I'm a formal ontologist, philosopher, and aspiring student, actively and globally searching for study or work opportunities. Focus areas include: upper or foundational ontology; foundational concepts; methodology; ontology for aerospace, maritime, and emergency response; terminology and knowledge representation; conceptual modeling; ethics of/in ontology. Schedule a Meeting here and Hire me for Ontology Services or Contact at rrovetto[at]terpalum[dot]umd[dot]edu or via this webpage

Projects that need support include:

• Catalog of Definitions of 'ontology' and cognates
• Space ontology project
• Catalog of Space Vocabularies
• Catalog of Spaceflight Terminology
• Pros and cons of Knowledge organization systems
• Ethical aspects of ontology development and use

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Open to Opportunities

(Willing to relocate internationally)

• Searching for regular employment or consulting or contractor roles
• Searching for educational opportunities as a PhD student. Open to lesser degrees.
• Searching for formal support for my space ontology project
  • Desired, since 2011, as my PhD thesis (documentation of ideation and work since 2009 available on request)
  • Open to [https://gogetfunding.com/creating-meaning-full-space-terminologies-knowledge-models-for-space-safety/ sponsors, patrons, and donations
  • Seeking mentors and supporters

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Education & Training

• M.A. Philosophy, with ontology engineering focus and courses from multiple departments, The State University of New York.
• B.A. Philosophy, with Minor in Business & Management w/Information Technology focus, University of Maryland.
• Graduate coursework in M.S., Space Studies, AMU (incomplete, TBD pending opportunities)
• Training & Expertise in: Maritime operations, boat operations, and water search & rescue. Certified commercial merchant marine.

Relevant Experience (CV/resume available on request)

• International experience. Authorized to work in various nations
• Ontology & MBSE project experience. Agile team experience
• Contributed to two foundational/top-level ontologies (YAMATO, and BFO)
• Approx. 25 written works and 20 presentations since 2011.

Service Experience

• • Education Technical Committee, International Association for Ontology and its Applications (IAOA)
  • Semantic Web Technical Committee, IAOA
  • Invited manuscript reviewer, Journal of Applied Ontology (2017)
  • Webmaster work for YAMATO ontology, and for RFM ontology
  • Misc. ontology and semantic group discussions
  • Ontology Summit contributions & Program Committee service
  • Ontology subject-matter expert in ISO (2017)
  • Ontology & terminology subject-matter expert in aerospace associations (ongoing)
  • Emergency response & rescue volunteership
• Donate to help support my ongoing volunteering and service

Selected Interests

• Philosophy (general)
• Ontology (formal, philosophical, applied)
  • Generic/Foundational ontology & ontologies
  • Methodological and ethical aspects of ontology engineering
• Symbolic logic
• Astronautics
• Marine safety