This volume celebrates the career of Prof Ricardo de Almeida Falbo on the occasion of his formal retirement The volume includes reflections from collaborators and former students casting light on his academic work and contributions The chapters show how Falbo s original contributions have influenced a number of developments in the application of Software Engineering practices to Ontology Engineering and in the application of Ontologies in Software Engineering A few personal notes are also offered and some of the technical essays also include personal notes commemorating his captivating qualities