Call For Papers
Call For Papers
Topics of Interest
Topics of interest for this workshop include, but are not limited to:
Ontologies, logics, and semantics for sustainability and health.
Conceptualizations and models of food and plastic waste.
Ontologies of plastic pollution, including micro- and nanoplastics
Ontology applications to reduce and upscale waste in food systems.
Initiatives to synergize sustainability and health ontologies and applications across ontology communities.
Submission Deadlines
Paper submission deadline: October 20, 2025
Abstract submission deadline: October 20, 2025
Notification of acceptance: October 30, 2025
Camera-ready papers: TBD according to ICBO2025 schedule
Submission Guidelines
The workshop accepts both papers and abstracts for presentation addressing at least one of the aforementioned topics of interest. For each paper or abstract presentation accepted, at least one author must register.
We welcome the following submission categories:
Full-length papers: 7-10 pages (Including references).
Short papers: up to 6 pages (Including references).
Abstract fro presentation only: up to 2 pages (excluding references).
Please follow the guidelines for ICBO2025 main track submissions to format both papers and abstracts. An AUTHOR-AGREEMENT form must be prepared according to the ICBO2025 guideline and uploaded within your submission. All submissions must also include a “Declaration on Generative AI” statement.
Submission Link
Please submit your work, in Word or PDF format, at the following link: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/ICBO2025/Submission/Index (Please select the author track: Track : Food, Waste and Sustainability: Synergizing Ontology Efforts).
Publications
Accepted papers can be published as part of the ICBO Conference proceedings, which will be published as CEUR Workshop Proceedings within the IAOA series. Mere abstracts are not accepted by CEUR-WS, but we also envision writing a jointly written workshop report that will also cover presentations based abstracts only.