Triple

T1531839
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Computer Networks E32459 entity
Predicate hasAuthor P4244 FINISHED
Object David J. Wetherall
David J. Wetherall is a computer scientist and academic known for his influential work and textbooks in computer networking.
E188412 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: David J. Wetherall | Statement: [Computer Networks, hasAuthor, David J. Wetherall]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David J. Wetherall
Context triple: [Computer Networks, hasAuthor, David J. Wetherall]
  • A. Nigel Shadbolt
    Nigel Shadbolt is a British computer scientist and artificial intelligence researcher known for his leading role in promoting open data and digital governance.
  • B. Andrew G. Myers
    Andrew G. Myers is an American organic chemist renowned for his contributions to complex molecule synthesis and medicinal chemistry.
  • C. Michael S. Paterson
    Michael S. Paterson is a British computer scientist and mathematician known for his contributions to theoretical computer science and combinatorial game theory.
  • D. Ian Foster
    Ian Foster is a New Zealand rugby union coach best known for serving as head coach of the All Blacks national team.
  • E. Andrew D. Martin
    Andrew D. Martin is an American political scientist and academic administrator who serves as the chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis.
  • 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: David J. Wetherall
Triple: [Computer Networks, hasAuthor, David J. Wetherall]
Generated description
David J. Wetherall is a computer scientist and academic known for his influential work and textbooks in computer networking.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David J. Wetherall
Target entity description: David J. Wetherall is a computer scientist and academic known for his influential work and textbooks in computer networking.
  • A. Nigel Shadbolt
    Nigel Shadbolt is a British computer scientist and artificial intelligence researcher known for his leading role in promoting open data and digital governance.
  • B. Andrew G. Myers
    Andrew G. Myers is an American organic chemist renowned for his contributions to complex molecule synthesis and medicinal chemistry.
  • C. Michael S. Paterson
    Michael S. Paterson is a British computer scientist and mathematician known for his contributions to theoretical computer science and combinatorial game theory.
  • D. Ian Foster
    Ian Foster is a New Zealand rugby union coach best known for serving as head coach of the All Blacks national team.
  • E. Andrew D. Martin
    Andrew D. Martin is an American political scientist and academic administrator who serves as the chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis.
  • 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_69a885ea86308190998f6bc14bb91f8e completed March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a90816b5e88190aa92a8558e35744b completed March 5, 2026, 4:35 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad68079e448190b71c2cd194abeb86 completed March 8, 2026, 12:13 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad68b5e934819086a8383b4f0b8ab5 completed March 8, 2026, 12:16 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad691acb8481908687f640e9f632ea completed March 8, 2026, 12:18 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:26 p.m.