WOMoCoE 2019 @ JOWO19 - First Call for Papers

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FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS

WOMoCoE 2019 – 4th International Workshop on Ontology Modularity,
Contextuality, and Evolution
https://womocoe19.fbk.eu/

Part of 5th Joint Ontology WOrkshops (JOWO 2019),
Graz, Austria, 23-25 September, 2019
https://www.iaoa.org/jowo/2019/

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In applying knowledge representation and reasoning techniques, knowledge is
rarely taken as a single monolithic and static structure. Partitioning
knowledge into distinct modular structures is central to organize, expand
and amend knowledge bases. Also, understanding, representing and reasoning
about context is essential for a correct use of knowledge modules and to
correctly reason in changing situations. Finally, evolution of knowledge
resources is an important factor influencing the quality and value of
stored knowledge when new information is acquired.

Considering these needs, the 4th International Workshop on Ontology
Modularity, Contextuality, and Evolution (WOMoCoE 2019) offers the
opportunity to discuss current work on practical and theoretical aspects of
modularity, contextuality and evolution of ontology based knowledge
resources. The workshop aims to bring together an interdisciplinary
audience interested in these topics to discuss both theoretical and formal
aspect, and to investigate the variety of application perspectives.

WOMoCoE 2019 is part of the 5th Joint Ontology WOrkshops (JOWO 2019). The
Joint Ontology WOrkshops (JOWO) is a venue of workshops that, together,
address a wide spectrum of topics related to ontology research, ranging
from Cognitive Science to Knowledge Representation, Natural Language
Processing, Artificial Intelligence, Logic, Philosophy, and Linguistics.

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IMPORTANT DATES:

Abstracts deadline: 9 May 2019
Paper deadline: 15 May 2019
Notification: 15 June 2019
Camera ready: 30 June 2019
Workshop dates: 23-25 September 2019 (TBA)

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TOPICS:

The workshop comprises, but is not strictly limited to, the following
topics:

= Modularity =
- Languages for modular ontologies and knowledge representation
- Techniques for modularity: algorithms, implementations, ontology design
patterns etc.
- Modularity in reasoning: incremental and distributed reasoning
- Modularity in ontology engineering: ontology modules reuse and publishing
- Theoretical and cognitive aspects of modularity

= Context =
- Representing and using context in ontologies and knowledge resources
- Ontologies and standards for modelling contextual information
- Reasoning with contextual information and metadata
- Matching, combining and disambiguating knowledge resources with contexts

= Evolution =
- Definitions, algorithms and evolution in ontologies and knowledge
resources
- Reasoning and planning with evolving ontologies and data sources
- Evolution in ontology management: merging, versioning, alignment,
integration
- Fault diagnosis and repair in ontologies and data sources
- Knowledge resources archiving and versioning

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SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

Submission of regular and position papers is possible:
- Regular papers (10-12 pages in length including references) include
research reports and surveys.
- Position papers (6 pages in length including references) are intended for
presentation of interesting new open issues and challenges, and opinions on
the status of the field.

All papers must be submitted non-anonymously in PDF format and must follow
the IOS Press formatting guidelines (available at https://goo.gl/qkTpT7).
Papers should be submitted via EasyChair:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=jowo2019

Articles and abstracts accepted at JOWO workshops will be published by CEUR
workshop proceedings. (For previous editions of the JOWO proceedings, see
www.iaoa.org/jowo/).

Further information about paper submission will be soon made available at:
https://womocoe19.fbk.eu/submission

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ORGANIZERS:

Stefano Borgo, LOA ISTC-CNR, Italy
Loris Bozzato, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Italy
Till Mossakowski, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany
Antoine Zimmermann, École des Mines de Saint-Étienne, France

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