I'm a formal ontologist, philosopher, and aspiring student, actively searching for study or work opportunities for a career-path. CV available on request. Please contact me if you can help. Focus areas include: ontology for aerospace, maritime, and emergency; aerospace terminology and knowledge representation; conceptual modeling.

Projects that need support include:

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

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Contact: rrovetto[at]terpalum[dot]umd[dot]edu or here

Open to Opportunities

(Willing to relocate internationally)

• 'Seeking Regular Employment' or consulting roles
• Seeking Educational Opportunities as a PhD student
• Seeking formal support for my space ontology project
  • Desired, since 2011, as my PhD thesis
  • Open to sponsors, patrons, and donations
  • Seeking mentors and supporters

Education & Training

• M.A. Philosophy / Interdisciplinary ontology, State University of New York, Philosophy Dept.
• B.A. Philosophy, and Minor in "Business & Management w/Information Technology focus", University of Maryland.
• Graduate Coursework, Space Studies, AMU
• Other Expertise: Maritime operations, and water rescue

Selected Interests

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

Relevant Experience

• International experience. Authorized to work in various places
• Ontology & MBSE project experience. Agile experience
• Contributed to two foundational/top-level ontologies
• 22 articles and 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
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