Triple

T7421049
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Steven A. Coons Award E171245 entity
Predicate hasRecipient P108 FINISHED
Object Thomas W. Sederberg
Thomas W. Sederberg is a computer scientist and pioneer in geometric modeling and computer-aided design, known for his influential work on spline and subdivision surfaces.
 E662799 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: Thomas W. Sederberg | Statement: [Steven A. Coons Award, hasRecipient, Thomas W. Sederberg]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Thomas W. Sederberg
Context triple: [Steven A. Coons Award, hasRecipient, Thomas W. Sederberg]
  • A. Leon J. Osterweil
    Leon J. Osterweil is a prominent computer scientist known for his influential contributions to software engineering, particularly in software process modeling and analysis.
  • B. John Knill
    John Knill is a distinguished geologist recognized for his significant contributions to the field, as evidenced by honors such as the William Smith Medal.
  • C. Robert Scheifler
    Robert Scheifler is a computer scientist best known for leading the development of the X Window System at MIT.
  • D. David M. Brown
    David M. Brown was a U.S. Navy captain and NASA astronaut who served as a mission specialist on the ill-fated Space Shuttle Columbia STS-107 mission.
  • E. Larry L. Peterson
    Larry L. Peterson is a prominent computer scientist known for his influential research and leadership in computer networking and distributed systems.
  • 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: Thomas W. Sederberg
Triple: [Steven A. Coons Award, hasRecipient, Thomas W. Sederberg]
Generated description
Thomas W. Sederberg is a computer scientist and pioneer in geometric modeling and computer-aided design, known for his influential work on spline and subdivision surfaces.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Thomas W. Sederberg
Target entity description: Thomas W. Sederberg is a computer scientist and pioneer in geometric modeling and computer-aided design, known for his influential work on spline and subdivision surfaces.
  • A. Leon J. Osterweil
    Leon J. Osterweil is a prominent computer scientist known for his influential contributions to software engineering, particularly in software process modeling and analysis.
  • B. John Knill
    John Knill is a distinguished geologist recognized for his significant contributions to the field, as evidenced by honors such as the William Smith Medal.
  • C. Robert Scheifler
    Robert Scheifler is a computer scientist best known for leading the development of the X Window System at MIT.
  • D. David M. Brown
    David M. Brown was a U.S. Navy captain and NASA astronaut who served as a mission specialist on the ill-fated Space Shuttle Columbia STS-107 mission.
  • E. Larry L. Peterson
    Larry L. Peterson is a prominent computer scientist known for his influential research and leadership in computer networking and distributed systems.
  • 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_69c68a625d048190af70eb8b63bec5a0 completed March 27, 2026, 1:47 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6f2ebc520819087cfc2eb9dda0e17 completed March 27, 2026, 9:13 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c81ef7fc808190a564ab4d9d97ab37 completed March 28, 2026, 6:33 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c81f9b565881909bebcc3112037f52 completed March 28, 2026, 6:36 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c8207912f4819086e99ed441bee805 completed March 28, 2026, 6:39 p.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:11 p.m.