Dear colleagues,
This is a friendly reminder that submissions are now open for WOP 2026 – the 17th Workshop on Ontology Design and Patterns, co-located with ISWC 2026 in Bari, Italy.
📅 Submission Deadline: July 24, 2026
WOP is a well-established forum for discussing advances in ontology engineering, ontology design patterns, knowledge graphs, semantic technologies, and related applications.
Topics of interest include:
• Pattern-based ontology design and knowledge engineering
• Knowledge graphs and linked data creation
• LLM-assisted ontology engineering
• Ontology evaluation, quality assurance, and testing
• Reasoning with patterns and neuro-symbolic approaches
• Pattern extraction, discovery, and recommendation systems
• Collaborative ontology development
• Domain-specific ontology and pattern applications
We welcome original research papers, application reports, position papers, and work-in-progress contributions.
Workshop website and submission information:https://odpa.github.io/workshop-on-ontology-design-and-patterns/2026/#submission
We encourage you to submit your work and to share this call with colleagues, students, and relevant communities.
We look forward to receiving your submissions and welcoming you to Bari.
Best regards,
WOP 2026 Organizing Committee