Triple

T8852554
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Adam Tickell E210671 entity
Predicate positionHeld P8 FINISHED
Object Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham
The Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham is a senior academic leader responsible for overseeing key strategic areas of the university’s research, teaching, or institutional development.
E764047 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 the University of Birmingham | Statement: [Adam Tickell, positionHeld, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham
Context triple: [Adam Tickell, positionHeld, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham]
  • A. Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham
    The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for its overall strategic direction, management, and representation.
  • B. Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost of the University of Warwick
    The Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost of the University of Warwick is a senior academic leader responsible for overseeing the university’s academic strategy, research, and teaching activities.
  • C. Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield
    The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for its overall strategic direction, management, and external representation.
  • D. 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.
  • E. Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leeds
    The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leeds is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for its overall strategic direction, management, and representation.
  • 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 the University of Birmingham
Triple: [Adam Tickell, positionHeld, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham]
Generated description
The Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham is a senior academic leader responsible for overseeing key strategic areas of the university’s research, teaching, or institutional development.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham
Target entity description: The Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham is a senior academic leader responsible for overseeing key strategic areas of the university’s research, teaching, or institutional development.
  • A. Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham
    The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for its overall strategic direction, management, and representation.
  • B. Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost of the University of Warwick
    The Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost of the University of Warwick is a senior academic leader responsible for overseeing the university’s academic strategy, research, and teaching activities.
  • C. Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield
    The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for its overall strategic direction, management, and external representation.
  • D. 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.
  • E. Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leeds
    The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leeds is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for its overall strategic direction, management, and representation.
  • 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_69ca838a424c8190b1ecac115c2927e7 completed March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc60c3c5548190926e374bbe592180 completed April 1, 2026, 12:03 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cfab8911c8819083f5caa318071720 completed April 3, 2026, 11:59 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cfac76d0f8819090c2bff520db52f4 completed April 3, 2026, 12:03 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cfad04e514819084bf30b8f026c031 completed April 3, 2026, 12:05 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:49 p.m.