Triple
T7292712
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alan S. Willsky |
E164436
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Edwin Sibley Webster Professor of Electrical Engineering
The Edwin Sibley Webster Professor of Electrical Engineering is a distinguished endowed chair at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology recognizing exceptional scholarship and leadership in electrical engineering.
|
E656014
|
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: Edwin Sibley Webster Professor of Electrical Engineering | Statement: [Alan S. Willsky, positionHeld, Edwin Sibley Webster Professor of Electrical Engineering]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edwin Sibley Webster Professor of Electrical Engineering Context triple: [Alan S. Willsky, positionHeld, Edwin Sibley Webster Professor of Electrical Engineering]
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A.
Walter P. Murphy Professor of Mechanical Engineering
The Walter P. Murphy Professor of Mechanical Engineering is a distinguished endowed professorship in mechanical engineering at Northwestern University, recognizing exceptional achievement in research and teaching.
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B.
Eugene Higgins Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
The Eugene Higgins Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering is a prestigious endowed chair at Princeton University held by leading scholars in fluid mechanics and related fields.
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C.
Chevron Professor of Chemical Engineering
The Chevron Professor of Chemical Engineering is a distinguished endowed faculty chair in chemical engineering, typically held by a leading researcher recognized for significant contributions to the field.
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D.
Stanford W. Ascherman Professor of Computer Science
The Stanford W. Ascherman Professor of Computer Science is a prestigious endowed chair at Stanford University’s Computer Science Department, held by leading scholars such as database theorist Jeffrey D. Ullman.
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E.
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.
- 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: Edwin Sibley Webster Professor of Electrical Engineering Triple: [Alan S. Willsky, positionHeld, Edwin Sibley Webster Professor of Electrical Engineering]
Generated description
The Edwin Sibley Webster Professor of Electrical Engineering is a distinguished endowed chair at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology recognizing exceptional scholarship and leadership in electrical engineering.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edwin Sibley Webster Professor of Electrical Engineering Target entity description: The Edwin Sibley Webster Professor of Electrical Engineering is a distinguished endowed chair at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology recognizing exceptional scholarship and leadership in electrical engineering.
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A.
Walter P. Murphy Professor of Mechanical Engineering
The Walter P. Murphy Professor of Mechanical Engineering is a distinguished endowed professorship in mechanical engineering at Northwestern University, recognizing exceptional achievement in research and teaching.
-
B.
Eugene Higgins Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
The Eugene Higgins Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering is a prestigious endowed chair at Princeton University held by leading scholars in fluid mechanics and related fields.
-
C.
Chevron Professor of Chemical Engineering
The Chevron Professor of Chemical Engineering is a distinguished endowed faculty chair in chemical engineering, typically held by a leading researcher recognized for significant contributions to the field.
-
D.
Stanford W. Ascherman Professor of Computer Science
The Stanford W. Ascherman Professor of Computer Science is a prestigious endowed chair at Stanford University’s Computer Science Department, held by leading scholars such as database theorist Jeffrey D. Ullman.
-
E.
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.
- 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_69c6887a499881909dd23341399c59d8 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6eb6fc5788190b1b339d051f93c22 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:41 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7e53faa0481909758a7366cbbe99f |
completed | March 28, 2026, 2:27 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c7e68e8cc08190b21a9d095bb96394 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 2:32 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c7e76f3cd88190957e096c81e6e803 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 2:36 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3 p.m.