Triple

T11505369
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Princeton University Observatory E272768 entity
Predicate hasNotableMember P304 FINISHED
Object Robert Vanderbei
Robert Vanderbei is an American mathematician and astrophotographer known for his work in optimization and his long-standing affiliation with Princeton University.
E929789 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: Robert Vanderbei | Statement: [Princeton University Observatory, hasNotableMember, Robert Vanderbei]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Vanderbei
Context triple: [Princeton University Observatory, hasNotableMember, Robert Vanderbei]
  • A. Ralph E. Gomory
    Ralph E. Gomory is an American mathematician and former IBM research executive known for his pioneering work in integer programming and for leadership in industrial research and science policy.
  • B. Stephen P. Boyd
    Stephen P. Boyd is an American professor of electrical engineering and a leading expert in convex optimization and control theory, widely recognized for his influential research and textbooks in these fields.
  • C. Stephen Boyd
    Stephen Boyd was an Irish-born actor best known for his Golden Globe–winning role as Messala in the 1959 epic film "Ben-Hur."
  • D. J. R. McCarl
    J. R. McCarl was an American government official who served as the first Comptroller General of the United States, playing a key role in establishing federal auditing and fiscal oversight practices.
  • E. Jeffrey P. Buzen
    Jeffrey P. Buzen is a computer scientist known for his foundational contributions to performance evaluation and queueing theory in computer systems.
  • 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: Robert Vanderbei
Triple: [Princeton University Observatory, hasNotableMember, Robert Vanderbei]
Generated description
Robert Vanderbei is an American mathematician and astrophotographer known for his work in optimization and his long-standing affiliation with Princeton University.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Vanderbei
Target entity description: Robert Vanderbei is an American mathematician and astrophotographer known for his work in optimization and his long-standing affiliation with Princeton University.
  • A. Ralph E. Gomory
    Ralph E. Gomory is an American mathematician and former IBM research executive known for his pioneering work in integer programming and for leadership in industrial research and science policy.
  • B. Stephen P. Boyd
    Stephen P. Boyd is an American professor of electrical engineering and a leading expert in convex optimization and control theory, widely recognized for his influential research and textbooks in these fields.
  • C. Stephen Boyd
    Stephen Boyd was an Irish-born actor best known for his Golden Globe–winning role as Messala in the 1959 epic film "Ben-Hur."
  • D. J. R. McCarl
    J. R. McCarl was an American government official who served as the first Comptroller General of the United States, playing a key role in establishing federal auditing and fiscal oversight practices.
  • E. Jeffrey P. Buzen
    Jeffrey P. Buzen is a computer scientist known for his foundational contributions to performance evaluation and queueing theory in computer systems.
  • 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_69d6aae2c3748190bed2ea50dfb160dc completed April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d86db2f4b08190801de1b773932f59 completed April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69e624e6e5b88190a2c64dcea1d7791b completed April 20, 2026, 1:06 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69e62cf224f881908badcdab6aea1aef completed April 20, 2026, 1:41 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69e663ffedfc8190a2b51995c62d1e6b completed April 20, 2026, 5:36 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:36 p.m.