faculty member, Department of Computer Science, University of Rochester
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Dana Ballard is a prominent computer scientist known for his pioneering work in computer vision, computational neuroscience, and cognitive science.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18200454 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: faculty member, Department of Computer Science, University of Rochester Context triple: [Dana Ballard, positionHeld, faculty member, Department of Computer Science, University of Rochester]
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Kenan Professor of Computer Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The Kenan Professor of Computer Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a distinguished endowed faculty chair in the university’s computer science department, historically held by influential computer scientist Fred Brooks.
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Department of Computer Science, Rutgers University
The Department of Computer Science at Rutgers University is a major academic unit known for its research and education in areas such as algorithms, artificial intelligence, systems, and data science.
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Computer Science Department, Carnegie Mellon University
The Computer Science Department at Carnegie Mellon University is a core academic unit renowned for pioneering research and education in computer science within CMU’s School of Computer Science.
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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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Department of Computer Science, Columbia University
The Department of Computer Science at Columbia University is a leading academic and research institution known for its contributions to theoretical computer science, systems, artificial intelligence, and interdisciplinary computing.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: faculty member, Department of Computer Science, University of Rochester Target entity description: Dana Ballard is a prominent computer scientist known for his pioneering work in computer vision, computational neuroscience, and cognitive science.
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Kenan Professor of Computer Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The Kenan Professor of Computer Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a distinguished endowed faculty chair in the university’s computer science department, historically held by influential computer scientist Fred Brooks.
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Department of Computer Science, Rutgers University
The Department of Computer Science at Rutgers University is a major academic unit known for its research and education in areas such as algorithms, artificial intelligence, systems, and data science.
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Computer Science Department, Carnegie Mellon University
The Computer Science Department at Carnegie Mellon University is a core academic unit renowned for pioneering research and education in computer science within CMU’s School of Computer Science.
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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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Department of Computer Science, Columbia University
The Department of Computer Science at Columbia University is a leading academic and research institution known for its contributions to theoretical computer science, systems, artificial intelligence, and interdisciplinary computing.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Dana Ballard
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faculty member, Department of Computer Science, University of Rochester
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