Ontolog Forum
Robert J. Rovetto is a formal ontologist, philosopher, and actively-applying / aspiring student, searching globally for work and study opportunities. Output includes over 20 written works since 2011, all but two unfunded or personal efforts: journal & conference papers, (inter)national standards, national agency manuals, project reports; as well as collaborative projects including open data/sci. Focus areas include: terminology and knowledge representation; conceptual modeling; upper or foundational ontology; foundational concepts; ontology development methodology; ontology for aerospace, maritime, and emergency response; ethics of/in ontology. Activities & Service include in the IAOA Education Committee, Semantic Web and Applied Ontology Special Interest Group; invited manuscript reviewer for Journal of Applied Ontology; and co-organizer on the first Education Series on Applied Ontology.
Contact: rrovetto[at]terpalum[dot]umd[dot]edu or via this webpage.
Projects that need support include:
- Catalog of Definitions of 'Ontology'
- My 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- Ethical aspects of ontology development and use, Early unpublished paper 2013-2019. Contact to buy
- How to create a top-level ontology
For hire / Open to Opportunities
(Willing to relocate internationally. Authorized to work in multiple locations.)
- Open to regular employment or temp or consulting or contract roles. Any level: junior, entry-, mid, apprenticeship.
- Direct hire for ontology consulting
- Searching for educational opportunities as a PhD student. Open to lesser degrees.
- Searching for formal support for my space ontology project
Written works (sample)
Education & Training
- M.A. Philosophy, with applied ontology 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 (Topical CV/resumes 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 (selected)
- Contributor and committee member of Ontology Summit 2022. Presenter and co-champion/co-organizer of session Aerospace and Maritime Disasters.
- Contributor and member of OntologForum since approximately 2010.
- Education Technical Committee New webpage, International Association for Ontology and its Applications (IAOA)
- Semantic Web Technical Committee, IAOA
- Invited manuscript reviewer, Journal of Applied Ontology (2017, 2022)
- Invited manuscript reviewer, European Semantic Web Conference
- Contributor to OntoCommons
- Webmaster work for YAMATO ontology, and for RFM ontology
- Misc. ontology / semantic group discussions
- Ontology subject-matter expert in ISO (approx. 2017). Contributions to ISO21838.
- Ontology & terminology subject-matter expert in aerospace orgs. (ongoing)
- Emergency response & rescue community service & training
- Donate to help support my ongoing volunteering and service
Selected Interests
- Philosophy (general)
- Metaphysics: causality/causation, space & time, laws of nature, misc.
- Ethics & moral philosophy
- various
- Symbolic logic
- Ontology (formal, philosophical, applied)
- Generic/Foundational ontology & ontologies
- Methodological and ethical aspects of ontology and similar types of system
- Space: astronautics, astronomy, policy, law, spatio-temporality
- Marine safety, boat operations, search & rescue