Convergence of Large Language Models and Ontologies

Workshop Overview

The rapid development and deployment of Large-Language Models (LLMs) has led to growing interest in leveraging ontologies and knowledge graphs to enhance LLM capabilities and address limitations. Combining the semantically rich architectures provided by ontologies and knowledge graphs with the generative strengths of LLMs promises to provide a path towards more explainable artificial intelligence systems, more trustworthy output, and a deeper understanding of vulnerabilities arising from integrated architectures. This workshop, associated with a special issue of Applied Ontology, is dedicated to exploring the convergence of knowledge representation and LLM strategies, design patterns, models, and benchmarks. We aim to bring together researchers, practitioners, and enthusiasts from industry, academia, and government in the interest of exploring possible convergence points and advancing each field.

We invite submissions for our workshop focusing on the intersection of Applied Ontology and Large Language Models as part of FOIS 2024.

Topics of Interest

Integration of ontological principles in LLM design
Use of LLMs in ontology generation and refinement
Case studies in LLM and ontological approaches
Impact of LLMs on ontology-driven data integration
Challenges in aligning ontological knowledge with LLMs
Role of ontologies in enhancing LLM interpretability and explainability
Advancements in ontology-based natural language understanding
Ontological analysis of LLM-generated content
Machine learning approaches for ontology development and maintenance
Collaborative ontology building using LLMs
Case studies of LLMs in domain-specific ontology applications
Ethical considerations in the intersection of ontologies and LLMs

Submission Guidelines

We encourage two types of contributions:

Full research paper: Submitted papers must not exceed 14 pages (excluding the bibliography) and must include an abstract of no more than 250 words. Please note that the minimum length is 10 pages.
Short paper: Submitted papers must not exceed 6 pages (excluding the bibliography) and must include an abstract of no more than 300 words. Please note that the minimum length is 5 pages.

It is our intent that full research articles submitted to this workshop will be considered for inclusion in the special issue of Applied Ontology focused on Large-Language Models and ontologies, and that some contributors to the special issue will be invited to present during this workshop.

Papers for the conference should be submitted non-anonymously in PDF format in compliance with the new 1-column CEUR-ART Style, which can be found here.

The EasyChair submission page can be found here. Be sure to select the "JOWO Workshop - Workshop on the Convergence of Large Language Models and Ontologies" track.

All contributions to JOWO workshops will be published in a joint CEUR proceedings volume, compare:

Join us in shaping the future of knowledge representation and language understanding by contributing to this cutting-edge workshop. If you have any questions regarding the preceding information please email johnbeve@buffalo.edu.

Call for Papers: Workshop on the Convergence of Large Language Models and Ontologies

14th International Conference on Formal Ontology in Information Systems (FOIS 2024)

Date: 08-09 July 2024 (online) and 15-19 July 2024 (Enschede, Netherlands)

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