Interdisciplinary School on Applied Ontology (ISAO) 2025

September 15-19, 2025

Location: University of Catania, Sicily, Italy

(In person only, no online participation)

About ISAO

The Interdisciplinary School on Applied Ontology (ISAO) is the premier educational forum for acquiring and deepening knowledge in ontology – its foundations, applications, and interconnections with related areas.

Leading experts in applied ontology (AO), formal ontology, modeling, semantics, and neighboring fields (philosophy, knowledge representation, cognitive science, etc.) teach various basic courses as well as engage in interactive formats for deepening the knowledge of all participants. This provides a full immersion experience in AO for all levels of expertise.

Target Audience

PhD students
PostDocs and researchers
Ontologists from business, industry, and society

Important Dates & Schedule

(Coarse structure, as of February 2025)

Registration not before late March 2025
Event on September 15-19 (Monday-Friday)

Early expressions of interest, though perceived as non-binding, support us in budgeting lower fees.

With any issues regarding ISAO 2025, please contact us at stefan.schulz@medunigraz.at or lucia.gomez-alvarez@inria.fr.

Previous Editions

Preliminary Schedule

Tentative Speakers / Tutors

Cassia Trojahn Dos Santos, Université Grenoble Alpes, France
Claudio Masolo, CNR, Italy
Frank Loebe, University of Leipzig, Germany
Giancarlo Guizzardi, University of Twente, Netherlands
Laure Vieu, CNRS, Université de Toulouse, France
Luana Bulla, University of Catania, Italy
Lucía Gomez Álvarez, Inria, Université Grenoble Alpes, France
Misael Mongiovì, CNR, Italy
Stefan Schulz, Medical University of Graz, Austria
Stefano De Giorgis, CNR, Italy