From Guendalina.Righetti at stud-inf.unibz.it Tue Apr 13 10:47:00 2021 From: Guendalina.Righetti at stud-inf.unibz.it (Righetti Guendalina (Student Com18)) Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2021 14:47:00 +0000 Subject: [Dgkl] Final CFP - FOIS 2021 - EXTENDED DEADLINE Message-ID: (Apologies for cross-posting) FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS 12th International Conference on Formal Ontology in Information Systems (FOIS 2021), September 13-16, 2021 https://fois2021.inf.unibz.it/ ** EXTENDED PAPER SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 29 April 2021 ** ----------------------------------- DEFINITION AND SCOPE ----------------------------------- The FOIS conference is a meeting point for all researchers with an interest in formal ontology. Formal ontology is the systematic study of the types of entities and relations making up the domains of interest represented in modern information systems. The conference encourages new high quality submissions on both theoretical issues and practical advancements: FOIS 2021 will have distinct tracks for foundational issues, ontology applications and domain ontologies. FOIS aims to be a nexus of interdisciplinary research and communication, inclusive of researchers from many domains engaging with formal ontology. Common application areas include conceptual modeling, database design, knowledge engineering and management, software engineering, organizational modeling, artificial intelligence, robotics, computational linguistics, the life sciences, bioinformatics and scientific research in general, geographic information science, information retrieval, library and information science, as well as the Semantic Web. FOIS is the flagship conference of the International Association for Ontology and its Applications (IAOA: http://iaoa.org/), which is a non-profit organization promoting interdisciplinary research and international collaboration in formal ontology. ----------------------------- IMPORTANT DATES ------------------------------ * Paper Submission Deadline: 29 April 2021 * Notification: 25 June 2021 * Camera-ready Papers: 19 July 2021 * Conference Dates: 13-16 September 2021 ----------------------------- LOCATION ----------------------------- FOIS 2021 is planned as a hybrid event: there will be a physical meeting in Bozen-Bolzano, Italy, with a remote participation option. ------------------------------ SUBMISSIONS ------------------------------ FOIS 2021 seeks three types of full-length (14 page) high-quality papers on a wide range of topics: 1. Foundational papers address content-related ontological issues, their formal representation, and their relevance to some aspect of information systems. 2. Application and Methods papers address novel systems, methods, and tools related to building, evaluating, or using ontologies, emphasizing the impact of ontology contents. 3. 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. Please refer to the FOIS 2021 Call For Papers and Submissions pages for more details. As usual, the FOIS proceedings will be published by IOS Press. Related activities, such as workshops and tutorials, may specify different submission dates and formats, for example, short papers or posters. Please also refer to the FOIS 2021 web site for more details. ------------------------------ FORMAT ------------------------------ FOIS 2021 includes a number of activities: * FOIS conference * Demonstrations * Ontology Showcase * Early Career Symposium * tutorials and workshops ------------------------------ KEYNOTES ------------------------------ * Nicola Guarino, ISTC-CNR, Italy * Arianna Betti, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands * Stefan Schulz, Medical University of Graz, Austria ------------------------------ TOPICS OF INTEREST ------------------------------ Areas of particular interest to FOIS include the following: Foundational Issues * Kinds of entities: particulars/universals, continuants/occurrents, abstracta/concreta, dependent entities/independent entities, natural objects/artifacts * 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 and alignment * Ontology modularity, contextuality, and evolution * Formal comparison among ontologies * Relationship with cognition, language, semantics, context * Ontologies and Knowledge Graphs 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.) Applications * Ontology-driven information systems design * Ontological foundations for conceptual modeling * Knowledge management * Qualitative modeling * Computational linguistics * Information retrieval * Semantic Web * Business modeling * Ontologies and Machine Learning * Ontologies and Explainable AI * 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. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From maria.m.hedblom at gmail.com Sun Apr 18 05:55:52 2021 From: maria.m.hedblom at gmail.com (Maria Hedblom) Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 11:55:52 +0200 Subject: [Dgkl] 1st cfp - demo track - FOIS 2021, September 13-16, Bozen-Bolzano, Italy Message-ID: (Apologies for cross-posting) Call for Demonstrations The 12th International Conference on Formal Ontology in Information Systems (FOIS 2021), 13-16 September 2021 https://fois2021.inf.unibz.it The Demonstration Chairs invite submissions for demonstrations to be delivered as part of FOIS 2021. The FOIS conference is a leading event in ontology engineering. FOIS aims to be a nexus of interdisciplinary research and communication, inclusive of many domains engaging with applied formal ontology. Common application areas include conceptual modeling, database design, knowledge engineering and management, software engineering, organizational modeling, artificial intelligence, robotics, computational linguistics, the life sciences, bioinformatics and scientific research in general, geographic information science, information retrieval, library and information science, as well as the Semantic Web. 