Triple

T2089998
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Andrea Prosperetti E32645 entity
Predicate positionHeld P8 FINISHED
Object Lois and Willard Mackey Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University
The Lois and Willard Mackey Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University is an endowed faculty chair held by fluid dynamics expert Andrea Prosperetti.
E231140 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: Lois and Willard Mackey Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University | Statement: [Andrea Prosperetti, positionHeld, Lois and Willard Mackey Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lois and Willard Mackey Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University
Context triple: [Andrea Prosperetti, positionHeld, Lois and Willard Mackey Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University]
  • A. Herbert S. Winokur Jr. Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University
    The Herbert S. Winokur Jr. Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, held by a leading scholar recognized for outstanding contributions to research and education in engineering and applied sciences.
  • B. Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics, MIT
    The Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the MIT Department of Physics, held by distinguished physicists recognized for their significant contributions to the field.
  • C. Hitachi America Professor of Engineering, Emeritus
    Hitachi America Professor of Engineering, Emeritus is an endowed emeritus professorship in engineering at Stanford University held by distinguished scholar Thomas Kailath.
  • D. Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an academic position held by faculty members who teach, conduct research, and contribute to scholarship at the renowned science and engineering-focused university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  • E. Institute Professor at MIT
    Institute Professor at MIT is the highest faculty rank at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, reserved for a small number of exceptionally distinguished scholars recognized for outstanding contributions to their fields.
  • 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: Lois and Willard Mackey Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University
Triple: [Andrea Prosperetti, positionHeld, Lois and Willard Mackey Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University]
Generated description
The Lois and Willard Mackey Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University is an endowed faculty chair held by fluid dynamics expert Andrea Prosperetti.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lois and Willard Mackey Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University
Target entity description: The Lois and Willard Mackey Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University is an endowed faculty chair held by fluid dynamics expert Andrea Prosperetti.
  • A. Herbert S. Winokur Jr. Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University
    The Herbert S. Winokur Jr. Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, held by a leading scholar recognized for outstanding contributions to research and education in engineering and applied sciences.
  • B. Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics, MIT
    The Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the MIT Department of Physics, held by distinguished physicists recognized for their significant contributions to the field.
  • C. Hitachi America Professor of Engineering, Emeritus
    Hitachi America Professor of Engineering, Emeritus is an endowed emeritus professorship in engineering at Stanford University held by distinguished scholar Thomas Kailath.
  • D. Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an academic position held by faculty members who teach, conduct research, and contribute to scholarship at the renowned science and engineering-focused university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  • E. Institute Professor at MIT
    Institute Professor at MIT is the highest faculty rank at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, reserved for a small number of exceptionally distinguished scholars recognized for outstanding contributions to their fields.
  • 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_69a885eba0708190999696a45cbec816 completed March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abba730a5c8190a85be72149574d79 completed March 7, 2026, 5:41 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae2744d8108190b551a970956914c4 completed March 9, 2026, 1:49 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae27c0cc40819093dcbcb34e12ada2 completed March 9, 2026, 1:52 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae2819ec2481908652e9165d1a6636 completed March 9, 2026, 1:53 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:43 p.m.