: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Workshop on Formal Ontologies Meet Industry, FOMI 2008 : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Stefano Borgo (Laboratory of Applied Ontology ISTC-CNR, Trento) and Leonardo Lesmo (Computer Science Department, Turin University) are proud to announce the open registration to FOMI 2008. The workshop will be hosted by the Employers' Association (Unione Industriale di Torino) in beautiful Turin, Piedmont, ITALY - from June 5-6, 2008. Its organization is due to the joint efforts of the Laboratory for Applied Ontology (ISTC-CNR, Trento), and of the Department of Computer Science (University of Turin). FOMI is an international forum where academic researchers and industrial practitioners meet to analyze and discuss issues related to methods, theories, tools and applications based on formal ontologies. New tools and applications have been and are being developed in diverse application fields, ranging from business to medicine, from engineering to finance, from law to electronics. Such applications benefit from both the theoretical results and the practical experience of previous work. Formal ontologies can then play a key role in describing in a common and understandable way the logical and practical features of the application domain. The FOMI 08 Workshop aims to advance in this direction by bringing together researchers and practitioners interested in ontology application, as witnessed by our diversified list of speakers and topics. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Keynote Speakers H. Akkermans (Free University Amsterdam). W. Behrendt (Salzburg Research Forschungsgesellschaft). Regular Talks E. Little (Center for Ontology & Interdisciplinary Studies, D'Youville College, Buffalo, NY, USA), J. Eberle and F. Turino (Computer Task Group (CTG), Buffalo, NY, USA). Utilizing Ontologies for Petrochemical Applications. O. Grebner and U. Riss (SAP Research, Karlsruhe, Germany). Implicit Metadata Generation on the Semantic Desktop Using Task Management as Example. M. West (Reference Data Architecture and Standards, Shell International Petroleum Co. Ltd, UK). Roles: A Four-Dimensional Analysis. H. Fatemi, H. Abolhassani and M. Sayyadi (Semantic Web Research Laboratory, Computer Engineering Department, Sharif University Of Technology, Tehran, Iran). Using Background Knowledge and Context. M. Carrara and M. Soavi (University of Padua, Italy). Counterfeits and Copies. An Ontological Analysis. N. Baumgartner (team Communication Technology Management Ltd., Vienna, Austria), E. Retschitzegger and W. Schwinger (Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria). Application Scenarios of Ontology-Driven Situation Awareness Systems. R. Damiano, V. Lombardo, F. Nunnari and A. Pizzo (Universita` degli Studi di Torino, Italy). Ontological Domain Coding for Cultural Heritage Mediation. A. Fuertes, M. Casals, M. Gangolells, N. Forcada and X. Roca (Department of Construction Engineering, Technical University of Catalonia, Spain). An Ontology for Environmental and Health and Safety Risks' Evaluation for Construction. A.A. Sharifloo and M. Shamsfard (NLP Research Laboratory, Department of Computer Engineering, Shahid Beheshti University, Evin, Tehran, Iran). Using Agility in Ontology Construction. D. Fowler, Q. Reul and D. Sleeman (University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom). IPAS Ontology Development. M. Baldoni, C. Baroglio, A. Horvath, V. Patti (Dipartimento di Informatica, Universita` degli Studi di Torino, Italy), F. Portis (Easybit S.r.l., Torino, Italy), M. Avilia and P. Grillo (Dipartimento di Informatica, Universita` degli Studi di Torino, Italy). Folksonomies Meet Ontologies in ARSMETEO: from Social Descriptions of Artifacts to Emotional Concepts. K. Apenyo (U.S. Army Research Laboratory). Relationship Discovery Ontology in Asymmetric Warfare. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Grants A limited number of grants will be made available for students, to cover inscription fee and accommodation expenses. The initiative is strictly reserved to (both undergraduate and PhD) students; as such, proof of current enrolment will be asked. The choice among candidates, taken by the Organizing Committee, will be unappealable. Please address requests to info.fomi2008@di.unito.it with subject [FOMI 2008 - students grants] : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : With the support of - Compagnia di San Paolo - Creactive Consulting - Unione Industriale - Torino - Universita` di Trento, Dipartimento di Informatica e Studi Aziendali : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Daniele Radicioni, on behalf of the FOMI 2008 Organization Committee