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'''A Full-Day Workshop organized as part of the International Conference on Formal Ontology in Information Systems [http://fois2014.inf.ufes.br/p/home.html FOIS 2014]'''
'''Workshop organized as part of the International Conference on Formal Ontology in Information Systems [http://fois2014.inf.ufes.br/p/home.html FOIS 2014]'''
 
Workshop Date: September 22, 2014


Conference Dates: September 22-25, 2014
Conference Dates: September 22-25, 2014


Workshop Date: September 22, 2014
==Update: IAO now on Github==
See [https://github.com/information-artifact-ontology/IAO/ here]


==Summary==
==Summary==
This workshop to be held in conjunction with the [http://fois2014.inf.ufes.br/p/home.html FOIS 2014] conference. It is designed to provide a forum for discussing both foundational and practical issues relating to the ontological representation of information artifacts. We welcome three types of submissions: tutorial proposals (1-page), short progress reports (1-page), and longer papers (up to 6 pages).
This workshop, held in conjunction with the [http://fois2014.inf.ufes.br/p/home.html FOIS 2014] conference, is designed to provide a forum for discussion of both foundational and practical issues relating to the ontological representation of information artifacts. We welcome three types of submissions: tutorial proposals (1-page), longer papers (up to 6 pages), and short progress reports (1-page).


==Background==
==Background==
Information artifacts are artifacts – such as photographs, newspaper articles, entries in databases, computer programs, emails, video clips – which are used in ways that depend on their being ''about'' something (having a topic or content or subject-matter). Information artifacts are sometimes used in ways that do not depend on their aboutness (as when a newspaper is used to light a fire). In most cases, however, we care about what information artifacts are about because we exploit this aboutness in achieving our ends.
Information artifacts such as photographs, newspaper articles, books, entries in databases, computer programs, emails, video clips are entities which can be used in a variety of ways that depend on their being ''about'' something (having a topic or content or subject-matter). Information artifacts also have a variety of further attributes, including format, purpose, evidence, provenance, operational relevance, security markings. Data concerning such attributes (often called ‘metadata’) are vital to the effective exploitation of the reports, images, or signals documents for purposes of discovery and analysis.  
 
In addition to their topic (content, aboutness) information artifacts have a variety of further attributes, including format, purpose, evidence, provenance, operational relevance, security markings. Data concerning such attributes (often called ‘metadata’) are vital to the effective exploitation of the reports, images, or signals documents for purposes of discovery and analysis.  


Various attempts have been made to create controlled vocabularies for the consistent formulation of such metadata in order to enhance the degree to which the content formulated with their aid will be available to computational reasoning. These include:  
Various attempts have been made to create controlled vocabularies for the consistent formulation of such metadata in order to enhance the degree to which the content formulated with their aid will be available to computational reasoning. These include:  


:[http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/aero Adverse Event Reporting Ontology (AERO)]
:[http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/aero Adverse Event Reporting Ontology (AERO)]
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:[http://neurocommons.org/page/Information_Artifact_Ontology Information Artifact Ontology (IAO)]
:[http://neurocommons.org/page/Information_Artifact_Ontology Information Artifact Ontology (IAO)]
::[http://ncorwiki.buffalo.edu/index.php/IAO Ontologies using IAO]
::[http://ncorwiki.buffalo.edu/index.php/IAO Ontologies using IAO]
::[http://semanticommunity.info/Data_Science/State_Health_Databases#Story State Health Databases]


:[http://loinc.org/discussion-documents/document-ontology/loinc-document-ontology-axis-values/subject-matter-domain LOINC Document Ontology]
:[http://loinc.org/discussion-documents/document-ontology/loinc-document-ontology-axis-values/subject-matter-domain LOINC Document Ontology]
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==Definition and Scope==
==Definition and Scope==


The goal of this workshop is to advance coordination of these efforts along the following axes:  
The goal of this workshop is to advance work on information artifact ontologies along the following axes:  
:1. discussion of foundational issues concerning the ontological treatment of information artifacts and information entities and also concerning issues of dissemination (how can we advance the degree to which different communities use common, useful and usable ontologies)
 
:2. addressing the relations, and if possible advancing convergence, between IAO, the family of IAO extension ontologies, and other resources developed to represent information artifacts in various domains.
:1. introductory tutorials providing training in the development and use of specific ontologies
:3. sharing of information on existing resources and on plans for further development (including plans for coordination)


The workshop will consist of a mixture of short progress reports under heading 3, together with longer papers under headings 1 and 2. All papers will be refereed. In addition, there will be parallel tutorial sessions. At least one of these tutorial sessions will be devoted to addressing controversial issues and helping to consolidate plans for future work in the scope of IAO, which is a resource totally dedicated to information artifacts.
:2. discussion of foundational issues concerning the ontological treatment of information artifacts and information entities and also concerning issues of dissemination (how can we advance the degree to which different communities use common, useful and usable ontologies)


Interested participants can submit:
:3. advancing convergence among resources developed to represent information artifacts in various domains
* A full-paper (5-6 pages) that addresses foundational issues (heading 1) or convergence between resources (heading 2).
* A short one-page progress report that discusses sharing of existing resources or further development (heading 3).
* A one-page proposal for a tutorial session.


