ICBO 2024 conference
+ +General Information¶
+The International Conference on Biological and Biomedical Ontology +(ICBO) is a premier annual conference series that brings together +researchers, students and professionals involved in the development +and application of ontologies in all areas of biology, medicine, +diseases, human health, genome biology, environment, biomes, +nutrition, food, plants, agriculture and others. Together, they +address issues pertaining to coordinated development of ontological +resources, data standards, as well as the optimal use of ontologies in +applications.
+The focus of the ICBO 2024 conference is Unifying Biological +Knowledge: From Molecules to Ecosystems.
+ICBO 2024 will be colocated with the 14th International +Conference on Formal Ontology in Information Systems (FOIS).
+Important Dates¶
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- Conference Dates: July 17th to July 19th 2024 +
- Workshops/tutorials: July 17, 2024 +
- Main conference: July 18 - July 19, 2024 +
- Submission Dates: +
- ICBO Conference Papers deadline: 26 March 12 April 2024. Notification 15 22 May 2024 +
- Abstract submission deadline: 17 April 24 June 2024. Notification: 22 May 29 June 2024 +
- Workshops proposal deadline: on invitation only +
- Software demo submission deadline: 17 April 2024. Notification: 15 May 2024 +
- Journal Track submission deadline: open year-round +
- Submission link: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/ICBO2024/ +
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ICBO Conference Proceeding Publication Requirements¶
+All conference submissions accepted will be published in the CEUR Workshop Proceedings as part of the new IAOA series. +An example from a past conference can be seen here.
+In order for this to happen, the following requirements must be satisfied:
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- All submissions should be in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) and should follow the CEUR-Template-1col.docx file, single column. +
- The template in OverLeaf (LaTEx) version, is here. +
- Ensure that the conference name, date, and place, and email addresses and ORCIDs of all authors are added to the footnote on the lower left of the first page. +
- Note that the template (.docx version) provided in the link above already includes the standardized copyright footer for ICBO 2024 with the conference name, date, and place. You only need to fill in the EMAIL and ORCID information for each author. +
- All papers for ICBO MUST have an accompanying signed Author Agreement to Publish a Contribution as Open-Access on CEUR-WS.org prepared by the corresponding author. Please download one of the ICBO 2024 customized form bellow:
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- AUTHOR-AGREEMENT (NTP): Authors shall use this form if they included no copyrighted third party material in their paper text (or accompanying sources, datasets). This is the right variant in most cases. +
- AUTHOR-AGREEMENT (TP): Authors shall use this form if they did include copyrighted third party material in their paper or accompanying material. They must then also attach a copy of the permission by the third party to use this material in the signed author agreement! +
- Fill in the fields on the AUTHOR-AGREEMENT form, print + it out, sign it in ink (by hand), then scan or photograph the form + and both upload it on official administrative website and send it + to: icbo-2024@googlegroups.com + + with a subject heading that reads "Author Agreement for submission PAPER [PAPER-ID]". +
- Do NOT digitally sign the pdf, as CEUR-WS.org will not accept it. CEUR-WS.org allows an alternative method to provide a signature if you are unable to print the form, as shown here: http://ceur-ws.org/agreement-paper1.jpg +
- Update your camera-ready paper on official administrative website . +
Workshops, Tutorials, and Demos¶
+Call for Workshops, Tutorials, and Demos¶
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- Workshop submission deadline 15 + March 2024. Notification 15 May 2024. +
- Software demo submission deadline: 17 + April 2024. Notification: 15 May 2024. + +
- Submission link: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/ICBO2024/ +
- Workshops can be half or full day (3 or 6 hours) virtual or onsite. +
Software demo¶
+Please submit any software application using ontologies.
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- Software demonstrations are 15-30 minute long. +
- Software demonstrations are joint with FOIS 2024; more details + are here. +
Workshops and Tutorials be part of the JOWO series¶
+Workshops will be part of the JOWO series and all accepted +workshops are listed here. +
+ +Tutorials will be part of ICBO and FOIS, see the call +for tutorials.
+Please reach out to asiyah.lin@axleinfo.com for enquiries regarding workshop, tutorials, and demos.
+ICBO Conference Papers¶
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- Submission deadline: 26 March 12 April 2024. Notification: 15 22 May 2024 +
- Abstract submission deadline: 17 April 2024. Notification: 22 May 2024 +
We will accept research papers in these categories:
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- Full length papers: up to 12 pages (including references). +
- Short papers: up to 7 pages (including references). +
- Poster Abstracts: 1 page extended abstract format, with limited references. +
- For each paper/poster accepted, at least one author must register and present at ICBO. +
- Submission link: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/ICBO2024/ +
Topics of Interest¶
+We are interested in all topics related to ontologies and knowledge + representation in biomedicine, biology, and life sciences. Topics + include but are not limited to:
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- Novel biomedical ontologies and extensions of existing ontologies +
- Ontology design patterns +
- Applications of bio-ontologies in management of Big Data, data + science, data mining, machine learning, artificial intelligence, + decision support systems +
- Graph database, knowledge graphs +
- Natural Language Processing (NLP) and ontologies, text mining +
- Data integration, interoperability +
- Semantic Web: Modeling and Information retrieval + ontology-based, Linked open data (LOD) applications +
- Biocuration +
- Ontologies in genetics, phenotypes, and diseases +
- Ontology-based standards +
- Health Informatics and the role of ontologies +
- Industrial applications of ontologies +
- Plant and agricultural applications +
- Ontology Engineering: Methodologies, techniques and practices, composition, + modularity, evaluation, and validation +
- Ontology governance +
- Ontologies and the FAIR data principles +
- Ontology tools: visualization, building, reasoning, evaluation, discovery of + knowledge +
Poster preparation guidelines¶
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- Posters session will be in-person. +
- Posters should be prepared on A0 paper size, vertically (portrait) orientation, paper or fabric material. +
- 33.11in x 46.81in +
- 841mm x 1189mm +
- As part of the conference program, each poster presenter MUST give a + brief flash talk of approximately 2 minutes during + the designated session. +
- You can provide only one slide to display the title of your poster, the names of authors and + coauthors, and the affiliations. +
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Papers presentations guidelines¶
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- Please prepare your presentation to fit within the allocated time slot. +
- Presentation Time: +
- Full Papers: Your presentation will be + allocated a total of 25 minutes which should include 5 minutes for + discussion. +
- Short Papers: Your presentation will be 25 + minutes, with an additional 5 minutes allotted for + discussion. +
- Sessions will follow the conference agenda in sequence. + +
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Journal of Biomedical Semantics ICBO Thematic Series Option¶
+Journal Track submission deadline: continuously
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- In partnership with the Journal of Biomedical + Semantics, manuscripts submitted to the ICBO Thematic Series + of this journal will be published immediately after acceptance and + presented in the main ICBO conference following acceptance. +
- For this track, submissions are open year round. +
- Journal track manuscripts can be submitted directly to the + Journal of Biomedical Semantics following the journal submission + guidelines. Authors must select the ICBO thematic series during + the submission process. +
Contact Information¶
+Please direct all further questions to icbo-2024@googlegroups.com.