People

NCOR Leadership

Barry Smith

NCOR Director Distinguished Professor Department of Philosophy University at Buffalo

Research in Theoretical and Applied Ontology

John Beverley

NCOR Co-Director
Assistant Professor Department of Philosophy University at Buffalo

Research in Applied Ontology, Logic, Metaphysics, and Social Epistemology

Alan Ruttenberg

Ontologist
Open Biological and Biomedical Ontology Foundry

Research in Knowledge Representation, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Artificial Intelligence, Rich User Interface, and Parallel Computing

NCOR Members

Shane Babcock

Air Force Research Labs

Research in Traditional Metaphysics and Applied Ontology

Bill Duncan

Clinical Associate Professor University of Florida College of Dentistry Department of Community Dentistry & Behavioral Science

Research in Ontology, Dental Informatics, and Machine Learning

Rajiv Kishore

Professor and Chair, Department of Management, Entrepreneurship & Technology
University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Research in Computational Ontology and Business Information Systems

David G. Limbaugh

Senior Ontologist

Research in Defense/Intelligence Ontology and Knowledge Modeling, Theoretical Ontology, Referent Tracking, and Object-Based Production

Ron Rudnicki

Principal Ontologist
CUBRC, Inc.

Research in Applied Ontology, Semantic Web Technologies, and Applications to Military Intelligence

Mauricio B Almeida

Information Science School, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Founding Director, Brazilian Center for Ontological Research

Research in Knowledge Representation, Applied Ontology, Information Security, and Biomedical and Legal Vocabularies

Lindsay Cowell

Associate Professor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center: Department of Clinical Sciences

Research in Computational Immunology and Infectious Disease Ontologies

Janna Hastings

Assistant Professor of Medical Knowledge and Decision Support; University of Zurich, and the School of Medicine, University of St. Gallen

Research in Medical Knowledge, Decision Support, Artificial Intelligence, Applied Ontology, and Health

Jobst Landgrebe

Founder and CEO of Cognotekt, GmBH

AI company based in Cologne specialised in the design and implementation of holistic AI solutions

Eric Little

Innovation Principal Director, Life Sciences & Head of Product Strategy & Analytics INTIENT at Accenture

Fabian Neuhaus

Chair for Theoretical Computer Science, Formal Methods and Semantics
Otto-von-Guericke, University of Magdeburg

Research in Applied Ontologies and Ontology Languages

Pierre Grenon

Senior Scientific Knowledge Engineer

Research in Applied Ontology, Integration and Domain-Specific Modelling, Knowledge Representation, Reasoning, and Information Management

Jonathan Simon

Assistant Professor of Philosophy
University of Montréal

Research in AI Explainability and Transparency and the Ontology of Socially Complex Domains

José M Parente de Oliveira

Professor Computer Science
Aeronautics Institute of Technology

Research in Knowledge Representation, Semantic Web, Linked Data/Big Data, and Command and Control/Situation Awareness

Carter-Beau Benson

Ontology Research Assistant
Department of Philosophy
University at Buffalo

Research in Bioethics, Pluralism, and Applied Ontology

Delaney McNulty

Department of Indigenous Studies

Research in Philosophy of Science, Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Psychology, and Applied Ontology

Gloria Sanso

PhD Candidate
Department of Philosophy University at Buffalo

Research in Social Metaphysics, Philosophy of AI, and Applied Ontology

Alexander D. Diehl

Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics
School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences University at Buffalo

Research in Gene, Cell, Immunology, Neurology, and Neurological Disease Ontologies

Peter L. Elkin

Professor and Chair of Department of Biomedical Informatics; University at Buffalo

Mark Jensen

Senior Ontologist
CUBRC, Inc

Research in development and implementation of ontologies for military and biomedical applications; mental health, psychiatry, and neurology

Rahul Rai

Dean's Distinguished Professor at Clemson University
Founder and CEO AIBrilliance

Neil E. Williams

Professor & Chair of the Department of Philosophy University at Buffalo

Research in Traditional Metaphysics, Powers, and Ontology of Disease and Dysfunction

Jonathan P. Bona

Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Research in Ontologies, Semantic Web, Knowledge Representation, Reasoning, and Biomedical Informatics

Brian Donohue

Principal Ontologist
Capital One.

Research in Social and Deontic Ontology, Finance, Methodology, and Semantic Technology

Yongqun ("Oliver") He

Associate Professor
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Research in Ontology, Microbiology, Vaccinology, Nephrology, Literature Mining, and Machine Learning

Rasmus Rosenberg Larsen

Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Forensic Epistemology
University of Toronto Mississauga

Research in Applied Ontology, Philosophy of Science, Forensic Epistemology, and Forensic Psychology

Tatiana Malyuta

Associate Professor in Computer Systems and Technology Department
New York City College of Technology

Mitsu Okada

Professor Emeritus
Keio University's Department of Philosophy

Research in Proof Theory, Theoretical Computer Science, and Theoretical Linguistics

James Overton

CEO of Knocean

Research in Database Integration, Ontology Development, Software Development, and Philosophy of Science

Lowell Vizenor

Director of Product Innovations
NIRA, INC.

Christian Will

Research Scientist
National Center for Ontological Research

Austin Liebers

Ontology Intern
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab

Research in Metaphysics, Metaethics, Aesthetics, and Applied Ontology

Mohamed Hedi Karray

INP-ENIT, Federal University of Toulouse, France

Research in Ontology, Epistemology, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Technology, and Ethics of AI

Cameron More

Ontologist
CUBRC, Inc.

Research in Applied Ontology, Ontology Training, Continental Philosophy, and Psychoanalysis

Werner Ceusters

Chief, Division of
Biomedical Ontology
Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics
Director, Institute for Healthcare Informatics Director, Ontology Research Group

Thomas Bittner

Associate Professor in the Departments of Philosophy and Geography
University at Buffalo

Research in Applied Ontology, Ontology of Space and Time, Spatio-Temporal Reasoning, and Biomedicine

Maureen Donnelly

Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy
University at Buffalo

Research in Logic, Formal Foundations of Ontology, Mereology, and Biomedical Ontology

David B. Hershenov

Professor in the Department of Philosophy
University at Buffalo
Director of Romanell Center for Clinical Ethics and the Philosophy of Medicine

Research in Metaphysics, Ethics of Medicine, Abortion, Death, Cloning, and Personal Identity

Adam P. Taylor

Lecturer in Philosophy, North Dakota State Unversity

Research in Metaphysics, Applied Ontology, Philosophy of Science, and Applied Ethics

Eric Merrell

Senior Ontologist
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab

Research in Applied Ontology, Information Representation, and Artificial Intelligence

Ram Ramesh

Professor in the Department of Management Science and Systems
University at Buffalo

Research in Computational Ontology and Business Information Systems

Ryan Riccucci

Division Chief
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Research in Applied Ontology, Human/Machine Teaming, Mission Engineering, and Data-Centric Object-Based Production

Alexander P. Cox

Senior Ontologist
CUBRC, Inc.

Research in Applied Ontology, Semantic Web for Military Intelligence, Bioinformatics, and Ontologies of Space and Neurology