Masao Iri
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Masao Iri was a Japanese mathematician known for his contributions to numerical analysis and combinatorial optimization, and for mentoring influential computer scientists.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Masao Iri canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2739072 — 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: Masao Iri Context triple: [Takeo Kanade, doctoralAdvisor, Masao Iri]
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A.
Toshihide
Toshihide is a Japanese given name most notably borne by Nobel Prize–winning theoretical physicist Toshihide Maskawa.
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B.
Yoshihiko Miyauchi
Yoshihiko Miyauchi is a Japanese businessman best known for building Orix Corporation into a major global financial services group and serving as its long-time leader.
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C.
Hara Takashi
Hara Takashi was a Japanese politician who became the first commoner to serve as Prime Minister of Japan during the early Taishō period.
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D.
Yamaguchi Naoyoshi
Yamaguchi Naoyoshi was a Japanese statesman of the early Meiji era who took part in Japan’s modernization efforts, including its landmark diplomatic and study tour abroad.
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E.
Nobutaka Machimura
Nobutaka Machimura was a prominent Japanese Liberal Democratic Party politician who held key cabinet posts, including Minister for Foreign Affairs and Chief Cabinet Secretary, and served as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
- 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: Masao Iri Target entity description: Masao Iri was a Japanese mathematician known for his contributions to numerical analysis and combinatorial optimization, and for mentoring influential computer scientists.
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A.
Toshihide
Toshihide is a Japanese given name most notably borne by Nobel Prize–winning theoretical physicist Toshihide Maskawa.
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B.
Yoshihiko Miyauchi
Yoshihiko Miyauchi is a Japanese businessman best known for building Orix Corporation into a major global financial services group and serving as its long-time leader.
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C.
Hara Takashi
Hara Takashi was a Japanese politician who became the first commoner to serve as Prime Minister of Japan during the early Taishō period.
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D.
Yamaguchi Naoyoshi
Yamaguchi Naoyoshi was a Japanese statesman of the early Meiji era who took part in Japan’s modernization efforts, including its landmark diplomatic and study tour abroad.
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E.
Nobutaka Machimura
Nobutaka Machimura was a prominent Japanese Liberal Democratic Party politician who held key cabinet posts, including Minister for Foreign Affairs and Chief Cabinet Secretary, and served as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese mathematician
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | applied mathematics ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
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surface form:
Faculty of Engineering, University of Tokyo
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| areaOfInfluence |
Japanese computer science community
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graph algorithms ⓘ optimization theory ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of algorithms in combinatorial optimization
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development of algorithms in numerical analysis ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| employer | University of Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
combinatorial optimization
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computer science ⓘ mathematics ⓘ numerical analysis ⓘ operations research ⓘ |
| genre | scientific literature ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
research in combinatorial optimization in Japan
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research in graph algorithms in Japan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to combinatorial optimization
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contributions to numerical analysis ⓘ mentoring influential computer scientists ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Japanese ⓘ |
| name | Masao Iri self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| nativeName | 伊理正夫 ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Hiroshi Nagamochi
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Takao Nishizeki ⓘ other influential Japanese computer scientists ⓘ |
| occupation |
mathematician
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university professor ⓘ |
| workLocation | Tokyo ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Masao Iri Description of subject: Masao Iri was a Japanese mathematician known for his contributions to numerical analysis and combinatorial optimization, and for mentoring influential computer scientists.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.