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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/
<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) <http://iaoa.org/>, 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 <https://www.utwente.nl/en/eemcs/scs/> 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:

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   Foundational papers address content-related ontological issues, their
   formal representation, and their relevance to some aspect of information
   systems.
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   Application and Methods papers address novel systems, methods, and tools
   related to building, evaluating, or using ontologies, emphasizing the
   impact of ontology contents.
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   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

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   Kinds of entities: particulars/universals, continuants/occurrents,
   abstracta/concreta, dependent entities/independent entities, natural
   objects/artifacts, events/processes
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   Formal relations: parthood, identity, connection, dependence,
   constitution, causality, subsumption, instantiation
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   Vagueness and granularity
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   Space, time, and change

Methodological issues

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   Top-level vs. domain-specific ontologies
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   Role of reference ontologies
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   Ontology similarity, integration, alignment, matching and entity
   reconciliation
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   Ontology modularity, patterns, and contextuality
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   Ontology evaluation, quality, reuse, adaptation, and evolution
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   Ontology compliance with FAIR principles
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   Formal comparison among ontologies
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   Relationship between conceptual modeling and ontologies
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   Relationship with cognition, language, semantics, and context
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   Connections between knowledge graphs and ontologies
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   Methodological issues in the applications of ontologies
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   Social issues, such as trust or bias, with respect to ontologies

Applications



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   Technical applications of ontologies, such as:


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   Semantic Web
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   Other areas of AI (Machine Learning, Explainable AI, Rules)
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   Qualitative modeling


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   Systems applications of ontologies, such as:


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   Ontology-driven information systems design
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   Ontology-based data access
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   Knowledge managementInformation retrieval
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   Computational linguistics
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   Metadata management


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   Domain applications of ontologies, such as:
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   Ontologies for business modeling
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   Ontologies for particular scientific disciplines (biology, chemistry,
   geography, physics, geoscience, cognitive sciences, linguistics, etc.)
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   Ontologies for engineering: shape, form and function, artifacts,
   manufacturing, design, architecture, etc.
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   Ontologies for the humanities: arts, cultural studies, history,
   literature, philosophy, etc.
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   Ontologies for the social sciences: economics, law, political science,
   anthropology, archeology, etc.
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   Ontologies for Open Science and dataset sharing

Domain-specific ontologies

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   Ontology of physical reality (matter, space, time, motion, etc.)
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   Ontology of biological reality (organisms, genes, proteins, cells, etc.)
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   Ontology of mental reality and agency (beliefs, intentions, emotions,
   perceptions, cognition, etc.)
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   Ontology of artifacts, functions, capacities and roles
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   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