Triple
T5078380
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sir Gerry McCormac |
E114453
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Ulster University
The Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Ulster University is a senior academic leader responsible for helping to shape and implement the university’s strategic, educational, and research priorities.
|
E491740
|
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: Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Ulster University | Statement: [Sir Gerry McCormac, positionHeld, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Ulster University]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Ulster University Context triple: [Sir Gerry McCormac, positionHeld, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Ulster University]
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A.
Vice-Chancellor of Newcastle University
The Vice-Chancellor of Newcastle University is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for its strategic direction, management, and overall performance.
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B.
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde is the chief executive and academic leader of the university, responsible for its strategic direction, management, and overall performance.
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C.
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for overall strategic direction, management, and day-to-day operations.
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D.
Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster University
The Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster University is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for its strategic direction, management, and overall performance.
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E.
Vice-Chancellor of Manchester Metropolitan University
The Vice-Chancellor of Manchester Metropolitan University is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for its strategic direction, management, and overall performance.
- 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: Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Ulster University Triple: [Sir Gerry McCormac, positionHeld, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Ulster University]
Generated description
The Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Ulster University is a senior academic leader responsible for helping to shape and implement the university’s strategic, educational, and research priorities.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Ulster University Target entity description: The Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Ulster University is a senior academic leader responsible for helping to shape and implement the university’s strategic, educational, and research priorities.
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A.
Vice-Chancellor of Newcastle University
The Vice-Chancellor of Newcastle University is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for its strategic direction, management, and overall performance.
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B.
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde is the chief executive and academic leader of the university, responsible for its strategic direction, management, and overall performance.
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C.
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for overall strategic direction, management, and day-to-day operations.
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D.
Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster University
The Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster University is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for its strategic direction, management, and overall performance.
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E.
Vice-Chancellor of Manchester Metropolitan University
The Vice-Chancellor of Manchester Metropolitan University is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for its strategic direction, management, and overall performance.
- 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_69bd443dbf908190a9401e9c2dc7bd7d |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:57 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd74f75cf0819088be9e076eaf3168 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:25 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69beb12bd7288190b66ac606aebcabca |
completed | March 21, 2026, 2:54 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69beb19325fc8190b768b8bd27eb0d7c |
completed | March 21, 2026, 2:56 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69beb23f789c8190811ee9e43327196c |
completed | March 21, 2026, 2:59 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:39 p.m.