Lawrence Gussman Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University
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The Lawrence Gussman Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University is an endowed academic chair in Columbia’s Computer Science Department, notably held by renowned computer scientist Alfred V. Aho.
All labels observed (1)
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| Lawrence Gussman Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7540000 — 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: Lawrence Gussman Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University Context triple: [Alfred V. Aho, positionHeld, Lawrence Gussman Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University]
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Stanford W. Ascherman Professor of Computer Science
The Stanford W. Ascherman Professor of Computer Science is a prestigious endowed chair at Stanford University’s Computer Science Department, held by leading scholars such as database theorist Jeffrey D. Ullman.
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B.
Kenan Professor of Computer Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The Kenan Professor of Computer Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a distinguished endowed faculty chair in the university’s computer science department, historically held by influential computer scientist Fred Brooks.
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C.
Frederick G. Storey Chair in Computing at Georgia Tech
The Frederick G. Storey Chair in Computing at Georgia Tech is a prestigious endowed faculty position in the College of Computing, held by leading researchers in the field such as theoretical computer scientist Richard Lipton.
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D.
An Wang Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Harvard University
The An Wang Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair recognizing a leading scholar in the fields of electrical engineering and computer science.
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E.
Rachleff Family Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science at the University of Pennsylvania
The Rachleff Family Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science at the University of Pennsylvania is a distinguished endowed faculty position held by computer scientist Norman I. Badler, known for his pioneering work in computer graphics, human modeling, and animation.
- 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: Lawrence Gussman Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University Target entity description: The Lawrence Gussman Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University is an endowed academic chair in Columbia’s Computer Science Department, notably held by renowned computer scientist Alfred V. Aho.
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A.
Stanford W. Ascherman Professor of Computer Science
The Stanford W. Ascherman Professor of Computer Science is a prestigious endowed chair at Stanford University’s Computer Science Department, held by leading scholars such as database theorist Jeffrey D. Ullman.
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B.
Kenan Professor of Computer Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The Kenan Professor of Computer Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a distinguished endowed faculty chair in the university’s computer science department, historically held by influential computer scientist Fred Brooks.
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C.
Frederick G. Storey Chair in Computing at Georgia Tech
The Frederick G. Storey Chair in Computing at Georgia Tech is a prestigious endowed faculty position in the College of Computing, held by leading researchers in the field such as theoretical computer scientist Richard Lipton.
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D.
An Wang Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Harvard University
The An Wang Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair recognizing a leading scholar in the fields of electrical engineering and computer science.
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E.
Rachleff Family Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science at the University of Pennsylvania
The Rachleff Family Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science at the University of Pennsylvania is a distinguished endowed faculty position held by computer scientist Norman I. Badler, known for his pioneering work in computer graphics, human modeling, and animation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic position
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endowed chair ⓘ |
| academicDepartment | Department of Computer Science, Columbia University ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | computer science ⓘ |
| academicRank | professor ⓘ |
| affiliation | Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science ⓘ |
| campus | Morningside Heights ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| countryOfInstitution |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| disciplineCluster | STEM ⓘ |
| endowedBy | Lawrence Gussman ⓘ |
| field | computer science ⓘ |
| holder | Alfred V. Aho ⓘ |
| institution | Columbia University ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Columbia University ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lawrence Gussman ⓘ |
| notableFor | being held by Alfred V. Aho ⓘ |
| notableHolder | Alfred V. Aho ⓘ |
| partOf | Department of Computer Science, Columbia University ⓘ |
| sector | higher education ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| university | Columbia 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: Lawrence Gussman Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University Description of subject: The Lawrence Gussman Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University is an endowed academic chair in Columbia’s Computer Science Department, notably held by renowned computer scientist Alfred V. Aho.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Alfred V. Aho
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positionHeld
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Lawrence Gussman Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University
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