Call for Papers (2026)

Call for Papers

Part of the 2nd edition of Tricolore.
Held in Brixen – Bressanone, Italy (1-6 December 2026).

Submission Deadline:
short and full paperts: September 25th, 2026
abstracts for presentation only: October 15th, 2026

CAOS investigates fundamental cognitive phenomena and concepts across language, psychology, and reasoning, examining how these can be formally and ontologically analyzed in the context of both traditional symbolic AI and contemporary neural approaches. The workshop emphasizes the exploration of connections between cognitive sciences/experimental psychology and ontologies, while also incorporating insights from recent advances in large language models and embodied cognition. This investigation aims to develop robust formal and logical modeling approaches that can capture these relationships effectively. The workshop particularly focuses on how such formalizations and ontological analyses can enhance current AI systems and information architectures, bridging the gap between broad but shallow artificial intelligence and human-like cognitive capabilities.

We welcome submissions addressing the ontological foundations of cognitive building blocks and cognitive capacities, including concept invention, combination, language acquisition, and categorization. Submissions examining the cognitive and epistemological adequacy of ontological modeling in the context of current AI developments are also welcomed.

List of Topics 

CAOS invites paper contributions related (but not restricted) to the following areas:

  • Ontologies of cognitive phenomena, including their relationship to LLMs and other AI systems
  • Formal models and AI approaches for abstraction
  • Formal models and AI approaches for analogical reasoning
  • Logic and Cognition, also in the context of hybrid AI systems
  • Formal representation of cognitive structures/functions/processes (e.g., Conceptual Spaces, Neural-Symbolic Integration)
  • Knowledge Representation and Common-Sense reasoning 
  • Formalization of language, affordances and language acquisition in embodied AI
  • Cognitive development from an ontological perspective
  • Integration of ontologies with large language models for enhanced cognition
  • Knowledge acquisition and categorization in AI and Robotics
  • Concept-based computational creativity, concept invention and concept combination

Type of Contributions

We accept 3 types of contribution: 

  • Abstract for presentation only: 2 pages
  • Short papers: 6-8 pages
  • Full research papers: max. 10-14 pages

The proceedings of the workshops will be published as a joint volume in the CEUR Workshop Proceedings series (template).

Link for submission: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=caos10.


For inclusion in the workshop, at least one of the authors of accepted papers needs to register at Tricolore 2026 and participate on-site at CAOS.

Location

CAOS is co-located with Tricolore in the beautiful city of Brixen – Bressanone, Italy. Join us at CAOS in beautiful Bressanone, surrounded by the magic of its Christmas market! We look forward to exchanging ideas, exploring new connections across disciplines, and engaging in fruitful and thought-provoking discussions.