The University of Catania  is proud to host the 15th edition of the International Conference on Formal Ontology in Information Systems (FOIS) and the Joint Ontology Workshops Episode XI (JOWO) 2025, the flagship conference and joint workshops of the International Association of Ontology and its Applications (IAOA).

Main Events

• FOIS Online: September 4-5, 2025.
• FOIS 2025, September 10-12, 2025.
  • Accepted Papers – All Tracks
• JOWO 2025, September 8-9, 2025.
  • Accepted Workshops
  • Accepted Papers
• Interdisciplinary School on Applied Ontology (ISAO): September 15-19, 2025.

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

• Registration for FOIS/JOWO 2025
• Registration for ISAO 2025

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

• FOIS 2025
• FOIS 2025 Online (free participation)
• JOWO 2025

Proceedings

• Proceedings of FOIS 2025 are available online with Open Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.3233/FAIA409

Awards

FOIS 2025 Awards can be foud here

Where to stay (university partner hotels)

• Il Principe Hotel Catania
• Casa Barbero SAS
• UNA Palace
• Casa Provenza Catania
• NH Italia Catania

Discover Catania and Sicily

See you in Vitoria (Brasil) for FOIS 2026