Norman I. Badler
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Norman I. Badler is an American computer scientist known for his pioneering work in computer graphics, human modeling, and animation, and for his long tenure as a professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
All labels observed (1)
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| Norman I. Badler canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1547122 — 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: Norman I. Badler Context triple: [Steven K. Feiner, hasAcademicAdvisor, Norman I. Badler]
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A.
Guy Lewis
Guy Lewis was a Hall of Fame American college basketball coach best known for building the University of Houston into a national powerhouse and popularizing the high-flying "Phi Slama Jama" teams of the 1980s.
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B.
Sheldon Leonard
Sheldon Leonard was an influential American actor, director, and television producer best known for shaping classic TV comedies in the 1950s and 1960s.
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C.
Sid Caesar
Sid Caesar was an influential American comic actor and television pioneer best known for his groundbreaking 1950s sketch comedy series "Your Show of Shows."
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D.
Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks is an American filmmaker, comedian, actor, and composer renowned for his satirical parodies and classic comedies such as "Blazing Saddles," "Young Frankenstein," and "The Producers."
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E.
Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis was an American comedian, actor, and filmmaker renowned for his slapstick humor, influential film comedies, and long-running partnership with Dean Martin.
- 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: Norman I. Badler Target entity description: Norman I. Badler is an American computer scientist known for his pioneering work in computer graphics, human modeling, and animation, and for his long tenure as a professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
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A.
Guy Lewis
Guy Lewis was a Hall of Fame American college basketball coach best known for building the University of Houston into a national powerhouse and popularizing the high-flying "Phi Slama Jama" teams of the 1980s.
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B.
Sheldon Leonard
Sheldon Leonard was an influential American actor, director, and television producer best known for shaping classic TV comedies in the 1950s and 1960s.
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C.
Sid Caesar
Sid Caesar was an influential American comic actor and television pioneer best known for his groundbreaking 1950s sketch comedy series "Your Show of Shows."
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D.
Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks is an American filmmaker, comedian, actor, and composer renowned for his satirical parodies and classic comedies such as "Blazing Saddles," "Young Frankenstein," and "The Producers."
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E.
Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis was an American comedian, actor, and filmmaker renowned for his slapstick humor, influential film comedies, and long-running partnership with Dean Martin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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computer scientist ⓘ human ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of California, Berkeley
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University of Toronto ⓘ |
| employer | University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
computer animation
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computer graphics ⓘ human modeling ⓘ |
| genre | scientific research ⓘ |
| knownFor |
pioneering work in computer animation
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pioneering work in computer graphics ⓘ pioneering work in human modeling ⓘ research on embodied agents ⓘ research on human figure animation ⓘ research on human–computer interaction involving animated agents ⓘ research on virtual humans ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Association for Computing Machinery
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IEEE Computer Society ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of human modeling and simulation techniques
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research on parameterized human motion ⓘ work on behavioral animation of virtual humans ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director of the Center for Human Modeling and Simulation at the University of Pennsylvania
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Professor of Computer and Information Science at the University of Pennsylvania ⓘ Rachleff Family Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science at the University of Pennsylvania ⓘ Vice Dean for Education in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| workLocation | Philadelphia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Norman I. Badler Description of subject: Norman I. Badler is an American computer scientist known for his pioneering work in computer graphics, human modeling, and animation, and for his long tenure as a professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
Referenced by (1)
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