We will have at least 6 peer-reviewed papers of a minimum of 5 pages each, for publication in the CEUR-WS series.
:4. sharing of information on existing initiatives and on plans for further development.
 
The workshop will accordingly consist of a mixture of tutorials, longer papers under headings 2. and 3., and short progress reports under heading 4. All tutorial proposals and papers will be refereed.


==Workshop Schedule==
==Workshop Schedule==


Schedule:
[http://fois2014.inf.ufes.br/p/venue.html#WORKSHOPVENUE Venue]


* 9.30-11am Tutorial sessions (including at least one tutorial on IAO) parallel. These are tutorial sessions approaching ontology resources, especially IAO;
* 11:30 Tutorial on the [https://code.google.com/p/information-artifact-ontology/ Information Artifact Ontology] (IAO) by Barry Smith and Mauricio Almeida.  
* 11.30-1pm Short progress reports. Presentation of the (1-page) progress reports designed to support sharing of information on existing resources and on plans for further development;
* 2-5pm Longer papers. Presentation of the long (5-6 page) papers discussing foundational issues concerning the ontological treatment of information artifacts and information entities, especially with a view to advancing convergence or alignment of existing resources with IAO.


==Rules for submissions==
*[http://ncor.buffalo.edu/2014/IAOW/IAO-Tutorial-Smith-Rio-Sep-2014.pptx Slides Smith]
Authors can submit short (1-page) and long papers (5 pages min, 6 pages max). All submissions will be refereed prior to publication. Accepted submissions will be published in the CEUR workshop proceedings.
*[http://ncor.buffalo.edu/2014/IAOW/semin_FOIS_set2014.pptx Slides Almeida]


Submissions may not have been published previously, nor be under review elsewhere. Papers should be submitted in PDF format to the Easychair submission page  [https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=fois2014 here]. Submissions should be prepared in accordance with the [http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0 LNCS] formatting guidelines.
:Topics to be addressed will include:
:-- The OBO Foundry
:-- Basic Formal Ontology
:-- IAO Core
:-- IAO Core and Dublin Core
:-- IAO and its extensions
:-- The Ontology of Document Acts
* 13:00 Lunch
* 14:00 Invited Talk by Kit Fine (New York University): Truthmaking and Semantics
:*Abstract: I shall outline a theory of truthmakers under which  it is required that the truthmaker for a sentence should be wholly relevant to its truth and I shall consider the application of the theory to a number of topics in philosophy, linguistics and artificial intelligence.
* 15:30 Break
* 15:45 Mathias Brochhausen: Predictions, Simulations, Assessments: How to Deal with Data Items that are Not About Something [http://ncor.buffalo.edu/2014/IAOW/FOIS2014_Brochhausen20140920.pptx Slides]


Proposals for 1.5 hour tutorial sessions are also welcome. These should be 1-page in length and must include a title, abstract, motivation as well as description of the content, aims, presentation style, and tutorial format. We expect the tutorials to have practical examples and exercises for participants.
*16:15 Tatiana Malyuta: Proposal for an Information Artifact Ontology Core [http://ncor.buffalo.edu/2014/IAOW/IAO-Core-Malyuta.pptx Slides]
 
* 16:45 Xiaowei Wang, Nicola Guarino, Giancarlo Guizzardi and John Mylopoulos: Software as an Information Artifact


==Organizing Committee==
==Organizing Committee==
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Barry Smith (Chair, Buffalo)
Barry Smith (Chair, Buffalo)


==Scientific Committee (draft)==
==Scientific Committee ==


Renata Maria Abrantes Baracho (Minas Gerais)
Renata Maria Abrantes Baracho (Minas Gerais)
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==Timeline==
==Timeline==


Deadline for submissions: May 22, 2014  
Deadline for submissions: May 22, 2014 midnight GMT
 
The link to submissions in EasyChair for the IAO workshop is at https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iaow2014.
Submission opens April 14, 2014 and closes on May 22, 2014.


