Comparing Information Exchange Standard and Basic Formal Ontology Design Patterns

Ian Bailey; John Beverley; Helena Blackmore; Andreas Cola; Paul Cripps; Giacomo De Colle; Federico Donato; Amanda Hicks; David Limbaugh; Elena Milivinti; Chris Partridge; Rebecca Rafferty; Barry Smith

Comparing Information Exchange Standard and Basic Formal Ontology Design Patterns

Ian Bailey
, John Beverley
, Helena Blackmore
, Andreas Cola
, Paul Cripps
, Giacomo De Colle
, Federico Donato
, Amanda Hicks
, David Limbaugh
, Elena Milivinti
, Chris Partridge
, Rebecca Rafferty
, Barry Smith

Philosophy

Telicent Limited
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
SUNY Buffalo
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
National Center for Ontological Research
BORO Solutions Limited
University of Southampton

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Abstract

We outline initial work aligning the Basic Formal Ontology (BFO) and the Information Exchange Standard (IES), illustrating how key design patterns and content structures can be connected across the two frameworks. Our analysis highlights points of ontological convergence and divergence, guided by scenarios and supported by formal modeling. The study contributes to methodologies for mapping between upper-level ontologies and standards-based models while providing insights for communities aiming to improve semantic interoperability.

Original language	English
Journal	CEUR Workshop Proceedings
Volume	4176
State	Published - 2025
Event	2025 Joint Ontology Workshops, JOWO - Episode 11: The Sicilian Summer under the Etna - Catania, Italy Duration: Sep 8 2025 → Sep 12 2025

Keywords

Basic Formal Ontology
Competency Questions
Information Exchange Standard
Ontology Alignment
Ontology Case Study

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