Themes for ICBO 2019


Ontological Realism & Alternative Approaches in the context of biological and biomedical data

Genetics, Phenotypes, Disease, and Ontology across biology and medicine

Ontology in Service of Healthcare Data Infrastructure and Analysis

Use of ontologies for data infrastructure needs, including reporting services, cohort discovery, and data warehousing

Using OBO ontologies in coordination with non-OBO ontologies (e.g., SNOMED)
Lessons from ontological analysis of large EHR systems, VA data, etc.

Integration of medical and non-medical data (e.g., integrating disease diagnosis with geographic information)

Methods to improve data translation/annotation processes, including NLP and machine learning

Submissions on other topics are also welcome.