FOIS is the flagship conference of the International Association for Ontology and its Applications, a non-profit organization which promotes interdisciplinary research and international collaboration at the intersection of philosophical ontology, linguistics, logic, cognitive science, and computer science.
This book presents the proceedings of FOIS 2024, the 14th edition of the Formal Ontology in Information Systems conference, held as a hybrid event from 15 to 19 July 2024, in person in Enschede, the Netherlands, and online on 8 and 9 July 2024. FOIS 2024 is the first annual edition of the conference, following several years of biennial events. The conference attracted participants from over 17 countries. Papers were solicited for the conference in 3 broad categories: foundational ontological issues; methodological issues around the development, alignment, verification and use of ontologies; and domain ontologies and ontology-based applications. A total of 56 full paper submissions were received, of which 19 were ultimately accepted following a thorough and deliberate review process, representing an acceptance rate of 34%.These papers are arranged here according to paper type, and include 7 foundational papers (from 22 submissions), 4 applications and methods papers (from 15 submissions), and 8 domain ontology papers (from 19 submissions).
Providing a current overview of research and development, the book will be of interest to all those working in the field.
