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The 5th International Conference on Biomedical Ontology
Houston, Texas
October 6-10, 2014

The 5th International Conference on Biomedical Ontology brought together ontologists,
researchers who use ontologies for their work, clinicians, students, and individuals
interested in how ontology might benefit their work to hear and present the latest
findings on the benefits of ontology. This volume contains the proceedings of the
conference. It comprises six scientific papers, six early-career track papers, four
abstracts of scientific papers subsequently submitted to journals, 12 posters, and four
software demonstration abstracts.

Over the last few years, the International Conference on Biomedical Ontology has been
transformed into the premier annual event in biomedical ontology, attracting a
worldwide audience. The purpose of the conference since its inception has been to
build and study ontologies that “…work together to maximize the degree to which they
can serve the needs of researchers and clinicians…” Originally envisioned as an every-
other-year conference, ICBO has been held annually since 2011 due to the importance of
ontology, the rapidity of developments in the field, and the emergence of ICBO as the
premier forum for the science of biomedical ontology.

The 2014 edition of ICBO was a unique public-private partnership event bringing
together academics and industry as well as startup companies to provide education and
collaboration opportunities for biomedical ontologists and entrepreneurs. The theme for
the year’s event was Ontologies driving Innovation.

With an increased emphasis on applications of ontology, the conference had unique
panels with NASA and the developers of MedDRA. The panel with NASA confronted
the immediate and critical data challenges in promoting and studying the health of
astronauts. The MedDRA panel addressed the issue of how to transform this resource
for the future.

The conference was also co-located with Energizing Health, which brought together
innovators and investors to catalyze new information technology to improve health. We
know that ontology will play a critical role.

Although the printed page cannot capture the dynamism and enthusiasm of the in-
person event, we nevertheless hope this volume conveys the excitement prevalent in the
field of biomedical ontology at the time.

William R. Hogan
Sivaram Arabandi
Mathias Brochhausen

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