[Event at CIG] [FOIS2024][CfP] FOIS 2024 deadline extension main track: 18 March 2024 (AoE)

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[FOIS2024][CfP] FOIS 2024 deadline extension main track

NEWS: 
- new deadline submission: 18 March 2024 (AoE)

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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/ 
Paper submission deadline (extended): 04 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), 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 of the University of Twente. 

**Submission types**

FOIS 2024 seeks three types of full-length (14 pages) high-quality papers on a wide range of topics:
* Foundational papers address content-related ontological issues, their formal representation, and their relevance to some aspect of information systems.
* Application and Methods papers address novel systems, methods, and tools related to building, evaluating, or using ontologies, emphasizing the impact of ontology contents.
* 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:

* Kinds of entities: particulars/universals, continuants/occurrents, abstracta/concreta, dependent entities/independent entities, natural objects/artifacts, events/processes
* 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, alignment, matching and entity reconciliation
* Ontology modularity, patterns, and contextuality
* Ontology evaluation, quality, reuse, adaptation, and evolution
* Ontology compliance with FAIR principles
* Formal comparison among ontologies
* Relationship between conceptual modeling and ontologies
* Relationship with cognition, language, semantics, and context
* Connections between knowledge graphs and ontologies
* Methodological issues in the applications of ontologies
* Social issues, such as trust or bias, with respect to ontologies

Applications:

* Technical applications of ontologies, such as:
* Semantic Web
* Other areas of AI (Machine Learning, Explainable AI, Rules)
* Qualitative modeling
* Systems applications of ontologies, such as:
* Ontology-driven information systems design
* Ontology-based data access
* Knowledge managementInformation retrieval
* Computational linguistics
* Metadata management
* Domain applications of ontologies, such as:
* Ontologies for business modeling
* 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, etc.
* Ontologies for Open Science and dataset sharing

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.)

**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