues,   We cordially invite you to participate in the special session "Recent trends in knowledge representation and modelling" that will be held in ESCIM 2025 in A Coruña (Spain). Further information about the conference can be found in http://escim2025.uca.es/.  This edition, the European Society of Fuzzy Logic and Technology (EUSFLAT) is supporting the event with two Student Grants, more information about these grants and the application process can be found at https://escim2025.uca.es/grants/. The deadline to apply for Student Grants is February 14th, 2025.  The Special Session is focused on theoretical and applied tools for representing and modelling information. In particular, our interest is in the direction of recent techniques for dealing with uncertainty. In this sense, Formal Conceptual Analysis, Logic Programming and Fuzzy Relation Equations, together with their fuzzy extensions, arise as reliable tools for dealing with knowledge obtained from databases that are uncertain in some way, such as incomplete, imprecise, ambiguous, graded. These are some of the highlighted topics of interest in the session, but contributions related to other fields are also welcome. Keywords and related topics: * Formal Concept Analysis * Logic Programming * Rough Set Theory Submission dates: * Submission of Keyworks/Abstracts (Extended): January 29th, 2025 * Notification of acceptance: February 14th, 2025 * Conference: May 18th-21st, 2025 Organizers:  * Roberto García-Aragón: roberto.aragon(a)uca.es  * David Lobo: david.lobo(a)uca.es * Manuel Ojeda-Hernández: manuojeda(a)uma.es  Best regards, Roberto, David and Manuel

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[RuleML+RR 2025] Rule Challenge, Doctoral Consortium, Industry Track and Networking Session

by Kai Sauerwald

******************************************************************************* We wish you a happy new year and hope this call finds you well! ******************************************************************************* RuleML+RR 2025 Rule Challenge, Doctoral Consortium, Industry Track and Networking Session ******************************************************************************* *** RuleML+RR 2025 *** *** 22-24 September 2025 *** *** İstanbul, Türkİye *** Call for contributions for events associated with RuleML+RR 2025: Rule Challenge: https://2025.declarativeai.net/events/ruleml-rr/rule-challenge Doctoral Consortium: https://2025.declarativeai.net/events/ruleml-rr/doctoral-consortium Industry Track: https://2025.declarativeai.net/events/ruleml-rr/industry-track Networking Session: https://2025.declarativeai.net/events/ruleml-rr/networking-session RuleML+RR 2025 (https://2025.declarativeai.net/events/ruleml-rr) is part of Declarative AI 2025 (https://2025.declarativeai.net/) ******************************************************************************* *** RuleML+RR 2025 *** ********************** The International Joint Conference on Rules and Reasoning (RuleML+RR) is the leading international joint conference in the field of rule-based reasoning. As in the last years, RuleML+RR 2025 features the following associated events in addition to the main track: Rule Challenge, Doctoral Consortium, Industry Track, Project Networking Session Further below, you find more information on the respective events. All associated events share the same paper submission deadline: July 10th, 2025 (AoE) Submissions for each of these events are made via Easychair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=rulemlrr2025 Please select the respective track when you make a submission. ******************************************************************************* *** Rule Challenge *** Chairs: Alessandro Margara, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Tomáš Kliegr, Prague University of Economics and Business, Czechia Ognjen Savkovic, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy ********************** The 19th International Rule Challenge is a standout feature of the RuleML+RR conference, fostering friendly competition among innovative rule-oriented tools, prototypes, and applications tailored to research, industry, and government. Participants are invited to showcase their solutions to self-defined challenges, but also propose open challenges for the community to tackle. Accordingly, submissions are welcome in two main categories: * [Challenge Proposals] Papers outlining open challenges, interesting problems from academia or industry, or benchmarks relevant to the community. Submissions should include task descriptions, datasets, and evaluation criteria, highlighting opportunities for rule-based approaches to provide solutions. * [Challenge Solutions] Papers presenting benchmarking or comparative analyses of rule engines, rule-based machine learning techniques, or case studies. Submissions may also cover industrial experiences, rule- and model-driven engineering, or