Triple

T15066692
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Edward D. Lazowska E379773 entity
Predicate positionHeld P8 FINISHED
Object Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington
The Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington is a prestigious endowed faculty position that supports leadership and excellence in research and education within the university’s computer science and engineering department.
E1134678 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: Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington | Statement: [Edward D. Lazowska, positionHeld, Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington
Context triple: [Edward D. Lazowska, positionHeld, Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington]
  • A. Schlumberger Centennial Chair in Computer Sciences
    The Schlumberger Centennial Chair in Computer Sciences is a prestigious endowed professorship at the University of Texas at Austin, known for having been held by pioneering computer scientist Edsger W. Dijkstra.
  • B. Irwin and Joan Jacobs Professor in Computer Science and Engineering at UC San Diego
    The Irwin and Joan Jacobs Professor in Computer Science and Engineering at UC San Diego is a distinguished endowed faculty chair in the university’s CSE department, historically held by prominent computer scientists such as Ronald L. Graham.
  • C. Frederick G. Storey Chair in Computing at Georgia Tech
    The Frederick G. Storey Chair in Computing at Georgia Tech is a prestigious endowed faculty position in the College of Computing, held by leading researchers in the field such as theoretical computer scientist Richard Lipton.
  • D. Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
    The Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering is a leading computer science and engineering academic and research institution at the University of Washington in Seattle.
  • E. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation campus in Seattle
    The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation campus in Seattle is a large, sustainably designed global philanthropy headquarters known for its innovative architecture and environmentally conscious features.
  • 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: Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington
Triple: [Edward D. Lazowska, positionHeld, Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington]
Generated description
The Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington is a prestigious endowed faculty position that supports leadership and excellence in research and education within the university’s computer science and engineering department.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington
Target entity description: The Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington is a prestigious endowed faculty position that supports leadership and excellence in research and education within the university’s computer science and engineering department.
  • A. Schlumberger Centennial Chair in Computer Sciences
    The Schlumberger Centennial Chair in Computer Sciences is a prestigious endowed professorship at the University of Texas at Austin, known for having been held by pioneering computer scientist Edsger W. Dijkstra.
  • B. Irwin and Joan Jacobs Professor in Computer Science and Engineering at UC San Diego
    The Irwin and Joan Jacobs Professor in Computer Science and Engineering at UC San Diego is a distinguished endowed faculty chair in the university’s CSE department, historically held by prominent computer scientists such as Ronald L. Graham.
  • C. Frederick G. Storey Chair in Computing at Georgia Tech
    The Frederick G. Storey Chair in Computing at Georgia Tech is a prestigious endowed faculty position in the College of Computing, held by leading researchers in the field such as theoretical computer scientist Richard Lipton.
  • D. Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
    The Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering is a leading computer science and engineering academic and research institution at the University of Washington in Seattle.
  • E. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation campus in Seattle
    The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation campus in Seattle is a large, sustainably designed global philanthropy headquarters known for its innovative architecture and environmentally conscious features.
  • 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_69d85cd7683881908d405c1b5d7b4f7f completed April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69dedeea750c819082d8823c9ab6c5a2 completed April 15, 2026, 12:42 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fea5cb04e88190a42bb0e516df61bc completed May 9, 2026, 3:11 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fea66a04988190b483210c1671d287 completed May 9, 2026, 3:13 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fea70e2fbc81908f168925b06bdbd6 completed May 9, 2026, 3:16 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:02 a.m.