Department of Computing and Software, McMaster University
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The Department of Computing and Software at McMaster University is an academic unit specializing in computer science, software engineering, and related disciplines within the university’s engineering faculty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Department of Computing and Software, McMaster University canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6714788 — 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: Department of Computing and Software, McMaster University Context triple: [Faculty of Engineering, McMaster University, hasDepartment, Department of Computing and Software, McMaster University]
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Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta
The Department of Computing Science at the University of Alberta is a leading academic unit known for its research and teaching in computer science, including areas such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and software systems.
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B.
Department of Computer Science (Western University)
The Department of Computer Science at Western University is an academic unit offering undergraduate and graduate programs and conducting research in areas such as software engineering, artificial intelligence, data science, and theoretical computer science.
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C.
Department of Computer Science (University of British Columbia)
The Department of Computer Science at the University of British Columbia is a leading Canadian academic unit known for its research and teaching in areas such as artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, systems, and theoretical computer science.
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D.
University of Toronto Department of Computer Science
The University of Toronto Department of Computer Science is a leading global center for research and education in computer science, known for its pioneering contributions to areas such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, and theoretical computer science.
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E.
School of Computer Science
The School of Computer Science at Northwestern Polytechnical University is an academic unit specializing in computer science education and research within the university’s engineering and technology-focused framework.
- 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: Department of Computing and Software, McMaster University Target entity description: The Department of Computing and Software at McMaster University is an academic unit specializing in computer science, software engineering, and related disciplines within the university’s engineering faculty.
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A.
Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta
The Department of Computing Science at the University of Alberta is a leading academic unit known for its research and teaching in computer science, including areas such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and software systems.
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B.
Department of Computer Science (Western University)
The Department of Computer Science at Western University is an academic unit offering undergraduate and graduate programs and conducting research in areas such as software engineering, artificial intelligence, data science, and theoretical computer science.
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C.
Department of Computer Science (University of British Columbia)
The Department of Computer Science at the University of British Columbia is a leading Canadian academic unit known for its research and teaching in areas such as artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, systems, and theoretical computer science.
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D.
University of Toronto Department of Computer Science
The University of Toronto Department of Computer Science is a leading global center for research and education in computer science, known for its pioneering contributions to areas such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, and theoretical computer science.
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E.
School of Computer Science
The School of Computer Science at Northwestern Polytechnical University is an academic unit specializing in computer science education and research within the university’s engineering and technology-focused framework.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | academic department ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
computing disciplines
ⓘ
engineering ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | McMaster University ⓘ |
| campus |
McMaster University main campus
ⓘ
linked to:
McMaster University
|
| city | Hamilton ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
computer science
ⓘ
computing ⓘ information technology ⓘ software engineering ⓘ |
| governedBy | Senate of McMaster University ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | CAS ⓘ |
| hasType | engineering department ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.eng.mcmaster.ca/cas/ ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hamilton, Ontario
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linked to:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada ⓘ
linked to:
Ontario
|
| offersDegreeType |
Bachelor’s degree
ⓘ
Doctoral degree ⓘ Master’s degree ⓘ |
| offersProgramIn |
computer science
ⓘ
computer systems and networks ⓘ software and embedded systems ⓘ software engineering ⓘ theoretical computer science ⓘ |
| offersProgramLevel |
graduate
ⓘ
undergraduate ⓘ |
| organizationType | public university department ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | McMaster University ⓘ |
| partOf |
Faculty of Engineering, McMaster University
ⓘ
linked to:
McMaster University Faculty of Engineering
|
| provinceOrState | Ontario ⓘ |
| researchActivity |
computer science research
ⓘ
software engineering research ⓘ |
| sector | higher education ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
algorithms and data structures
ⓘ
computer science education ⓘ computer systems ⓘ computing research ⓘ programming languages ⓘ software design ⓘ software engineering education ⓘ software systems ⓘ |
| university | McMaster University ⓘ |
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: Department of Computing and Software, McMaster University Description of subject: The Department of Computing and Software at McMaster University is an academic unit specializing in computer science, software engineering, and related disciplines within the university’s engineering faculty.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Faculty of Engineering, McMaster University
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hasDepartment
→
Department of Computing and Software, McMaster University
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subject linked to:
Faculty of Engineering