innovative applications such as deployment of rule-based reasoning in geographically distributed, edge-to-cloud scenarios. Key themes of the Rule Challenge include, but are not limited to the following: * Rule-based machine learning tools and techniques * Large language models (LLMs) and rule learning * Rule-based approaches in artificial intelligence * Rule-based Complex Event Processing / Recognition (CEP/CER) * Stream reasoning * Business rules modelling * Rule standardization for research, industry and government * Graph-relational data and knowledge systems * Higher-order logic and modal logic systems * Rule and ontology combinations * Distributed rule systems Multi-agent systems * Ontology-Based Data Access (OBDA) systems * Answer Set Programming (ASP) systems * Constraint Logic Programming (CLP) systems * (Controlled) Natural language interfaces * Rules and model-driven engineering The challenge seeks high quality, original papers, potentially referencing online material, and ranging between 8-15 pages. Accepted papers will be published as part of CEUR proceedings and should be in the CEUR-WS.org style template CEURART (1-column variant). Please submit your paper via: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=rulemlrr2025 to the Rule Challenge track. Important Dates: * July 10th, 2025: Paper submission deadline * August 31st, 2025: Notification of acceptance Further information can be found on the Rule Challenge website: https://2025.declarativeai.net/events/ruleml-rr/rule-challenge ******************************************************************************* *** Doctoral Consortium *** Chairs: Shqiponja Ahmetaj, TU Wien, Austria Riccardo Tommasini, INSA Lyon, France *************************** The RuleML+RR 9th Doctoral Consortium 2025 (DC) is an initiative of the RuleML+RR community to attract and promote student research in Artificial Intelligence, especially research on rule-based formalisms and reasoning in such formalisms. It offers students a close contact with leading experts in the field, as well as the opportunity to present and discuss their ideas in a dynamic and friendly setting. We invite PhD students at an early or intermediate stage of their PhD studies, as well as exceptional master’s students who are interested in pursuing a PhD, to submit papers describing their research on any of the topics of RuleML+RR 2025. RuleML+RR DC papers range between 8 and 15 pages, are written in English, will be published as part of CEUR proceedings, and should follow the CEUR-WS.org style template CEURART (1-column variant). They are submitted electronically in PDF together with a maximum 2 page-long CV (the paper and the CV should be submitted together as one PDF file, but the CV is not counted within the 15 pages limit and is not published in the proceedings if the paper is accepted). The submission should cover the following aspects: * The identification of a significant problem in a research field relevant to RuleML+RR 2025. * An outline of the current knowledge in the problem’s domain, as well as an overview of existing solutions. * A clear formulation of the research question and motivation. * A presentation of (possibly preliminary) ideas, the proposed approach, and the results achieved so far. * A sketch of the applied research methodology and its positioning in the field. * A description of the student’s contribution to the research. * A discussion of how the suggested solution is different, new, or better as compared to the state of the art. * A research plan and the potential achievements. Please submit your paper via: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=rulemlrr2025 to the Doctoral Consortium track. Important Dates: * July 10th, 2025: Paper submission deadline * July 31st, 2025: Notification deadline Further information can be found on the Doctoral Consortium website: https://2025.declarativeai.net/events/ruleml-rr/doctoral-consortium ******************************************************************************* *** Industry Track *** Chairs: Luigi Bellomarini, Banca d’Italia, Italy Evgeny Kharlamov, Bosch Center for Artificial Intelligence, Germany Ioana Georgiana Ciuciu, Babeș-Bolyai University, Romania ********************** The RuleML+RR industry track welcomes papers describing original industrial advances and application achievements in all areas of Rules and Reasoning-based technologies. We are interested in experiences from practitioners when applying rules to industries such as engineering, manufacturing, finance, agriculture, energy, media, telecommunications, healthcare, life sciences, government, smart cities, tourism, cultural heritage, retail, logistics, transportation, education, entertainment, legal services, real estate, environmental management, cybersecurity, autonomous systems, aerospace, defense, and other emerging fields. Submissions are invited on all facets of Rules and Reasoning, including