Individual Affiliates
NCOR works with leading researchers, practitioners, and educators in the field of ontology from around the world.
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
Core Contributors​
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
Francesco Franda
SNSF Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Research in Social Ontology, Metaphysics, Philosophy of the Social Sciences, and Applied Ontology
Daniel Novotny
Assistant Professor
University of South Bohemia
Research in Applied Philosophy (Ontology, Ethics) and History of Philosophy
Hector Guzman-Orozco
NCOR Head (Riverside division)
Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Mt. San Jacinto College
Research in Applied Ontology and Philosophy of Language