[PHILOS-L] [CfP][FOIS 2026] Call for Contributions – First Call for Demonstrations
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 Demonstrations
Submissions due: 03 June 2026
Notification of acceptance: 15 July 2026
Camera-ready versions due: 31 July 2026
Website: https://www.foisconference.org/demos/
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Demonstrations
The demonstrations track complements the FOIS 2026 main track by offering an interactive platform for authors to present and discuss their work. We invite demonstrations of tools and methods developed using ontologies, as well as those to create, maintain, integrate, publish, evaluate, and implement ontologies. We also invite demonstrations of novel ontology (anti)patterns and of challenges arising in the ontology engineering life cycle. The goal is to raise the visibility and foster understanding of the dynamic, integrative, and use-oriented aspects of applied ontology, its tools, and its uses.
Areas of interest include (non-exhaustively):
Ontology-based tools, systems, architectures, methods, and languages.
Ontology engineering methods and tools, including those aided by automated means (e.g., through Large Language Models).
Ontology representation languages.
Ontology patterns and anti-patterns.
Positive, negative, or mixed results from the use of an ontology engineering method or tool in practice.
Challenges encountered in the development or application of tools and methods that are not yet well addressed.
We also encourage the demonstration of software tools, patterns, methods, and languages reported in papers accepted at the main track. For example, a novel ontology engineering method proposed in a full-length paper (e.g., under the “Application and Methods track”) can be complemented by a demonstration on this track.
For details on submission instructions, publications, and participation, please visit https://www.foisconference.org/demos/
Giorgio A. Ubbiali, PTH Brixen College, Italy
Vitor Souza, Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Brazil
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