FOIS is the flagship conference of the International Association for Ontology and its Applications (IAOA). Its interdisciplinary research focus lies at the inte

Ontology began life in ancient times as a fundamental part of philosophical enquiry concerned with the analysis and categorisation of what exists. In recent yea

An introduction to the field of applied ontology with examples derived particularly from biomedicine, covering theoretical components, design practices, and pra

Formal Ontology in Information Systems (FOIS) is the flagship conference of the International Association for Ontology and its Applications, a non-profit organi

Just as ontology developed over the centuries as part of philosophy, so in recent years ontology has become intertwined with the development of the information