SCOR

The Swiss Center for Ontological Research (SCOR) aims to support research projects and industrial applications relevant to ontology in Switzerland (and beyond). Our mission is to serve as a hub, linking people and institutions working in the field

Ontology is a multidisciplinary field that combines philosophical inquiry with practical applications in computer and information science. Ontologists develop structured classification systems, known as ontologies, to consistently represent data and information. These ontologies facilitate data retrieval, integration, and analysis, enabling more effective computer-based reasoning. In fields like biomedicine and government, ontologies help standardize data, making it easier to compare and utilize across different systems and applications.

• Olivier Massin
• Kathrin Koslicki

• Sebastian Aeschbach
• Erhard Buchs
• Sebastian Aeschbach
• Erhard Buchs
• Giovanna Di Marzo Serugendo
• Francesco Franda
• Janna Hastings
• Dimitrios Kyritsis
• Emanuele Martinelli
• Tarcisio Mendes
• Benjamin Schlup
• Kilian Stoffel
• Antoine Taillard
• Fumiaki Toyoshima
• Daniel Zuber

• Riccardo Baratella
• Adrien Barton
• John Beverley
• Massimiliano Carrara
• Ludger Jansen
• Oliver Kutz
• Jérémy Ravenel
• Barry Smith

We are delighted to invite you to the kickoff day of the Swiss Center for Ontological Research!

• Date: 18.2.2025
• Organizer: Institute of Philosophy, University of Neuchâtel
• Venue: Espace-Tilo-Frey 1, Room R.O.12. Neuchâtel, Switzerland

• 09.30-10.15. Ludger Jansen (Brixen/Rostock). What I learnt as a philosopher in Applied Ontology
• 10.15-10.30. Coffee break
• 10.30-11.15. Barry Smith (Buffalo). The European Applied Ontology Landscape
• 11.15-12.00. Giovanna di Marzo Serungendo (Geneva). From Ontologies to Digital Services exploiting Semantic AI and Digital Twins
• 12.00-13.30. Lunch break
• 13.30-14.15. Jérémy Ravenel. Semantic Interoperability and Knowledge Graphs at the Rescue of Large Language Models
• 14.15-15.00.Massimiliano Carrara (Padua). Semantic information via identity
• 15.00-15.15. Coffee break
• 15.15-16.15. Discussion: The future of SCOR

For abstracts and more information about SCOR, please see the official website.

The SCOR kickoff event was a success! We’re forming working groups, championing ontology as a career path, and building a thriving community.

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On the 26. March. 2025 the first SCOR Online Seminar took place! For this inaugural session, we had the pleasure to hear Janna Hastings (University of Zurich, University of St. Gallen)

read and see more here.