Triple

T18200454
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Dana Ballard E435766 entity
Predicate positionHeld P8 FINISHED
Object faculty member, Department of Computer Science, University of Rochester — NE NERFINISHED

How this triple was built (3 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: faculty member, Department of Computer Science, University of Rochester | Statement: [Dana Ballard, positionHeld, faculty member, Department of Computer Science, University of Rochester]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: faculty member, Department of Computer Science, University of Rochester
Context triple: [Dana Ballard, positionHeld, faculty member, Department of Computer Science, University of Rochester]
  • A. Kenan Professor of Computer Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    The Kenan Professor of Computer Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a distinguished endowed faculty chair in the university’s computer science department, historically held by influential computer scientist Fred Brooks.
  • B. Department of Computer Science, Rutgers University
    The Department of Computer Science at Rutgers University is a major academic unit known for its research and education in areas such as algorithms, artificial intelligence, systems, and data science.
  • C. Computer Science Department, Carnegie Mellon University
    The Computer Science Department at Carnegie Mellon University is a core academic unit renowned for pioneering research and education in computer science within CMU’s School of Computer Science.
  • D. 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.
  • E. Department of Computer Science, Columbia University
    The Department of Computer Science at Columbia University is a leading academic and research institution known for its contributions to theoretical computer science, systems, artificial intelligence, and interdisciplinary computing.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: faculty member, Department of Computer Science, University of Rochester
Target entity description: Dana Ballard is a prominent computer scientist known for his pioneering work in computer vision, computational neuroscience, and cognitive science.
  • A. Kenan Professor of Computer Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    The Kenan Professor of Computer Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a distinguished endowed faculty chair in the university’s computer science department, historically held by influential computer scientist Fred Brooks.
  • B. Department of Computer Science, Rutgers University
    The Department of Computer Science at Rutgers University is a major academic unit known for its research and education in areas such as algorithms, artificial intelligence, systems, and data science.
  • C. Computer Science Department, Carnegie Mellon University
    The Computer Science Department at Carnegie Mellon University is a core academic unit renowned for pioneering research and education in computer science within CMU’s School of Computer Science.
  • D. 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.
  • E. Department of Computer Science, Columbia University
    The Department of Computer Science at Columbia University is a leading academic and research institution known for its contributions to theoretical computer science, systems, artificial intelligence, and interdisciplinary computing.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (2 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_69d8b90dba6481908e119eb9aa4ca0cb completed April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e4e0d610f88190b4f69b1c433ea6b1 completed April 19, 2026, 2:04 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:31 a.m.