Triple

T3500687

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering	`E73958`	entity
Predicate	locatedIn	`P40`	FINISHED
Object	Mechanical Engineering Building, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign The Mechanical Engineering Building at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is an academic facility that houses classrooms, laboratories, and offices for the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering.	`E364119`	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: Mechanical Engineering Building, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Statement: [Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, locatedIn, Mechanical Engineering Building, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Mechanical Engineering Building, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Context triple: [Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, locatedIn, Mechanical Engineering Building, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign]

A. Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
The Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology is a prominent interdisciplinary research center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, known for pioneering work at the intersection of engineering, physical sciences, and life sciences.
B. Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering
The Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering is an academic unit specializing in mechanical engineering and related disciplines within the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
C. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
The McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science is Northwestern University's engineering school, known for its interdisciplinary approach that integrates technical education with design, entrepreneurship, and the humanities.
D. Grainger College of Engineering
Grainger College of Engineering is the engineering school of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, renowned for its strong programs in engineering, computer science, and technology research.
E. Bechtel Engineering Center
Bechtel Engineering Center is a major academic and administrative hub for the College of Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, housing classrooms, labs, student services, and collaborative spaces.
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: Mechanical Engineering Building, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Triple: [Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, locatedIn, Mechanical Engineering Building, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign]

Generated description

The Mechanical Engineering Building at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is an academic facility that houses classrooms, laboratories, and offices for the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Mechanical Engineering Building, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Target entity description: The Mechanical Engineering Building at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is an academic facility that houses classrooms, laboratories, and offices for the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering.

A. Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
The Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology is a prominent interdisciplinary research center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, known for pioneering work at the intersection of engineering, physical sciences, and life sciences.
B. Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering
The Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering is an academic unit specializing in mechanical engineering and related disciplines within the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
C. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
The McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science is Northwestern University's engineering school, known for its interdisciplinary approach that integrates technical education with design, entrepreneurship, and the humanities.
D. Grainger College of Engineering
Grainger College of Engineering is the engineering school of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, renowned for its strong programs in engineering, computer science, and technology research.
E. Bechtel Engineering Center
Bechtel Engineering Center is a major academic and administrative hub for the College of Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, housing classrooms, labs, student services, and collaborative spaces.
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_69ad85cdb6e48190a335d412b9194ed8`	completed	March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69adbbd5fbe8819091b61fa8df355f0c`	completed	March 8, 2026, 6:11 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69b373d88dc08190a8508f990b01cf03`	completed	March 13, 2026, 2:18 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69b3779133788190a17b2d8a51587682`	completed	March 13, 2026, 2:33 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69b377facc048190849ccd4ddcd9b442`	completed	March 13, 2026, 2:35 a.m.

Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:18 p.m.