Deadline for notification of acceptance: June 15, 2014
Deadline for notification of acceptance: June 15, 2014
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Deadline for camera-ready copy August 15, 2014
Deadline for camera-ready copy August 15, 2014


==Sponsors==


Workshop proceedings will be published with CEUR-WS
[http://ppgci.eci.ufmg.br/en Graduate Program in Information Science of the Federal University of Minas Gerais]
 
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Latest revision as of 19:06, 10 December 2015

Workshop organized as part of the International Conference on Formal Ontology in Information Systems FOIS 2014

Workshop Date: September 22, 2014

Conference Dates: September 22-25, 2014

Update: IAO now on Github

See here

Summary

This workshop, held in conjunction with the FOIS 2014 conference, is designed to provide a forum for discussion of both foundational and practical issues relating to the ontological representation of information artifacts. We welcome three types of submissions: tutorial proposals (1-page), longer papers (up to 6 pages), and short progress reports (1-page).

Background

Information artifacts such as photographs, newspaper articles, books, entries in databases, computer programs, emails, video clips are entities which can be used in a variety of ways that depend on their being about something (having a topic or content or subject-matter). Information artifacts also have a variety of further attributes, including format, purpose, evidence, provenance, operational relevance, security markings. Data concerning such attributes (often called ‘metadata’) are vital to the effective exploitation of the reports, images, or signals documents for purposes of discovery and analysis.

Various attempts have been made to create controlled vocabularies for the consistent formulation of such metadata in order to enhance the degree to which the content formulated with their aid will be available to computational reasoning. These include:

Adverse Event Reporting Ontology (AERO)
Annotation Ontology
Dublin Core
EDAM
FRBR-aligned Bibliographic Ontology (FaBiO)
Information Artifact Ontology (IAO)
Ontologies using IAO
State Health Databases
LOINC Document Ontology
Ontology of Data Mining (OntoDM)
Systems Biology Ontology (SBO)

Definition and Scope

The goal of this workshop is to advance work on information artifact ontologies along the following axes:

1. introductory tutorials providing training in the development and use of specific ontologies
2. discussion of foundational issues concerning the ontological treatment of information artifacts and information entities and also concerning issues of dissemination (how can we advance the degree to which different communities use common, useful and usable ontologies)
3. advancing convergence among resources developed to represent information artifacts in various domains
4. sharing of information on existing initiatives and on plans for further development.

The workshop will accordingly consist of a mixture of tutorials, longer papers under headings 2. and 3., and short progress reports under heading 4. All tutorial proposals and papers will be refereed.

Workshop Schedule

Venue

Topics to be addressed will include:
-- The OBO Foundry
-- Basic Formal Ontology
-- IAO Core
-- IAO Core and Dublin Core
-- IAO and its extensions
-- The Ontology of Document Acts
  • 13:00 Lunch
  • 14:00 Invited Talk by Kit Fine (New York University): Truthmaking and Semantics
  • Abstract: I shall outline a theory of truthmakers under which it is required that the truthmaker for a sentence should be wholly relevant to its truth and I shall consider the application of the theory to a number of topics in philosophy, linguistics and artificial intelligence.
  • 15:30 Break
  • 15:45 Mathias Brochhausen: Predictions, Simulations, Assessments: How to Deal with Data Items that are Not About Something Slides
  • 16:15 Tatiana Malyuta: Proposal for an Information Artifact Ontology Core Slides
  • 16:45 Xiaowei Wang, Nicola Guarino, Giancarlo Guizzardi and John Mylopoulos: Software as an Information Artifact

Organizing Committee

Mauricio B. Almeida (Minas Gerais)

Mathias Brochhausen (Arkansas)

Laura Slaughter (Oslo)

Barry Smith (Chair, Buffalo)

Scientific Committee

Renata Maria Abrantes Baracho (Minas Gerais)

Marcello Peixoto Bax (Minas Gerais)

Werner Ceusters (Buffalo)

Janna Hastings (EBI)

Tatiana Malyuta (CUNY)

Ronald Rudnicki (CUBRC, Buffalo)

Renato Rocha Souza (Getúlio Vargas Foundation, Rio)

Frederico Fonseca (Penn State University)

Timeline

Deadline for submissions: May 22, 2014 midnight GMT

The link to submissions in EasyChair for the IAO workshop is at https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iaow2014. Submission opens April 14, 2014 and closes on May 22, 2014.

Deadline for notification of acceptance: June 15, 2014

Deadline for camera-ready copy August 15, 2014

Sponsors

Graduate Program in Information Science of the Federal University of Minas Gerais

National Center for Biomedical Ontology (NCBO)

National Center for Ontological Research (NCOR)

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