efforts to bridge recent research innovations with practical applications and industrial challenges, with a strong focus on the interplay between reasoning techniques and machine learning. We encourage submissions on the following topics: * Integration of Rules, Reasoning, and AI Technologies * Rules and Reasoning for Knowledge Graphs and Ontologies * Advanced Uses of Rules and Reasoning in Scalable Applications * Rules and Reasoning in Regulatory Technology (RegTech) * Responsible Use of AI and Rules Technologies We welcome extended abstracts of minimum 5 and maximum 6 pages (including the references) to be submitted to the Industry Track. Accepted papers will be published as part of CEUR proceedings and should be written in English following in the CEUR-WS.org style template CEURART (1-column variant). Reviews will be done by the committee of members from both industry and academia. Submitted papers must be original contributions written in English. Please submit your paper via: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=rulemlrr2025 to the Industry Track. Important Dates: * July 10th, 2025: Paper submission deadline * July 31st, 2025: Notification deadline Further information can be found on the Industry Track website: https://2025.declarativeai.net/events/ruleml-rr/industry-track ******************************************************************************* *** Networking Session *** Chairs: Dumitru Roman, SINTEF AS, Norway George Konstantinidis, University of Southampton, UK Emanuel Sallinger, TU Wien, Austria ************************** The project networking session of RuleML+RR 2025 aims to bring together relevant projects working in the area of data and AI with particular focus on, but not limited to, the event topics: rules, reasoning, decisions, and explanations. The session will provide an opportunity to: * Share knowledge between research and innovation projects operating in the area of data and AI. * Identify potential synergies between the projects, e.g., transfer data and AI technology between projects, joint publications, joint dissemination activities, etc. * Discuss funding opportunities such as Horizon Europe, Digital Europe, ERC, etc. The session targets research and innovation projects operating at all stages: * Ending (or recently ended) projects, which have results to transfer and/or dissemination of results; * Ongoing projects, seeking collaboration and networking opportunities with external stakeholders and external projects; * Upcoming projects/initiative, searching for potential new ideas and partners for consortia. Interested projects should submit abstracts of minimum 5 and maximum 6 pages (including the references), describing the project’s objective, possible information to be shared with other projects and potential interests in other projects. The papers will be included in the companion proceedings of the event published by CEUR and should be formatted in the CEUR-WS.org style template CEURART (1-column variant). Submitted papers must be original contributions written in English. Please submit your paper via: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=rulemlrr2025 to the Networking Session track. Important Dates: * July 10th, 2025: Paper submission deadline * July 31st, 2025: Notification deadline Further information can be found on the Project Networking Session website: https://2025.declarativeai.net/events/ruleml-rr/networking-session ******************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************* RuleML+RR 2025 (https://2025.declarativeai.net/events/ruleml-rr) and its associated events are part of Declarative AI 2025 (https://2025.declarativeai.net/). The following lists further chairs involved in making these events possible. General Chairs of Declarative AI 2025 Hasan Dağ, Kadir Has University, Türkiye Anni-Yasmin Turhan, Paderborn University, Germany Ahmet Soylu, Kristiania University of Applied Sciences, Norway Local Chair Mehmet Nafiz Aydin, Kadir Has University, Türkiye RuleML+RR Program Chairs Aidan Hogan, University of Chile, Chile Ken Satoh, National Institute of Informatics, Japan Proceedings Chairs Dumitru Roman, SINTEF AS, Norway Ahmet Soylu, Kristiania University College, Norway Publicity Chairs Kai Sauerwald, FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany Tor-Morten Grønli, Kristiania University College, Norway Romuald Esdras Wandji, Umeå University, Sweeden

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[RuleML+RR 2025] Rule Challenge, Doctoral Consortium, Industry Track and Networking Session

by Kai Sauerwald

