Triple

T10359639
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject College of Engineering (Iowa State University) E244099 entity
Predicate hasDepartment P35 FINISHED
Object Department of Mechanical Engineering (Iowa State University)
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University is an academic unit that offers undergraduate and graduate programs focused on the design, analysis, and innovation of mechanical systems and technologies.
E858632 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Department of Mechanical Engineering (Iowa State University) | Statement: [College of Engineering (Iowa State University), hasDepartment, Department of Mechanical Engineering (Iowa State University)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Mechanical Engineering (Iowa State University)
Context triple: [College of Engineering (Iowa State University), hasDepartment, Department of Mechanical Engineering (Iowa State University)]
  • A. Department of Mechanical Engineering (University of Minnesota)
    The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota is an academic unit known for research and education in areas such as mechanics, materials, thermal sciences, and manufacturing within the College of Science and Engineering.
  • B. Department of Mechanical Engineering
    The Department of Mechanical Engineering at McGill University is an academic unit that offers education and conducts research in areas such as mechanics, materials, thermofluids, and design within the Faculty of Engineering.
  • C. Department of Mechanical Engineering
    The Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT is a leading academic and research department focused on advancing mechanical sciences, engineering design, and innovation across areas such as robotics, energy, manufacturing, and ocean engineering.
  • D. Department of Mechanical Engineering
    The Department of Mechanical Engineering is an academic unit at Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology that focuses on education and research in mechanical systems, design, and related engineering fields.
  • E. Department of Mechanical Engineering
    The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Tokyo is a leading academic and research unit specializing in the science and engineering of mechanical systems, materials, and technologies.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Department of Mechanical Engineering (Iowa State University)
Triple: [College of Engineering (Iowa State University), hasDepartment, Department of Mechanical Engineering (Iowa State University)]
Generated description
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University is an academic unit that offers undergraduate and graduate programs focused on the design, analysis, and innovation of mechanical systems and technologies.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Mechanical Engineering (Iowa State University)
Target entity description: The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University is an academic unit that offers undergraduate and graduate programs focused on the design, analysis, and innovation of mechanical systems and technologies.
  • A. Department of Mechanical Engineering (University of Minnesota)
    The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota is an academic unit known for research and education in areas such as mechanics, materials, thermal sciences, and manufacturing within the College of Science and Engineering.
  • B. Department of Mechanical Engineering
    The Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT is a leading academic and research department focused on advancing mechanical sciences, engineering design, and innovation across areas such as robotics, energy, manufacturing, and ocean engineering.
  • C. Department of Mechanical Engineering
    The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Tokyo is a leading academic and research unit specializing in the science and engineering of mechanical systems, materials, and technologies.
  • D. Department of Mechanical Engineering
    The Department of Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley is a leading academic and research unit focused on advancing mechanical sciences and engineering through innovative education and cutting-edge research.
  • E. Department of Mechanical Engineering
    The Department of Mechanical Engineering is an academic unit within the A. James Clark School of Engineering that focuses on education and research in the design, analysis, and manufacturing of mechanical systems and technologies.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d381b22b8c8190aaed476be5f872a9 completed April 6, 2026, 9:49 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d4e9609c4481908b7d72ecf1adaa73 completed April 7, 2026, 11:24 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d750b6ef248190bdbe16bbb8efcf88 completed April 9, 2026, 7:09 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d7618ecb748190a492406eabe590d7 completed April 9, 2026, 8:21 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d77057affc8190b420e66560c3dfbd completed April 9, 2026, 9:24 a.m.
Created at: April 6, 2026, 11:59 a.m.