Dear all, The Educational Series on Applied Ontology (ESAO) [1] is open for everyone and welcomes students, researchers and practitioners alike. The 15h ESAO webinar will be held on Thursday March 20th, 2025 at 16:00 CET. --------------------------- When and how to connect Thursday March 20th, 2025 15:00 UTC / 16:00 CET / 17:00 SAST (see more local times [2]) Duration: 60 minutes Video conference (via Zoom) :https://univ-tlse2.zoom.us/j/92895546685?pwd=DQD7Wzf3ZJw02LJ2hHmrVDwdN474PZ.1 --------------------------- Program 15:00 - 16:00 UTC / 16:00 - 17:00 CET / 17:00 - 18:00 SAST / 12:00 - 13:00 UTC-3 Jérôme Euzenat, INRIA & Univ. Grenoble Alpes, France Ontology evolution Abstract: Unless considering ontologies as transcendental and perfect, they need to evolve. This may be because the world they represent evolves or the purpose they fulfill requires it. In general, what triggers evolution is the inadequacy of an ontology. Restoring it may be carried out by human designers or automatic means, but it is worthwhile that they follow rules. In this short presentation, we will discuss two techniques that may help evolving ontologies: belief revision and artificial cultural evolution. How they are different and how they are alike. Best regards Cassia Trojahn, Frank Loebe, Laure Vieu On behalf of the IAOA Education Committee [1]https://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php/Edu:ESAO [2]https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20250320T1500