[PHILOS-L] [CfP][FOIS 2026] Call for Contributions – First Call for research and Industrial Project Exhibitions
Giorgio Ubbiali
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16th International Conference on Formal Ontology in Information Systems (FOIS 2026)
21–25 September 2026, Vitória, ES, Brazil – 9 September 2026, Online
Website: https://www.foisconference.org/
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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 is a meeting point for all researchers with an interest in formal ontology. Formal ontology is the systematic study of the types of entities and relations making up the domains of interest represented in modern information systems. The conference encourages submission of high quality, not previously published results on both theoretical issues and practical advancements. FOIS 2026 will have distinct tracks for foundational issues, ontology applications and methods, and domain ontologies.
FOIS aims to be a nexus of interdisciplinary research and communication for researchers from many domains engaging with formal ontology. Common application areas include conceptual modeling, database design, knowledge engineering and management, software engineering, organizational modeling, artificial intelligence, robotics, computational linguistics, the life sciences, bioinformatics and scientific research in general, geographic information science, information retrieval, library and information science, as well as the Semantic Web.
FOIS 2025 will be held both online and in Vitória, ES, Brazil, organized by the Federal University of Espírito Santo.
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Call for Industrial Project Exhibitions
Submission deadline: 3 June 2026
Author notification: 15 July 2026
Camera-ready papers: 31 July 2026
Website: https://www.foisconference.org/projects/
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Industrial Project Exhibitions
The FOIS 2026 Research and Industrial Project Exhibitions Track invites researchers and practitioners to present their planned, ongoing, or recently finished projects (e.g., Horizon Europe, ERC, national grants) involving in some form the area of Formal Ontology in Information Systems. The primary goal is to provide a platform for disseminating interim project results and receiving feedback on evolving research and innovation proposals. This event fosters collaboration by facilitating connections between potential partners, nurturing existing relationships, and encouraging discourse on innovative ideas. Participants gain insights into ongoing research developments and opportunities to network with potential collaborators.
We also welcome submissions from other tracks of FOIS 2026 to present their broader project context within the Project Exhibitions track, offering an opportunity to showcase how these submissions fit into the context of larger projects.
Projects should:
address important challenges in Formal Ontology or utilize Formal Ontology methods;
be either research or innovation projects;
be currently in the planning phase, scheduled to begin, ongoing or recently completed;
aim, within a specified timeframe and led by a team or consortium, to tackle a challenge set by an organization or funding entity.
For details on submission instructions, publications, and participation, please visit https://www.foisconference.org/projects/
FOIS 2026 Publicity Chairs
Giorgio A. Ubbiali, PTH Brixen College, Italy
Vitor Souza, Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Brazil
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