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 2021 is planned as a hybrid event: there will be a physical meeting in Bozen-Bolzano, Italy, with a remote participation option. Accordingly, demonstrations may be delivered either virtually or in a hybrid fashion. FOIS Demonstrations Scope The FOIS Demonstrations share the general subject matter of FOIS while presenting a series of action, interaction, and process-focused events. The event seeks to raise visibility and foster understanding of the dynamic, integrative, and use-oriented aspects of applied ontology, including application, integration, methodologies, and tools. The emphasis is on what happens. Areas of interest include (non-exhaustively): - Tools, in a broad sense including software, architectures, representations and languages, methodologies, design patterns, and repeatable processes - Applications and uses of tools, including their integration into larger technical and socio-technical systems - Challenges encountered and not yet well addressed - Positive, negative, or mixed results of adoption - Problem or opportunity patterns that emerge when applying or using tools in particular contexts Demonstration presenters should be prepared to answer technical questions and to participate in a joint technical Q&A session with other demo teams. Submissions FOIS 2021 seeks submissions in either of two forms: extended abstracts and short papers. Extended abstracts (maximum 3 pages) should provide an overview of what will be demonstrated, including not only tools (in the broad sense above) but also such aspects as usage, application, integration, or other interaction, challenges, results, or other salient features. Short papers (5-7 pages, including references), presenting description and analysis of, e.g., tools (in the broad sense above), emphasizing what happens when these are used or applied; characteristics of real-world environments or uses that present patterns of opportunity or difficulty for adoption; technical reports; and descriptions of completed or ongoing work. Accepted submissions will be published in a joint CEUR proceedings volume in the IAOA series, together with those of the Joint Ontology Workshops (JOWO) and the FOIS collocated events. Both papers and demonstration abstracts should be in PDF format using the CEUR-Art one-column style, which can be found at: https://ceurws.wordpress.com/2020/03/31/ceurws-publishes-ceurart-paper-style/ and downloaded at: http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-XXX/CEURART.zip. Submissions should be made using the EasyChair at: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=jowo2021. Selecting track: FOIS 2021 Demonstrations). Presenters must be registered participants in the conference. Important Dates Submissions due: 1 June 2021 Notifications of acceptance: 15 July 2021 Camera-ready versions due: 23 August 2021 Conference: 13-16 September 2021 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The conference encourages new high quality submissions on both theoretical issues and practical advancements: FOIS 2021 will have distinct tracks for foundational issues, ontology applications and domain ontologies. FOIS aims to be a nexus of interdisciplinary research and communication, inclusive of researchers from many domains engaging with formal ontology. Common application areas include conceptual modeling, database design, knowledge engineering and management, software engineering, organizational modeling, artificial intelligence, robotics, computational linguistics, the life sciences, bioinformatics and scientific research in general, geographic information science, information retrieval, library and information science, as well as the Semantic Web. FOIS is the flagship conference of the International Association for Ontology and its Applications (IAOA: http://iaoa.org/), which is a non-profit organization promoting interdisciplinary research and international collaboration in formal ontology. ----------------------------- IMPORTANT DATES ------------------------------ * Paper Submission Deadline: 29 April 2021 * Notification: 25 June 2021 * Camera-ready Papers: 19 July 2021 * Conference Dates: 13-16 September 2021 ----------------------------- LOCATION ----------------------------- FOIS 2021 is planned as a hybrid event: there will be a physical meeting in Bozen-Bolzano, Italy, with a remote participation option. ------------------------------ SUBMISSIONS ------------------------------ FOIS 2021 seeks three types of full-length (14 page) high-quality papers on a wide range of topics: 1. Foundational papers address content-related ontological issues, their formal representation, and their relevance to some aspect of information systems. 2. Application and Methods papers address novel systems, methods, and tools related to building, evaluating, or using ontologies, emphasizing the impact of ontology contents. 3. 