******************************************************************************* We wish you a happy new year and hope this call finds you well! ******************************************************************************* RuleML+RR 2025 Rule Challenge, Doctoral Consortium, Industry Track and Networking Session ******************************************************************************* *** RuleML+RR 2025 *** *** 22-24 September 2025 *** *** İstanbul, Türkİye *** Call for contributions for events associated with RuleML+RR 2025: Rule Challenge: https://2025.declarativeai.net/events/ruleml-rr/rule-challenge Doctoral Consortium: https://2025.declarativeai.net/events/ruleml-rr/doctoral-consortium Industry Track: https://2025.declarativeai.net/events/ruleml-rr/industry-track Networking Session: https://2025.declarativeai.net/events/ruleml-rr/networking-session RuleML+RR 2025 (https://2025.declarativeai.net/events/ruleml-rr) is part of Declarative AI 2025 (https://2025.declarativeai.net/) ******************************************************************************* *** RuleML+RR 2025 *** ********************** The International Joint Conference on Rules and Reasoning (RuleML+RR) is the leading international joint conference in the field of rule-based reasoning. As in the last years, RuleML+RR 2025 features the following associated events in addition to the main track: Rule Challenge, Doctoral Consortium, Industry Track, Project Networking Session Further below, you find more information on the respective events. All associated events share the same paper submission deadline: July 10th, 2025 (AoE) Submissions for each of these events are made via Easychair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=rulemlrr2025 Please select the respective track when you make a submission. ******************************************************************************* *** Rule Challenge *** Chairs: Alessandro Margara, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Tomáš Kliegr, Prague University of Economics and Business, Czechia Ognjen Savkovic, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy ********************** The 19th International Rule Challenge is a standout feature of the RuleML+RR conference, fostering friendly competition among innovative rule-oriented tools, prototypes, and applications tailored to research, industry, and government. Participants are invited to showcase their solutions to self-defined challenges, but also propose open challenges for the community to tackle. Accordingly, submissions are welcome in two main categories: * [Challenge Proposals] Papers outlining open challenges, interesting problems from academia or industry, or benchmarks relevant to the community. Submissions should include task descriptions, datasets, and evaluation criteria, highlighting opportunities for rule-based approaches to provide solutions. * [Challenge Solutions] Papers presenting benchmarking or comparative analyses of rule engines, rule-based machine learning techniques, or case studies. Submissions may also cover industrial experiences, rule- and model-driven engineering, or innovative applications such as deployment of rule-based reasoning in geographically distributed, edge-to-cloud scenarios. Key themes of the Rule Challenge include, but are not limited to the following: * Rule-based machine learning tools and techniques * Large language models (LLMs) and rule learning * Rule-based approaches in artificial intelligence * Rule-based Complex Event Processing / Recognition (CEP/CER) * Stream reasoning * Business rules modelling * Rule standardization for research, industry and government * Graph-relational data and knowledge systems * Higher-order logic and modal logic systems * Rule and ontology combinations * Distributed rule systems Multi-agent systems * Ontology-Based Data Access (OBDA) systems * Answer Set Programming (ASP) systems * Constraint Logic Programming (CLP) systems * (Controlled) Natural language interfaces * Rules and model-driven engineering The challenge seeks high quality, original papers, potentially referencing online material, and ranging between 8-15 pages. Accepted papers will be published as part of CEUR proceedings and should be in the CEUR-WS.org style template CEURART (1-column variant). Please submit your paper via: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=rulemlrr2025 to the Rule Challenge track. Important Dates: * July 10th, 2025: Paper submission deadline * August 31st, 2025: Notification of acceptance Further information can be found on the Rule Challenge website: https://2025.declarativeai.net/events/ruleml-rr/rule-challenge ******************************************************************************* *** Doctoral Consortium *** Chairs: Shqiponja Ahmetaj, TU Wien, Austria Riccardo Tommasini, INSA Lyon, France *************************** The RuleML+RR 9th Doctoral Consortium 2025 (DC) is an initiative of the RuleML+RR community to attract and promote student research in Artificial Intelligence, especially research on rule-based formalisms and reasoning in such formalisms. It offers students a close contact with leading experts in the field, as well as the opportunity to present and discuss their ideas in a dynamic and