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[FOIS2024][CfP] FOIS 2024 deadline extension main track
NEWS:
- new deadline submission: 18 March 2024 (AoE)
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14th International Conference on Formal Ontology in Information Systems (FOIS 2024)
15-19 July 2024 (Enschede, Netherlands) - 08-09 July 2024 (online)
Website:
https://www.utwente.nl/en/eemcs/fois2024/
Paper submission deadline (extended): 04 March 2024 (AoE)
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**Definition & scope**
The FOIS conference is a meeting point for all researchers interested in formal ontology.
Formal ontology is the systematic study of the types of entities and relations comprising
the domains of interest represented in modern information systems. The conference
encourages the submission of high-quality, not previously published results on both
theoretical issues and practical advancements. FOIS 2024 will have distinct tracks for
foundational issues, ontology applications and methods, and domain ontologies.
FOIS is the flagship conference of the International Association for Ontology and its
Applications (IAOA), a non-profit organization promoting interdisciplinary research and
international collaboration in formal ontology.
FOIS 2024 will be held both online and in Enschede, the Netherlands, by the Semantics,
Cybersecurity & Services group of the University of Twente.
**Submission types**
FOIS 2024 seeks three types of full-length (14 pages) high-quality papers on a wide range
of topics:
* Foundational papers address content-related ontological issues, their formal
representation, and their relevance to some aspect of information systems.
* Application and Methods papers address novel systems, methods, and tools related to
building, evaluating, or using ontologies, emphasizing the impact of ontology contents.
* Domain ontology papers describe a novel ontology for a specific realm of interest,
clarifying ontological choices against requirements and foundational theory, and showing
ontology use.
For more information on the submission instructions, please visit:
https://www.utwente.nl/en/eemcs/fois2024/calls/#submission-instructions
As usual, the FOIS proceedings will be published by IOS Press.
**Topics of interest**
Foundational Issues:
* Kinds of entities: particulars/universals, continuants/occurrents, abstracta/concreta,
dependent entities/independent entities, natural objects/artifacts, events/processes
* Formal relations: parthood, identity, connection, dependence, constitution, causality,
subsumption, instantiation
* Vagueness and granularity
* Space, time, and change
Methodological issues:
* Top-level vs. domain-specific ontologies
* Role of reference ontologies
* Ontology similarity, integration, alignment, matching and entity reconciliation
* Ontology modularity, patterns, and contextuality
* Ontology evaluation, quality, reuse, adaptation, and evolution
* Ontology compliance with FAIR principles
* Formal comparison among ontologies
* Relationship between conceptual modeling and ontologies
* Relationship with cognition, language, semantics, and context
* Connections between knowledge graphs and ontologies
* Methodological issues in the applications of ontologies
* Social issues, such as trust or bias, with respect to ontologies
Applications:
* Technical applications of ontologies, such as:
* Semantic Web
* Other areas of AI (Machine Learning, Explainable AI, Rules)
* Qualitative modeling
* Systems applications of ontologies, such as:
* Ontology-driven information systems design
* Ontology-based data access
* Knowledge managementInformation retrieval
* Computational linguistics
* Metadata management
* Domain applications of ontologies, such as:
* Ontologies for business modeling
* Ontologies for particular scientific disciplines (biology, chemistry, geography,
physics, geoscience, cognitive sciences, linguistics, etc.)
* Ontologies for engineering: shape, form and function, artifacts, manufacturing, design,
architecture, etc.
* Ontologies for the humanities: arts, cultural studies, history, literature, philosophy,
etc.
* Ontologies for the social sciences: economics, law, political science, anthropology,
archeology, etc.
* Ontologies for Open Science and dataset sharing
Domain-specific ontologies:
* Ontology of physical reality (matter, space, time, motion, etc.)
* Ontology of biological reality (organisms, genes, proteins, cells, etc.)
* Ontology of mental reality and agency (beliefs, intentions, emotions, perceptions,
cognition, etc.)
* Ontology of artifacts, functions, capacities and roles
* Ontology of social reality (institutions, organizations, norms, social relationships,
artistic expressions, etc.)
**Organisation**
General Chairs
Giancarlo Guizzardi; University of Twente; The Netherlands
Program Committee Chairs
Cassia Trojahn, IRIT Université Toulouse 2, France
Daniele Porello, University of Genova, Italy
Local Organisation Chair
Tiago Prince Sales, University of Twente, The Netherlands
JOWO Chairs
Claudenir M. Fonseca, University of Twente, The Netherlands
Guendalina Righetti, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
Online Chairs
Sergio de Cesare, University of Westminster, UK
FAIR Chairs
Luiz Olavo Bonino, University of Twente, The Netherlands
Journal-first Chairs
Emilio Sanfilippo, ISTC-CNR Laboratory for Applied Ontology, Italy
Adrien Barton, IRIT & CNRS, France
Ontology Showcase Chairs
Laura Daniele, TNO, The Netherlands
João Paulo A. Almeida, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Brazil
Demonstration Chairs
Pawel Garbacz, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
Robert Pergl, Czech Technical University, Czech Republic
Project Exhibition Chair
Enrico Franconi, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
Paul Johannesson, Stockholm University, Sweden
Industry Chairs
Jan Voskuil, Taxonic, The Netherlands
Mara Abel, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Tutorial Chairs
Chiara Ghidini, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Italy
Veruska Zamborlini, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Brazil
Early Career Symposium Chairs
Zubeida Dawood, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa
Pedro Paulo F. Barcelos, University of Twente, The Netherlands
Publicity Chairs
Mattia Fumagalli, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
Greta Adamo, Basque Centre for Climate Change, Spain
Proceedings Chairs
Pedro Paulo F. Barcelos, University of Twente, The Netherlands