EPFL main campus in Ecublens-Lausanne
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The EPFL main campus in Ecublens-Lausanne is the principal site of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, a major Swiss research university known for cutting-edge science, engineering, and technology.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| EPFL Lausanne campus | 1 |
| EPFL campus | 1 |
| EPFL main campus | 1 |
| EPFL main campus in Ecublens-Lausanne canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5701542 — 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: EPFL main campus in Ecublens-Lausanne Context triple: [Rolex Learning Center, locatedOn, EPFL main campus in Ecublens-Lausanne]
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A.
EPFL Innovation Park
EPFL Innovation Park is a technology and innovation hub in Lausanne that hosts startups, research labs, and industry partners closely linked to the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne.
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B.
Institut International de Lancy Versoix campus
Institut International de Lancy Versoix campus is a branch of the private bilingual international school Institut International de Lancy, serving students in the Geneva region from its location in Versoix, Switzerland.
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C.
Vidy, Lausanne
Vidy is a lakeside district of Lausanne, Switzerland, known for its recreational areas, archaeological site, and role as a venue for major events such as Expo 64.
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D.
Berges du Rhône campus
Berges du Rhône campus is a central Lyon riverside campus of Lumière University Lyon 2, hosting a wide range of humanities and social science teaching and research activities.
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E.
EPFL Pavilions
EPFL Pavilions is EPFL’s art and science exhibition space in Lausanne, dedicated to immersive, research-driven installations that explore the intersections of technology, culture, and society.
- 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: EPFL main campus in Ecublens-Lausanne Target entity description: The EPFL main campus in Ecublens-Lausanne is the principal site of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, a major Swiss research university known for cutting-edge science, engineering, and technology.
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A.
EPFL Innovation Park
EPFL Innovation Park is a technology and innovation hub in Lausanne that hosts startups, research labs, and industry partners closely linked to the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne.
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B.
Institut International de Lancy Versoix campus
Institut International de Lancy Versoix campus is a branch of the private bilingual international school Institut International de Lancy, serving students in the Geneva region from its location in Versoix, Switzerland.
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C.
Vidy, Lausanne
Vidy is a lakeside district of Lausanne, Switzerland, known for its recreational areas, archaeological site, and role as a venue for major events such as Expo 64.
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D.
Berges du Rhône campus
Berges du Rhône campus is a central Lyon riverside campus of Lumière University Lyon 2, hosting a wide range of humanities and social science teaching and research activities.
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E.
EPFL Pavilions
EPFL Pavilions is EPFL’s art and science exhibition space in Lausanne, dedicated to immersive, research-driven installations that explore the intersections of technology, culture, and society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
EPFL campus
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university campus ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | University of Lausanne campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| hasAcademicFocus |
architecture
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computer science ⓘ digital humanities ⓘ engineering ⓘ life sciences ⓘ natural sciences ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
international community
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modern architecture ⓘ pedestrian-friendly layout ⓘ research-intensive environment ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
EPFL Innovation Park
NERFINISHED
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EPFL Library NERFINISHED ⓘ Rolex Learning Center NERFINISHED ⓘ art and exhibition spaces ⓘ bicycle infrastructure ⓘ cafeterias ⓘ clean rooms ⓘ computer clusters ⓘ conference centers ⓘ laboratory buildings ⓘ lecture halls ⓘ microengineering labs ⓘ parking structures ⓘ restaurants ⓘ sports center ⓘ startup incubators ⓘ student associations spaces ⓘ student housing ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
higher education
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innovation hub ⓘ scientific research ⓘ technology transfer ⓘ |
| hasTransportConnection |
EPFL metro station
NERFINISHED
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Lausanne Metro line M1 NERFINISHED ⓘ UNIL-Sorge metro station NERFINISHED ⓘ regional bus lines ⓘ |
| isMainCampusOf | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfEnvironment | French ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction |
English
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French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ecublens
NERFINISHED
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canton of Vaud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lausanne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | north shore of Lake Geneva ⓘ |
| operator | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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: EPFL main campus in Ecublens-Lausanne Description of subject: The EPFL main campus in Ecublens-Lausanne is the principal site of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, a major Swiss research university known for cutting-edge science, engineering, and technology.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
EPFL main campus
School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering
→
campus
→
EPFL main campus in Ecublens-Lausanne
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this entity surface form:
EPFL campus
this entity surface form:
EPFL Lausanne campus