friendly setting. We invite PhD students at an early or intermediate stage of their PhD studies, as well as exceptional master’s students who are interested in pursuing a PhD, to submit papers describing their research on any of the topics of RuleML+RR 2025. RuleML+RR DC papers range between 8 and 15 pages, are written in English, will be published as part of CEUR proceedings, and should follow the CEUR-WS.org style template CEURART (1-column variant). They are submitted electronically in PDF together with a maximum 2 page-long CV (the paper and the CV should be submitted together as one PDF file, but the CV is not counted within the 15 pages limit and is not published in the proceedings if the paper is accepted). The submission should cover the following aspects: * The identification of a significant problem in a research field relevant to RuleML+RR 2025. * An outline of the current knowledge in the problem’s domain, as well as an overview of existing solutions. * A clear formulation of the research question and motivation. * A presentation of (possibly preliminary) ideas, the proposed approach, and the results achieved so far. * A sketch of the applied research methodology and its positioning in the field. * A description of the student’s contribution to the research. * A discussion of how the suggested solution is different, new, or better as compared to the state of the art. * A research plan and the potential achievements. Please submit your paper via: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=rulemlrr2025 to the Doctoral Consortium track. Important Dates: * July 10th, 2025: Paper submission deadline * July 31st, 2025: Notification deadline Further information can be found on the Doctoral Consortium website: https://2025.declarativeai.net/events/ruleml-rr/doctoral-consortium ******************************************************************************* *** Industry Track *** Chairs: Luigi Bellomarini, Banca d’Italia, Italy Evgeny Kharlamov, Bosch Center for Artificial Intelligence, Germany Ioana Georgiana Ciuciu, Babeș-Bolyai University, Romania ********************** The RuleML+RR industry track welcomes papers describing original industrial advances and application achievements in all areas of Rules and Reasoning-based technologies. We are interested in experiences from practitioners when applying rules to industries such as engineering, manufacturing, finance, agriculture, energy, media, telecommunications, healthcare, life sciences, government, smart cities, tourism, cultural heritage, retail, logistics, transportation, education, entertainment, legal services, real estate, environmental management, cybersecurity, autonomous systems, aerospace, defense, and other emerging fields. Submissions are invited on all facets of Rules and Reasoning, including efforts to bridge recent research innovations with practical applications and industrial challenges, with a strong focus on the interplay between reasoning techniques and machine learning. We encourage submissions on the following topics: * Integration of Rules, Reasoning, and AI Technologies * Rules and Reasoning for Knowledge Graphs and Ontologies * Advanced Uses of Rules and Reasoning in Scalable Applications * Rules and Reasoning in Regulatory Technology (RegTech) * Responsible Use of AI and Rules Technologies We welcome extended abstracts of minimum 5 and maximum 6 pages (including the references) to be submitted to the Industry Track. Accepted papers will be published as part of CEUR proceedings and should be written in English following in the CEUR-WS.org style template CEURART (1-column variant). Reviews will be done by the committee of members from both industry and academia. Submitted papers must be original contributions written in English. Please submit your paper via: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=rulemlrr2025 to the Industry Track. Important Dates: * July 10th, 2025: Paper submission deadline * July 31st, 2025: Notification deadline Further information can be found on the Industry Track website: https://2025.declarativeai.net/events/ruleml-rr/industry-track ******************************************************************************* *** Networking Session *** Chairs: Dumitru Roman, SINTEF AS, Norway George Konstantinidis, University of Southampton, UK Emanuel Sallinger, TU Wien, Austria ************************** The project networking session of RuleML+RR 2025 aims to bring together relevant projects working in the area of data and AI with particular focus on, but not limited to, the event topics: rules, reasoning, decisions, and explanations. The session will provide an opportunity to: * Share knowledge between research and innovation projects operating in the area of data and AI. * Identify potential synergies between the projects, e.g., transfer data and AI technology between projects, joint publications, joint dissemination activities, etc. * Discuss