Basic Formal Ontology 2.0

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Summer 2012

1 Credit Hour

Venue: NSC Room 215, University at Buffalo, North Campus

REGISTRATION DETAILS FOR UB STUDENTS are here

REGISTRATION DETAILS FOR NON-UB PERSONS WISHING TO TAKE THE COURSE FOR CREDIT are here; to register go to 'Visiting Students' at the top left.

The above apply both to those participating in the course on-line and for those participating in Buffalo.

Course credits can be applied to the UB Masters and PhD Programs in Ontology.

For opportunities regarding on-line auditing of this course (not for credit), and for details about the University's planned on-line Advanced Graduate Certificate Program in Ontology please write to: [phismith@buffalo.edu].

The course will provide an introduction to the content of Basic Formal Ontology (BFO) and to the use of BFO in ontology development.

Topics to be treated will include:

  • The BFO architecture
  • Instances and universals
  • Continuants and occurrents
  • Dependence and independence
  • Generic dependence and information entities
  • Processes and process profiles

The course will take place on the weekend of August 18-19, 2012, with follow-up meetings as necessary for those taking the course for credit.

Background information concerning BFO is available [http://www.ifomis.uni-saarland.de/bfo/ here Participation in the Introduction to Protégé course is strongly advised for those with no background in computational ontology development.

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