[DL] Call for Papers: 3rd Intl. Joint Conf. on Conceptual Knowledge Structures (CONCEPTS 2026)

[Gerd Stumme]

==============    Call for Papers: CONCEPTS 2026   ==================

3rd International Joint Conference on Conceptual Knowledge Structures

         August 31st – September 4th, 2026
, in Montpellier, France


                       https://concepts2026.org/

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CONCEPTS 2026 is the third edition of the joint gathering of the three 
key communities in the field of Conceptual Knowledge Structures:
* The 30th International Conference on Conceptual Structures (ICCS)

* The 20th International Conference on Formal Concept Analysis (ICFCA)

* The 19th International Conference on Concept Lattices and their 
Applications (CLA)

This merger creates a unique venue for researchers and practitioners 
working on theoretical and applied aspects of Formal Concept Analysis 
(FCA), Conceptual Graphs, and the representation of conceptual 
knowledge. The conference welcomes contributions from related areas such 
as Artificial Intelligence, data mining, information retrieval, 
knowledge management, and Semantic Web while fostering interdisciplinary 
exchange with related fields.

\____ Organization _________________________________________________
General Chair:
* Alexandre Bazin, University of Montpellier, France
Program Chairs
:
* Madalina Croitoru, University of Montpellier, France

* Domingo López-Rodríguez, University of Málaga, Spain

* Gerd Stumme, University of Kassel, Germany

\____ Important Dates _____________________________________________
* Abstract Submission: March 1st (regular track)
* Full Paper Submission: March 8 (regular and journal tracks)
* Submission to Nectar Track: April 29

* Notification of Acceptance: April 20 (regular and journal tracks)
* Notification of Acceptance: May 13 (nectar track)

\____ Scope and Topics ____________________________________________
We invite submissions on main topics including, but not limited to:
* Fundamental Aspects of Knowledge Representation:
FCA theory, concept lattices, conceptual graphs, graph-based models for 
reasoning, ontologies, knowledge graphs, algorithms, computational 
complexity …

* Data Analysis & Discovery:
Conceptual knowledge acquisition, exploration, visualization, and data 
mining …

* Extensions:
Fuzzy, relational, triadic, probabilistic, possibilistic or 
approximative approaches to conceptual knowledge representation ...

* Bridging Domains: Connecting conceptual structures to sub-symbolic AI 
(machine learning, Generative AI, Large Language Models etc.), database 
theory, software engineering, natural language processing (NLP) …

* Real-World Applications:
Modeling phenomena in digital humanities, cybersecurity, biology, 
medicine, social network analysis, robotics …

* Interdisciplinary:
Psychology, philosophy, social sciences and learning spaces related to 
conceptual structures ...

\___ Submission Tracks ______________________________________________
CONCEPTS 2026 features three distinct submission tracks: the journal 
IJAR track, the regular LNAI track and the Nectar track. A paper may be 
submitted to only one of the three tracks and will undergo a peer review 
process. All accepted papers have to be presented on-site at the 
conference. The IJAR and LNAI tracks accept original substantial 
contributions in the topics of the conferences. The Nectar track accepts 
substantial contributions that have been published in the past two years 
in related venues (conferences or journals).

----  Journal Track (IJAR)   ----
Accepted papers in this track will be published in a Special Issue of 
the International Journal of Approximate Reasoning (IJAR).

* Format: Full papers in the format of the IJAR journal.

----  Regular Track (LNAI)  ----
Accepted papers in this track will be published in the conference 
proceedings within the Springer Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence 
(LNAI) series.

* Format: Papers up to 16 pages (long paper) or up to 8 pages (short 
paper), including references, in Springer LNCS format.



---- Nectar Track  ----
Accepted papers in this track will be published in the front matter of 
the Springer LNAI proceedings.
* Format: 1 page summary, in Springer LNCS format.


\___ Contact
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For any inquiries, please contact the Program Chairs at: 
concepts26 at lists.cs.uni-kassel.de