Dear colleagues,
This is a friendly reminder that submissions for the 17th Workshop on Ontology Design and Patterns (WOP 2026), co-located with ISWC 2026 in Bari, Italy, are due on July 24, 2026.
WOP is a long-running workshop series dedicated to ontology engineering, ontology design patterns, knowledge graph methodologies, and related applications. The workshop provides a venue for discussing methods, tools, best practices, and emerging directions in ontology and knowledge engineering.
We welcome submissions on topics including, but not limited to:
* Ontology Design Patterns (ODPs)
* Ontology Engineering Methods & Tools
* Knowledge Graphs & Linked Data
* LLM-Assisted Ontology Engineering
* Neuro-Symbolic AI & Explainable AI
* Ontology Evaluation, Quality Assurance & Testing
* Semantic Applications & Automated Reasoning
* Modular Ontologies & Knowledge Graphs
* Context Representation & Knowledge Evolution
* AI–Ontology Integration & Hybrid Symbolic-Neural Systems
* Domain Applications (Smart Agriculture, IoT, Sustainability, Climate, Life Sciences, Engineering, Digital Humanities)
Important Dates:
• Paper Submission Deadline: July 24, 2026
• Notification to Authors: August 14, 2026
• Camera-ready Deadline: August 28, 2026
• Conference Dates: October 25–26, 2026
If you are working in these areas, we encourage you to submit your latest work and join the discussion at WOP 2026. The detailed workshop program and additional information will be shared soon. Learn more and stay updated: https://odpa.github.io/workshop-on-ontology-design-and-patterns/2026/
We would also appreciate it if you could share this reminder with interested colleagues and students.
Regards,
The WOP 2026 Organizing Committee