Triple
T8874927
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ira G. Needles |
E211250
|
entity |
| Predicate | memberOf |
P10
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Board of Governors of the University of Waterloo
The Board of Governors of the University of Waterloo is the university’s senior governing body responsible for overseeing its strategic direction, finances, and overall administration.
|
E762483
|
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: Board of Governors of the University of Waterloo | Statement: [Ira G. Needles, memberOf, Board of Governors of the University of Waterloo]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Board of Governors of the University of Waterloo Context triple: [Ira G. Needles, memberOf, Board of Governors of the University of Waterloo]
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A.
University of Waterloo Senate
The University of Waterloo Senate is the university’s chief academic governing body, responsible for overseeing academic policy, programs, and standards across its faculties and schools.
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B.
Faculty of Engineering, University of Waterloo
The Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo is a leading Canadian engineering school renowned for its strong co-op programs, innovative research, and close ties to industry and entrepreneurship.
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C.
University of Waterloo
The University of Waterloo is a leading Canadian public research university renowned for its cooperative education programs and strengths in engineering, computer science, and innovation.
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D.
Governing Council of the University of Toronto
The Governing Council of the University of Toronto is the university’s highest decision‑making body, responsible for overseeing its overall governance, policies, and strategic direction across all campuses.
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E.
Board of Governors of McMaster University
The Board of Governors of McMaster University is the institution’s senior governing body responsible for overseeing its strategic direction, finances, and overall administration.
- 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: Board of Governors of the University of Waterloo Triple: [Ira G. Needles, memberOf, Board of Governors of the University of Waterloo]
Generated description
The Board of Governors of the University of Waterloo is the university’s senior governing body responsible for overseeing its strategic direction, finances, and overall administration.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Board of Governors of the University of Waterloo Target entity description: The Board of Governors of the University of Waterloo is the university’s senior governing body responsible for overseeing its strategic direction, finances, and overall administration.
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A.
University of Waterloo Senate
The University of Waterloo Senate is the university’s chief academic governing body, responsible for overseeing academic policy, programs, and standards across its faculties and schools.
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B.
Faculty of Engineering, University of Waterloo
The Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo is a leading Canadian engineering school renowned for its strong co-op programs, innovative research, and close ties to industry and entrepreneurship.
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C.
University of Waterloo
The University of Waterloo is a leading Canadian public research university renowned for its cooperative education programs and strengths in engineering, computer science, and innovation.
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D.
Governing Council of the University of Toronto
The Governing Council of the University of Toronto is the university’s highest decision‑making body, responsible for overseeing its overall governance, policies, and strategic direction across all campuses.
-
E.
Board of Governors of McMaster University
The Board of Governors of McMaster University is the institution’s senior governing body responsible for overseeing its strategic direction, finances, and overall administration.
- 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_69ca838e78748190934d82db3104f855 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc614565788190aa14535760df88c8 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:05 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cfa0f9714c8190909587eecbb10e1a |
completed | April 3, 2026, 11:14 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cfa180c9048190b59e6b8437886ac9 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 11:16 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cfa26bf1fc8190971295d9562fe8f6 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 11:20 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:52 p.m.