funding opportunities such as Horizon Europe, Digital Europe, ERC, etc. The session targets research and innovation projects operating at all stages: * Ending (or recently ended) projects, which have results to transfer and/or dissemination of results; * Ongoing projects, seeking collaboration and networking opportunities with external stakeholders and external projects; * Upcoming projects/initiative, searching for potential new ideas and partners for consortia. Interested projects should submit abstracts of minimum 5 and maximum 6 pages (including the references), describing the project’s objective, possible information to be shared with other projects and potential interests in other projects. The papers will be included in the companion proceedings of the event published by CEUR and should be formatted in the CEUR-WS.org style template CEURART (1-column variant). Submitted papers must be original contributions written in English. Please submit your paper via: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=rulemlrr2025 to the Networking Session track. Important Dates: * July 10th, 2025: Paper submission deadline * July 31st, 2025: Notification deadline Further information can be found on the Project Networking Session website: https://2025.declarativeai.net/events/ruleml-rr/networking-session ******************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************* RuleML+RR 2025 (https://2025.declarativeai.net/events/ruleml-rr) and its associated events are part of Declarative AI 2025 (https://2025.declarativeai.net/). The following lists further chairs involved in making these events possible. General Chairs of Declarative AI 2025 Hasan Dağ, Kadir Has University, Türkiye Anni-Yasmin Turhan, Paderborn University, Germany Ahmet Soylu, Kristiania University of Applied Sciences, Norway Local Chair Mehmet Nafiz Aydin, Kadir Has University, Türkiye RuleML+RR Program Chairs Aidan Hogan, University of Chile, Chile Ken Satoh, National Institute of Informatics, Japan Proceedings Chairs Dumitru Roman, SINTEF AS, Norway Ahmet Soylu, Kristiania University College, Norway Publicity Chairs Kai Sauerwald, FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany Tor-Morten Grønli, Kristiania University College, Norway Romuald Esdras Wandji, Umeå University, Sweeden

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2025 IAOA Fellowships - Call for Nominations by February 23, 2025

by Frank Loebe

[forwarded on behalf of Oliver Kutz] Dear ontology enthusiasts, the IAOA [1] has established an award of honorary fellowships [2] in order to recognize distinguished scholars in the field of applied ontology. IAOA Fellows will have contributed significantly and in a sustained manner to the field of applied ontology, for example by outstanding scientific achievements, which often goes hand-in-hand with their strong dedication and service to the community. Their selection is subject to an annual process based on nominations from the community. For 2025, we solicit nominations by February 23, 2025 (Sunday, UTC-12). Please send nominations to [3] info(a)iaoa.org, thereby consequentially reaching the selection committee. Complete details on the process are specified in the IAOA's Fellowship Procedure [4], an excerpt of which describing the nomination requirements is copied below. The 2025 selection committee consists of - Mara Abel, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil - Michael Gruninger, University of Toronto, Canada - Janna Hastings, University of St. Gallen, University of Zürich, Switzerland - Oliver Kutz, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy - Fabian Neuhaus, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany We look forward to each of your nominations. Please observe the basic rules below carefully to make valid nominations. Many thanks in advance for all efforts! Happy New Year, and best regards, Oliver Kutz President, IAOA --- < excerpt from [4] > To nominate a person, a nominator sends a message to the committee that summarizes the main contributions of the nominee to applied ontology and argues why the nominee should be selected. The nomination should be seconded by at least one supporter. Among the nominator and the supporter(s), at least one should be an IAOA member. Self nominations are not allowed. A nominee cannot be part of the selection committee. If that happens, the nominee will be given the option to reject the nomination or withdraw from the selection committee. </ excerpt > --- [1] International Association for Ontology and its Applications (IAOA) https://iaoa.org/ [2] IAOA Fellowship (web page) https://iaoa.org/index.php/organization/fellows/ [3] IAOA contact mail address, to be used for nominations info(a)iaoa.org [4] IAOA Fellowship Procedure https://iaoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IAOA-Fellow-Procedure.pdf

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