Triple

T17275575
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Mary Shaw E419382 entity
Predicate positionHeld P8 FINISHED
Object Alan J. Perlis University Professor of Computer Science
The Alan J. Perlis University Professor of Computer Science is a distinguished endowed professorship at Carnegie Mellon University named in honor of pioneering computer scientist Alan J. Perlis.
E1260745 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 J. Perlis University Professor of Computer Science | Statement: [Mary Shaw, positionHeld, Alan J. Perlis University Professor of Computer Science]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alan J. Perlis University Professor of Computer Science
Context triple: [Mary Shaw, positionHeld, Alan J. Perlis University Professor of Computer Science]
  • A. Stanford W. Ascherman Professor of Computer Science
    The Stanford W. Ascherman Professor of Computer Science is a prestigious endowed chair at Stanford University’s Computer Science Department, held by leading scholars such as database theorist Jeffrey D. Ullman.
  • B. Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science
    The Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science is a prestigious endowed chair at Harvard University’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, held by distinguished faculty in the field of computer science.
  • C. T. Jefferson Coolidge Professor of Computer Science
    The T. Jefferson Coolidge Professor of Computer Science is a prestigious endowed chair at Harvard University’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, held by leading researchers in theoretical computer science.
  • D. Allen B. Cutting Professor of Computer Science at Harvard University
    The Allen B. Cutting Professor of Computer Science at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed faculty chair in Harvard's computer science department, once held by programming languages and security researcher Greg Morrisett.
  • E. William Norris Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
    The William Norris Professor of Computer Science and Engineering is a distinguished endowed faculty chair recognizing exceptional scholarship and leadership in the field of computer science and engineering.
  • 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 J. Perlis University Professor of Computer Science
Triple: [Mary Shaw, positionHeld, Alan J. Perlis University Professor of Computer Science]
Generated description
The Alan J. Perlis University Professor of Computer Science is a distinguished endowed professorship at Carnegie Mellon University named in honor of pioneering computer scientist Alan J. Perlis.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alan J. Perlis University Professor of Computer Science
Target entity description: The Alan J. Perlis University Professor of Computer Science is a distinguished endowed professorship at Carnegie Mellon University named in honor of pioneering computer scientist Alan J. Perlis.
  • A. Stanford W. Ascherman Professor of Computer Science
    The Stanford W. Ascherman Professor of Computer Science is a prestigious endowed chair at Stanford University’s Computer Science Department, held by leading scholars such as database theorist Jeffrey D. Ullman.
  • B. Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science
    The Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science is a prestigious endowed chair at Harvard University’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, held by distinguished faculty in the field of computer science.
  • C. T. Jefferson Coolidge Professor of Computer Science
    The T. Jefferson Coolidge Professor of Computer Science is a prestigious endowed chair at Harvard University’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, held by leading researchers in theoretical computer science.
  • D. Allen B. Cutting Professor of Computer Science at Harvard University
    The Allen B. Cutting Professor of Computer Science at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed faculty chair in Harvard's computer science department, once held by programming languages and security researcher Greg Morrisett.
  • E. William Norris Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
    The William Norris Professor of Computer Science and Engineering is a distinguished endowed faculty chair recognizing exceptional scholarship and leadership in the field of computer science and engineering.
  • 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_69d886da626481908a14ce7830329a35 completed April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e4332625c48190a25bf51543d797c3 completed April 19, 2026, 1:43 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a01794f6cf481909d76e3d61f9888c5 completed May 11, 2026, 6:38 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a017b5abdc481909832a6e46d21b34b completed May 11, 2026, 6:46 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a017bcf8a6081908922f5ef2673abae completed May 11, 2026, 6:48 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:40 a.m.