[FOIS2024][CfP] *2nd Deadline extension* FOIS 2024 deadline extension main track
Greta Adamo
(apologies for cross-posting)
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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: 26 February 4 March18 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.
Important dates
Paper submission deadline: 26 February 4 March18 March 2024 (AoE)
Notifications: 15 April 2024
Virtual conference: 8-9 July 2024
Onsite conference: 15-19 July 2024
Camera-ready papers: 30 July 2024
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