Viterbi School of Engineering
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The Viterbi School of Engineering is the University of Southern California’s engineering school, renowned for its research and education in areas such as computer science, electrical engineering, and information technology.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USC Viterbi School of Engineering | 1 |
| Viterbi School of Engineering canonical | 1 |
| Viterbi School of Engineering at the University of Southern California | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5421519 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Viterbi School of Engineering Context triple: [USC Information Sciences Institute, partOf, Viterbi School of Engineering]
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Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering is the comprehensive engineering college of Arizona State University, known for its large-scale, interdisciplinary programs and emphasis on innovation and research.
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Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering
The Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering is the engineering school of the University of San Diego, offering undergraduate and graduate programs in various engineering disciplines with an emphasis on innovation and hands-on learning.
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Shiley School of Engineering
Shiley School of Engineering is the University of Portland’s engineering college, offering undergraduate and graduate programs in fields such as civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering.
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D.
Jacobs School of Engineering
The Jacobs School of Engineering is the engineering school of the University of California, San Diego, known for its strong programs in bioengineering, computer science, and interdisciplinary research.
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Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science is UCLA’s engineering school, known for its research-intensive programs across multiple engineering disciplines and its strong integration of technology and applied science.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Viterbi School of Engineering Target entity description: The Viterbi School of Engineering is the University of Southern California’s engineering school, renowned for its research and education in areas such as computer science, electrical engineering, and information technology.
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A.
Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering is the comprehensive engineering college of Arizona State University, known for its large-scale, interdisciplinary programs and emphasis on innovation and research.
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B.
Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering
The Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering is the engineering school of the University of San Diego, offering undergraduate and graduate programs in various engineering disciplines with an emphasis on innovation and hands-on learning.
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C.
Shiley School of Engineering
Shiley School of Engineering is the University of Portland’s engineering college, offering undergraduate and graduate programs in fields such as civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering.
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D.
Jacobs School of Engineering
The Jacobs School of Engineering is the engineering school of the University of California, San Diego, known for its strong programs in bioengineering, computer science, and interdisciplinary research.
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E.
Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science is UCLA’s engineering school, known for its research-intensive programs across multiple engineering disciplines and its strong integration of technology and applied science.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic division
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engineering school ⓘ research institution ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Association of American Universities
NERFINISHED
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National Academy of Engineering (through faculty membership) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campus | University Park Campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| fieldOfStudy |
aerospace engineering
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biomedical engineering ⓘ chemical engineering ⓘ civil engineering ⓘ computer engineering ⓘ computer science ⓘ cybersecurity ⓘ data science ⓘ electrical engineering ⓘ engineering ⓘ environmental engineering ⓘ industrial and systems engineering ⓘ information technology ⓘ materials science ⓘ mechanical engineering ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
engineering research
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interdisciplinary education ⓘ technology innovation ⓘ |
| hasDepartment |
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department
NERFINISHED
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Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering NERFINISHED ⓘ Department of Biomedical Engineering NERFINISHED ⓘ Department of Computer Science NERFINISHED ⓘ Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering NERFINISHED ⓘ Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
computer science programs
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electrical engineering programs ⓘ high research activity ⓘ information technology programs ⓘ strong industry partnerships ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Andrew Viterbi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
doctoral degree
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master’s degree ⓘ undergraduate degree ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | University of Southern California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | University of Southern California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| website | https://viterbi.usc.edu/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Viterbi School of Engineering Description of subject: The Viterbi School of Engineering is the University of Southern California’s engineering school, renowned for its research and education in areas such as computer science, electrical engineering, and information technology.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
subject surface form:
Andrew Viterbi
this entity surface form:
Viterbi School of Engineering at the University of Southern California