Triple
T645067
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Faculty of Engineering, McGill University |
E11222
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasDepartment |
P35
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
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.
|
E80618
|
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 | Statement: [Faculty of Engineering, McGill University, hasDepartment, Department of Mechanical Engineering]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Mechanical Engineering Context triple: [Faculty of Engineering, McGill University, hasDepartment, Department of Mechanical Engineering]
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A.
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.
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B.
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.
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C.
School of Mechanical Science and Engineering
The School of Mechanical Science and Engineering is a major academic unit of Huazhong University of Science and Technology specializing in mechanical engineering education and research.
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D.
Department of Aerospace Engineering
The Department of Aerospace Engineering is an academic unit specializing in the study and research of aircraft, spacecraft, and related technologies within the Grainger College of Engineering.
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E.
Department of Chemical Engineering
The Department of Chemical Engineering is an academic unit within the University of Havana’s Faculty of Chemistry dedicated to education and research in chemical process and engineering sciences.
- 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 Triple: [Faculty of Engineering, McGill University, hasDepartment, Department of Mechanical Engineering]
Generated description
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.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Mechanical Engineering Target entity description: 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.
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A.
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.
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B.
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.
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C.
School of Mechanical Science and Engineering
The School of Mechanical Science and Engineering is a major academic unit of Huazhong University of Science and Technology specializing in mechanical engineering education and research.
-
D.
Department of Aerospace Engineering
The Department of Aerospace Engineering is an academic unit specializing in the study and research of aircraft, spacecraft, and related technologies within the Grainger College of Engineering.
-
E.
Department of Chemical Engineering
The Department of Chemical Engineering is an academic unit within the University of Havana’s Faculty of Chemistry dedicated to education and research in chemical process and engineering sciences.
- 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_69a493266a2881909daf4c40f719dee8 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a49f19f9a08190b0bf6e19b32427ff |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:18 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a57b5825a08190a528cc2034f2892f |
completed | March 2, 2026, 11:58 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a57dbf6b1c8190981f9d85f721a7db |
completed | March 2, 2026, 12:08 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a57e2762908190957f71686d107483 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 12:10 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:36 p.m.