@ARTICLE{10.21494/ISTE.OP.2021.0683, TITLE={Pragmatic Research on Context Modeling and Use}, AUTHOR={Patrick Brézillon, Roy M. Turner, }, JOURNAL={Modeling and Using Context}, VOLUME={4}, NUMBER={CONTEXT-21 Special Issue}, YEAR={2021}, URL={https://www.openscience.fr/Pragmatic-Research-on-Context-Modeling-and-Use}, DOI={10.21494/ISTE.OP.2021.0683}, ISSN={2514-5711}, ABSTRACT={We argue for the centrality of a pragmatic approach to modeling and using context as a means of unifying research along all axes of context-related research: formal, cognitive, and pragmatic. After briefly discussing the evolution of the research on context in the past 25+ years, we describe the case for a focus on pragmatic research (e.g., applications) going forward. We then give three illustrative examples of pragmatic approaches leading to implementations.}}