Triple

T13108368
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (University of Michigan) E310906 entity
Predicate abbreviation P43 FINISHED
Object CEE
CEE is the abbreviation for the University of Michigan’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, which focuses on education and research in infrastructure, sustainability, and the environment.
 E1021454 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: CEE | Statement: [Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (University of Michigan), abbreviation, CEE]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: CEE
Context triple: [Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (University of Michigan), abbreviation, CEE]
  • A. CEE
    CEE is the IATA airport code for Cherepovets Airport, a regional airport serving the city of Cherepovets in Russia.
  • B. CEE
    The CEE is the Spanish Episcopal Conference, the assembly of Catholic bishops in Spain that coordinates and represents the Church’s activities and positions in the country.
  • C. CECS
    CECS is the commonly used abbreviation for the College of Engineering and Computer Science, an academic division focused on engineering and computing disciplines.
  • D. CCE
    CCE is a division at the California Institute of Technology focused on research and education in chemistry and chemical engineering.
  • E. CCE
    CCE is an abbreviation commonly used for the Center for Civic Engagement, an organization that promotes community involvement, public service, and civic responsibility.
  • 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: CEE
Triple: [Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (University of Michigan), abbreviation, CEE]
Generated description
CEE is the abbreviation for the University of Michigan’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, which focuses on education and research in infrastructure, sustainability, and the environment.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: CEE
Target entity description: CEE is the abbreviation for the University of Michigan’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, which focuses on education and research in infrastructure, sustainability, and the environment.
  • A. CEE
    CEE is the IATA airport code for Cherepovets Airport, a regional airport serving the city of Cherepovets in Russia.
  • B. CEE
    The CEE is the Spanish Episcopal Conference, the assembly of Catholic bishops in Spain that coordinates and represents the Church’s activities and positions in the country.
  • C. CECS
    CECS is the commonly used abbreviation for the College of Engineering and Computer Science, an academic division focused on engineering and computing disciplines.
  • D. CCE
    CCE is a division at the California Institute of Technology focused on research and education in chemistry and chemical engineering.
  • E. CCE
    CCE is an abbreviation commonly used for the Center for Civic Engagement, an organization that promotes community involvement, public service, and civic responsibility.
  • 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_69d806a872d08190a329806f8ff30df4 completed April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d9817ce07881909ec552bf861ac175 completed April 10, 2026, 11:02 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f6e27bd8fc8190a81130b7cb3a8bd8 completed May 3, 2026, 5:51 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f6e37023d48190ba6a0b790ed23370 completed May 3, 2026, 5:56 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f6e407dd988190b928b8931985a815 completed May 3, 2026, 5:58 a.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:05 p.m.