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. Please refer to the FOIS 2021 Call For Papers and Submissions pages for more details. As usual, the FOIS proceedings will be published by IOS Press. Related activities, such as workshops and tutorials, may specify different submission dates and formats, for example, short papers or posters. Please also refer to the FOIS 2021 web site for more details. ------------------------------ FORMAT ------------------------------ FOIS 2021 includes a number of activities: * FOIS conference * Demonstrations * Ontology Showcase * Early Career Symposium * tutorials and workshops ------------------------------ KEYNOTES ------------------------------ * Nicola Guarino, ISTC-CNR, Italy * Arianna Betti, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands * Stefan Schulz, Medical University of Graz, Austria ------------------------------ TOPICS OF INTEREST ------------------------------ Areas of particular interest to FOIS include the following: Foundational Issues * Kinds of entities: particulars/universals, continuants/occurrents, abstracta/concreta, dependent entities/independent entities, natural objects/artifacts * 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 and alignment * Ontology modularity, contextuality, and evolution * Formal comparison among ontologies * Relationship with cognition, language, semantics, context * Ontologies and Knowledge Graphs 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.) Applications * Ontology-driven information systems design * Ontological foundations for conceptual modeling * Knowledge management * Qualitative modeling * Computational linguistics * Information retrieval * Semantic Web * Business modeling * Ontologies and Machine Learning * Ontologies and Explainable AI * 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. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From maria.m.hedblom at gmail.com Sun Apr 18 09:55:52 2021 From: maria.m.hedblom at gmail.com (Maria Hedblom) Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 11:55:52 +0200 Subject: [Dgkl] 1st cfp - demo track - FOIS 2021, September 13-16, Bozen-Bolzano, Italy Message-ID: (Apologies for cross-posting) Call for Demonstrations The 12th International Conference on Formal Ontology in Information Systems (FOIS 2021), 13-16 September 2021 https://fois2021.inf.unibz.it The Demonstration Chairs invite submissions for demonstrations to be delivered as part of FOIS 2021. The FOIS conference is a leading event in ontology engineering. FOIS aims to be a nexus of interdisciplinary research and communication, inclusive of many domains engaging with applied formal ontology. Common application areas include conceptual modeling, database design, knowledge engineering and management, software engineering, organizational modeling, artificial intelligence, robotics, computational linguistics, the life sciences, bioinformatics and scientific research in general, geographic information science, information retrieval, library and information science, as well as the Semantic Web. 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 2021 is planned as a hybrid event: there will be a physical meeting in Bozen-Bolzano, Italy, with a remote participation option. Accordingly, demonstrations may be delivered either virtually or in a hybrid fashion. FOIS Demonstrations Scope The FOIS Demonstrations share the general subject matter of FOIS while presenting a series of action, interaction, and process-focused events. The event seeks to raise visibility and foster understanding of the dynamic, integrative, and use-oriented aspects of applied ontology, including application, integration, methodologies, and tools. The emphasis is on what happens. Areas of interest include (non-exhaustively): - Tools, in a broad sense including software, architectures, representations and languages, methodologies, design patterns, and repeatable processes - Applications and uses of tools, including their integration into larger technical and socio-technical systems - Challenges encountered and not yet well addressed - Positive, negative, or mixed results of adoption - Problem or opportunity patterns that emerge when applying or using tools in particular contexts Demonstration presenters should be prepared to answer technical questions and to participate in a joint technical Q&A session with other demo teams. Submissions FOIS 2021 seeks submissions in either of two forms: extended abstracts and short papers. Extended abstracts (maximum 3 pages) should provide an overview of what will be demonstrated, including not only tools (in the broad sense above) but also such aspects as usage, application, integration, or other interaction, challenges, results, or other salient features. Short papers (5-7 pages, including references), presenting description and analysis of, e.g., tools (in the broad sense above), emphasizing what happens when these are used or applied; characteristics of real-world environments or uses that present patterns of opportunity or difficulty for adoption; technical reports; and descriptions of completed or ongoing work. Accepted submissions will be published in a joint CEUR proceedings volume in the IAOA series, together with those of the Joint Ontology Workshops (JOWO) and the FOIS collocated events. Both papers and demonstration abstracts should be in PDF format using the CEUR-Art one-column style, which can be found at: https://ceurws.wordpress.com/2020/03/31/ceurws-publishes-ceurart-paper-style/ and downloaded at: http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-XXX/CEURART.zip. Submissions should be made using the EasyChair at: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=jowo2021. Selecting track: FOIS 2021 Demonstrations). Presenters must be registered participants in the conference. Important Dates Submissions due: 1 June 2021 Notifications of acceptance: 15 July 2021 Camera-ready versions due: 23 August 2021 Conference: 13-16 September 2021 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: