Triple
T1311614
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thomas Kailath |
E28003
|
entity |
| Predicate | doctoralStudent |
P167
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Alan S. Willsky
Alan S. Willsky is an American electrical engineer and MIT professor emeritus renowned for his contributions to statistical signal processing and control theory.
|
E164436
|
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: Alan S. Willsky | Statement: [Thomas Kailath, doctoralStudent, Alan S. Willsky]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alan S. Willsky Context triple: [Thomas Kailath, doctoralStudent, Alan S. Willsky]
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A.
Thomas Kailath
Thomas Kailath is an Indian-American electrical engineer and Stanford professor renowned for his influential contributions to information theory, control, and signal processing.
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B.
Gene F. Franklin
Gene F. Franklin was an influential American control systems engineer and educator known for his foundational contributions to control theory and engineering education.
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C.
Leo Beranek
Leo Beranek was an American acoustics expert, engineer, and entrepreneur known for his pioneering work in architectural acoustics and co-founding the influential technology company Bolt Beranek and Newman.
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D.
Donald B. Parkinson
Donald B. Parkinson was an American architect known for designing prominent early 20th-century landmarks in Los Angeles, often in collaboration with his father John Parkinson.
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E.
John R. Pierce
John R. Pierce was an American engineer and scientist best known for his pioneering work in communications technology, including satellite and microwave systems, and for coining the term "transistor."
- 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: Alan S. Willsky Triple: [Thomas Kailath, doctoralStudent, Alan S. Willsky]
Generated description
Alan S. Willsky is an American electrical engineer and MIT professor emeritus renowned for his contributions to statistical signal processing and control theory.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alan S. Willsky Target entity description: Alan S. Willsky is an American electrical engineer and MIT professor emeritus renowned for his contributions to statistical signal processing and control theory.
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A.
Thomas Kailath
Thomas Kailath is an Indian-American electrical engineer and Stanford professor renowned for his influential contributions to information theory, control, and signal processing.
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B.
Gene F. Franklin
Gene F. Franklin was an influential American control systems engineer and educator known for his foundational contributions to control theory and engineering education.
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C.
Leo Beranek
Leo Beranek was an American acoustics expert, engineer, and entrepreneur known for his pioneering work in architectural acoustics and co-founding the influential technology company Bolt Beranek and Newman.
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D.
Donald B. Parkinson
Donald B. Parkinson was an American architect known for designing prominent early 20th-century landmarks in Los Angeles, often in collaboration with his father John Parkinson.
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E.
John R. Pierce
John R. Pierce was an American engineer and scientist best known for his pioneering work in communications technology, including satellite and microwave systems, and for coining the term "transistor."
- 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_69a498532c3481909223b74af2e578df |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:49 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c1560f888190bdd9107b08395e0b |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:44 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad014bec148190b0809f0a1c0b6285 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:55 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad02f57c248190b32454e23334056f |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:02 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad039408bc8190b0bcac769f1f30af |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:05 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:55 p.m.