Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering
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The Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering is a Boston University research institute that advances interdisciplinary work in computing, data science, and computational methods across science, engineering, and society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T609171 — 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: Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering Context triple: [Boston University, hasResearchCenter, Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering]
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A.
Bahen Centre for Information Technology
The Bahen Centre for Information Technology is a major academic and research facility at the University of Toronto that houses computer science, engineering, and information technology programs.
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B.
Schwarzman College of Computing
Schwarzman College of Computing is MIT’s interdisciplinary hub for computer science, artificial intelligence, and computing-related research and education across the institute.
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C.
College of Engineering, Computing and Cybernetics
The College of Engineering, Computing and Cybernetics is a faculty of the Australian National University that focuses on education and research in engineering, computer science, and cybernetics.
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D.
Gates Center for Computer Science
The Gates Center for Computer Science is a major Carnegie Mellon University building that houses key computer science departments and research institutes, serving as a central hub for computing education and innovation on campus.
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E.
College of Information and Computer Sciences
The College of Information and Computer Sciences is the computer science-focused academic unit of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, known for its research and education in computing and information technologies.
- 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: Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering Target entity description: The Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering is a Boston University research institute that advances interdisciplinary work in computing, data science, and computational methods across science, engineering, and society.
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A.
Bahen Centre for Information Technology
The Bahen Centre for Information Technology is a major academic and research facility at the University of Toronto that houses computer science, engineering, and information technology programs.
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B.
Schwarzman College of Computing
Schwarzman College of Computing is MIT’s interdisciplinary hub for computer science, artificial intelligence, and computing-related research and education across the institute.
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C.
College of Engineering, Computing and Cybernetics
The College of Engineering, Computing and Cybernetics is a faculty of the Australian National University that focuses on education and research in engineering, computer science, and cybernetics.
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D.
Gates Center for Computer Science
The Gates Center for Computer Science is a major Carnegie Mellon University building that houses key computer science departments and research institutes, serving as a central hub for computing education and innovation on campus.
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E.
College of Information and Computer Sciences
The College of Information and Computer Sciences is the computer science-focused academic unit of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, known for its research and education in computing and information technologies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic research center
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research institute ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | Boston University ⓘ |
| campus | Charles River Campus ⓘ |
| city |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| field |
computational science
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computer science ⓘ data science ⓘ |
| focusArea |
computational engineering
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computational science ⓘ computing ⓘ data science ⓘ interdisciplinary research ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Boston University ⓘ |
| mission | advance interdisciplinary work in computing, data science, and computational methods across science, engineering, and society ⓘ |
| name | Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering self-link ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Rafic Hariri
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surface form:
Rafik Hariri
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| organizationType | university research institute ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Boston University ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Boston University community
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global research community ⓘ |
| sector | higher education ⓘ |
| shortName | Hariri Institute for Computing ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| supports |
computational methods
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data-driven discovery ⓘ research in engineering ⓘ research in science ⓘ research in social science ⓘ |
| website | https://www.bu.edu/hic/ ⓘ |
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: Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering Description of subject: The Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering is a Boston University research institute that advances interdisciplinary work in computing, data science, and computational methods across science, engineering, and society.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Boston University
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hasResearchCenter
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Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering
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Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering
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name
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Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering
self-link
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Hariri Institute for Computing
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name
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Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering
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