Ana Cannas da Silva
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Ana Cannas da Silva is a Portuguese mathematician known for her contributions to symplectic geometry and topology, including influential research and expository work in collaboration with leading figures in the field.
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| Ana Cannas da Silva canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ana Cannas da Silva Context triple: [Dusa McDuff, coAuthor, Ana Cannas da Silva]
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A.
Manuela Veloso
Manuela Veloso is a prominent computer scientist and roboticist known for her pioneering work in artificial intelligence and multi-agent robotics.
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B.
Milena Canonero
Milena Canonero is an acclaimed Italian costume designer renowned for her lavish, historically inspired work on numerous major films and multiple Academy Award–winning productions.
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C.
Fernanda Gomes
Fernanda Gomes is a Brazilian contemporary artist known for her minimalist, site-specific installations that often use everyday materials and subtle spatial interventions.
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D.
Julia da Silva Bruhns
Julia da Silva Bruhns was a Brazilian-born German homemaker of mixed European and South American heritage, best known as the mother of the writers Heinrich and Thomas Mann.
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E.
Lucia Moniz
Lucia Moniz is a Portuguese actress and singer best known internationally for her role in the film "Love Actually."
- 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: Ana Cannas da Silva Target entity description: Ana Cannas da Silva is a Portuguese mathematician known for her contributions to symplectic geometry and topology, including influential research and expository work in collaboration with leading figures in the field.
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A.
Manuela Veloso
Manuela Veloso is a prominent computer scientist and roboticist known for her pioneering work in artificial intelligence and multi-agent robotics.
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B.
Milena Canonero
Milena Canonero is an acclaimed Italian costume designer renowned for her lavish, historically inspired work on numerous major films and multiple Academy Award–winning productions.
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C.
Fernanda Gomes
Fernanda Gomes is a Brazilian contemporary artist known for her minimalist, site-specific installations that often use everyday materials and subtle spatial interventions.
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D.
Julia da Silva Bruhns
Julia da Silva Bruhns was a Brazilian-born German homemaker of mixed European and South American heritage, best known as the mother of the writers Heinrich and Thomas Mann.
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E.
Lucia Moniz
Lucia Moniz is a Portuguese actress and singer best known internationally for her role in the film "Love Actually."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mathematician
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person ⓘ |
| activeInCentury |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| authorOf | Lectures on Symplectic Geometry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of modern symplectic geometry
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exposition of symplectic techniques for graduate students ⓘ |
| doctoralThesisSubject | symplectic toric manifolds ⓘ |
| doctoralThesisTitle | Symplectic Toric Manifolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Instituto Superior Técnico
NERFINISHED
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
differential geometry
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mathematics ⓘ symplectic geometry ⓘ symplectic topology ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | Victor Guillemin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableCollaborationInField | symplectic geometry ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
Hamiltonian group actions
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geometric structures on manifolds ⓘ moment maps ⓘ symplectic reduction ⓘ toric symplectic manifolds ⓘ |
| hasRole | mentor of young mathematicians ⓘ |
| isA | woman in mathematics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
collaborations with leading symplectic geometers
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expository work in symplectic geometry ⓘ research in symplectic geometry ⓘ research in symplectic topology ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Portuguese ⓘ |
| memberOf | international mathematical research community ⓘ |
| nationality | Portuguese ⓘ |
| notableWork | Lectures on Symplectic Geometry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
researcher
ⓘ
university professor ⓘ |
| publicationType |
expository articles in symplectic geometry
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research articles in symplectic geometry ⓘ |
| worksOn | geometry and topology of symplectic manifolds ⓘ |
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