International Conference on Formal Ontology in Information Systems

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FOIS 2026 Call For Papers. FOIS 2026, 21–25 September 2026, Vitória, Brazil. 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 The conference encourages the submission of high-quality, previously unpublished results on both theoretical issues and practical advancements. FOIS 2026 will have distinct tracks for foundational issues, ontology applications and methods, and domain ontologies. FOIS aims to be a nexus of interdisciplinary research and communication for researchers from various domains who engage 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), which is a non-profit organization promoting interdisciplinary research and international collaboration in formal ontology. Location. FOIS 2026 will be hosted by the Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES) in the beautiful city of Vitória, Brazil, and consist of two parts: An online part, to be held on 9 September 2026. A main in-person part, to be held from 21 to 25 September 2026 in Vitória, Brazil. To plan for this two-part event, authors must, at the time of submission, indicate their preference and constraints for presenting either in-person or online. Topics of interest. Areas of interest to FOIS include, but are not limited to: Foundational issues (Kinds of entities, Formal relations, Vagueness and granularity, Space, time, and change), Methodological issues (Ontology engineering, 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, Top-level vs. domain-specific ontologies, Constructional ontologies, Role of reference 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, Systems applications of ontologies, Domain applications of ontologies), Domain-specific ontologies (Ontology of physical reality, Ontology of biological reality, Ontology of mental reality and agency, Ontology of artifacts, functions, capacities and roles, Ontology of social reality). Submissions. FOIS 2026 seeks full-length high-quality papers on three tracks: Foundational track, Application and Methods track, Domain Ontology track. Submission instructions. Submissions must be made via Easychair. For each submission, authors must specify the track they believe best suits their work, as well as their presentation preference. Paper format requirements. Submitted papers must: not exceed 13 pages (excluding references); include an abstract of no more than 300 words; be anonymized; be in PDF format; be formatted according to the IOS Press formatting guidelines. FOIS 2026 will adopt the CEUR-WS Policy on AI-Assisting Tools.

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