Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering
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The Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering is the engineering school of San Jose State University, known for its strong industry partnerships and programs aligned with Silicon Valley’s technology sector.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1224405 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering Context triple: [San Jose State University, hasCollege, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering]
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A.
Grainger College of Engineering
Grainger College of Engineering is the engineering school of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, renowned for its strong programs in engineering, computer science, and technology research.
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B.
Shiley School of Engineering
Shiley School of Engineering is the University of Portland’s engineering college, offering undergraduate and graduate programs in fields such as civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering.
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C.
Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering is the University of Florida’s flagship engineering school, known for its research-intensive programs and contributions to innovation and technology.
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D.
William States Lee College of Engineering
William States Lee College of Engineering is the engineering school of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, offering a range of undergraduate and graduate programs in engineering and engineering technology.
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E.
McKelvey School of Engineering
The McKelvey School of Engineering is the engineering school of Washington University in St. Louis, known for its research-intensive programs in areas such as biomedical engineering, computer science, and materials science.
- 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: Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering Target entity description: The Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering is the engineering school of San Jose State University, known for its strong industry partnerships and programs aligned with Silicon Valley’s technology sector.
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A.
Grainger College of Engineering
Grainger College of Engineering is the engineering school of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, renowned for its strong programs in engineering, computer science, and technology research.
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B.
Shiley School of Engineering
Shiley School of Engineering is the University of Portland’s engineering college, offering undergraduate and graduate programs in fields such as civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering.
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C.
Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering is the University of Florida’s flagship engineering school, known for its research-intensive programs and contributions to innovation and technology.
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D.
William States Lee College of Engineering
William States Lee College of Engineering is the engineering school of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, offering a range of undergraduate and graduate programs in engineering and engineering technology.
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E.
McKelvey School of Engineering
The McKelvey School of Engineering is the engineering school of Washington University in St. Louis, known for its research-intensive programs in areas such as biomedical engineering, computer science, and materials science.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic division
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college of San José State University ⓘ engineering college ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
aerospace engineering
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biomedical engineering ⓘ civil engineering ⓘ computer engineering ⓘ electrical engineering ⓘ engineering ⓘ industrial and systems engineering ⓘ mechanical engineering ⓘ software engineering ⓘ |
| affiliation | California State University system ⓘ |
| campus | San José State University main campus ⓘ |
| city |
San Jose
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surface form:
San José
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| collaboratesWith | technology companies in Silicon Valley ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| educationLevel | tertiary education ⓘ |
| emphasis |
hands-on engineering education
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industry-relevant curriculum ⓘ |
| focusArea |
Silicon Valley
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surface form:
Silicon Valley technology sector
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| hasFocus | applied engineering and technology ⓘ |
| hasStudentBodyType | primarily engineering majors ⓘ |
| hasType | college of engineering ⓘ |
| knownFor |
close ties to local technology companies
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programs aligned with Silicon Valley industry needs ⓘ strong industry partnerships ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
San Jose ⓘ
surface form:
San José, California
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| name | Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering self-link ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Charles W. Davidson ⓘ |
| offers | internship opportunities with local tech firms ⓘ |
| offersDegree |
Bachelor of Science in Engineering
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Master of Science in Engineering ⓘ engineering-related graduate degrees ⓘ |
| offersProgramType |
graduate engineering programs
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undergraduate engineering programs ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
San Jose State University
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surface form:
San José State University
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| partOf |
San Jose State University
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surface form:
San José State University
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| region | San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| regionServed | Silicon Valley ⓘ |
| sector | public higher education ⓘ |
| shortName |
San Jose State University
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surface form:
SJSU College of Engineering
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| state |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering Description of subject: The Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering is the engineering school of San Jose State University, known for its strong industry partnerships and programs aligned with Silicon Valley’s technology sector.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering
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name
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Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering
self-link
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