Triple

T4099062
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Faculty of Engineering, University of Sheffield E87893 entity
Predicate hasPart P35 FINISHED
Object Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Sheffield is a leading UK academic department specializing in research and education across core and advanced areas of mechanical engineering.
E412746 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: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield | Statement: [Faculty of Engineering, University of Sheffield, hasPart, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield
Context triple: [Faculty of Engineering, University of Sheffield, hasPart, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield]
  • A. Institute of Mechanical Engineering
    The Institute of Mechanical Engineering is a specialized research and academic unit within Hanoi University of Science and Technology focused on advancing mechanical engineering science, technology, and training.
  • B. Department of Engineering, Lancaster University
    The Department of Engineering at Lancaster University is a multidisciplinary engineering school known for its research and teaching in areas such as mechanical, electronic, chemical, and nuclear engineering.
  • C. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Carnegie Mellon University)
    The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University is a leading academic and research unit known for its strengths in robotics, energy systems, advanced manufacturing, and computational engineering.
  • D. Department of Mechanical Engineering
    The Department of Mechanical Engineering at McGill University is an academic unit that offers education and conducts research in areas such as mechanics, materials, thermofluids, and design within the Faculty of Engineering.
  • E. Department of Mechanical Engineering
    The Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT is a leading academic and research department focused on advancing mechanical sciences, engineering design, and innovation across areas such as robotics, energy, manufacturing, and ocean 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: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield
Triple: [Faculty of Engineering, University of Sheffield, hasPart, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield]
Generated description
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Sheffield is a leading UK academic department specializing in research and education across core and advanced areas of mechanical engineering.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield
Target entity description: The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Sheffield is a leading UK academic department specializing in research and education across core and advanced areas of mechanical engineering.
  • A. Institute of Mechanical Engineering
    The Institute of Mechanical Engineering is a specialized research and academic unit within Hanoi University of Science and Technology focused on advancing mechanical engineering science, technology, and training.
  • B. Department of Engineering, Lancaster University
    The Department of Engineering at Lancaster University is a multidisciplinary engineering school known for its research and teaching in areas such as mechanical, electronic, chemical, and nuclear engineering.
  • C. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Carnegie Mellon University)
    The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University is a leading academic and research unit known for its strengths in robotics, energy systems, advanced manufacturing, and computational engineering.
  • D. Department of Mechanical Engineering
    The Department of Mechanical Engineering at McGill University is an academic unit that offers education and conducts research in areas such as mechanics, materials, thermofluids, and design within the Faculty of Engineering.
  • E. Department of Mechanical Engineering
    The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras is a leading academic and research department in India, known for its strong programs in mechanical design, manufacturing, thermal sciences, and related engineering 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_69aed94564cc8190a9c1457daedb6e7f completed March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aefd0bdea48190805a79515ee92709 completed March 9, 2026, 5:02 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b56b7585bc81909dc2c02e60a55def completed March 14, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b56c3a4b708190a55027fd3b2b76e0 completed March 14, 2026, 2:10 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b56cc5c704819083dac59bf7b3cb83 completed March 14, 2026, 2:12 p.m.
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:40 p.m.