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*CALL FOR POSTERS14th International Symposium on Foundations of Information and Knowledge Systems (FoIKS 2026) Hannover, Germany, March 23–26, 2026https://foiks2026.github.io/ https://foiks2026.github.io/**.*
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*FoIKS 2026 invites poster contributions presenting fresh research ideas in the broad area of information and knowledge systems. Poster papers need not report mature scientific results; they can also describe early-stage work, starting points for discussions, or novel perspectives on known problems.*
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*IMPORTANT DATES*
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Submission deadline: December 19, 2025
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Notification: January 19, 2026
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Final version due: January 26, 2026
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Conference: March 23–26, 2026
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SCOPE
Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:
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Mathematical Foundations of Information and Knowledge Systems: discrete structures, algorithms, graphs, formal languages
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Database Design and Management: formal models, dependencies, transactions, concurrency control
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Logics in Databases and AI: classical and non-classical logics, logic programming, description logics, spatial/temporal logics, argumentation, probability and fuzzy logic
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Knowledge Representation and Reasoning: logical and non-monotonic reasoning, reasoning under inconsistency, vagueness, or uncertainty
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Foundations of Neuro-symbolic Reasoning: embeddings for structured information (knowledge graphs, logical theories, etc.)
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Intelligent Agents: multi-agent systems, formal models of interaction, coalition formation, epistemic reasoning
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Knowledge Discovery and Information Retrieval: machine learning, data mining, formal concept analysis, association rules, information extraction
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Security in Information and Knowledge Systems: privacy, trust, access control, secure services, inference control, risk management
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Integrity and Constraint Management: verification, validation, consistent query answering, information cleaning
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Knowledge Graphs and Semi-structured Data: data modelling, processing, compression, and exchange
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SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Poster papers must use the Springer LNCS LaTeX style (seehttps://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gui... https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines).Submissions that deviate substantially from the guidelines may be rejected without review.
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Review process: single-blind (submissions are not anonymous).
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Length: up to 5 pages including all material, i.e. including references and no additional resources.
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Submissions: PDF format only (final versions require LaTeX sources).
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Submission link:https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=foiks2026https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=foiks2026
Poster papers will undergo a rather lightweight review process. A good poster paper should include motivation, a clear problem statement, and initial results or report on work in progress. Preliminary ideas and modest extensions of previous work are welcome.
At least one author of each accepted poster paper must register for the conference. Each accepted poster will be presented in a lightning talk and a poster session at FoIKS 2026.
For inquiries, contact: foiks2026@easychair.org
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PUBLICATION
Accepted poster papers will appear in the FoIKS 2026 proceedings, published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series.
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INVITED SPEAKERS
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Giuseppe De Giacomo (University of Oxford)
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Floris Geerts (University of Antwerp)
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Wolfgang Nejdl (Leibniz Universität Hannover)
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Ana Ozaki (University of Oslo)
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ORGANIZATION
Program Committee Chairs:Anni-Yasmin Turhan (Paderborn University, Germany)Jonni Virtema (University of Glasgow, UK)
Local Chair:Arne Meier (Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany)
Publicity Chair:Yasir Mahmood (Paderborn University, Germany)
Local Organizers:Timon Barlag, Nicolas Fröhlich, Vivian Holzapfel, Rahel Kluge,Laura Strieker, Heribert Vollmer (all Leibniz Universität Hannover)
Program Committee:Ringo Baumann, Meghyn Bienvenu, Thomas Bolander, Stefan Borgwardt,Elena Botoeva, Willem Conradie, Fabio Cozman, Thomas Eiter,Flavio Ferrarotti, Johannes K. Fichte, Valentin Goranko,Guido Governatori, Marc Gyssens, Miika Hannula, Jelle Hellings,Andreas Herzig, Martin Homola, Tomi Janhunen, Matti Järvisalo,Gabriele Kern-Isberner, Sébastien Konieczny, Juha Kontinen,Mena Leemhuis, Joao Leite, Sebastian Link, Maria Vanina Martinez,Arne Meier, Thomas Meyer, Daniel Neider, Magdalena Ortiz,Nina Pardal, Elena Ravve, Sebastian Rudolph, Katsuhiko Sano,Konstantin Schekotihin, Klaus-Dieter Schewe, Guillermo R. Simari,Jan Van den Bussche, Stefan Woltran, Thomas Ågotnes, Mantas Šimkus
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