Erik Demaine
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Erik Demaine is a Canadian-American computer scientist and MIT professor renowned for his pioneering work in computational geometry, algorithms, and the mathematics of origami.
All labels observed (1)
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| Erik Demaine canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7666032 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Erik Demaine Context triple: [Charles E. Leiserson, advisorOf, Erik Demaine]
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David D. Smith
David D. Smith is an American media executive best known as the longtime chairman and former CEO of Sinclair Broadcast Group, one of the largest television broadcasting companies in the United States.
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B.
Andrew G. Myers
Andrew G. Myers is an American organic chemist renowned for his contributions to complex molecule synthesis and medicinal chemistry.
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Michael Reid
Michael Reid is a personal name shared by multiple individuals across various professions, including sports, academia, and the arts.
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Jeremy Shamos
Jeremy Shamos is an American stage and screen actor known for his work on Broadway and in film and television.
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E.
John Knill
John Knill is a distinguished geologist recognized for his significant contributions to the field, as evidenced by honors such as the William Smith Medal.
- 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: Erik Demaine Target entity description: Erik Demaine is a Canadian-American computer scientist and MIT professor renowned for his pioneering work in computational geometry, algorithms, and the mathematics of origami.
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A.
David D. Smith
David D. Smith is an American media executive best known as the longtime chairman and former CEO of Sinclair Broadcast Group, one of the largest television broadcasting companies in the United States.
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B.
Andrew G. Myers
Andrew G. Myers is an American organic chemist renowned for his contributions to complex molecule synthesis and medicinal chemistry.
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C.
Michael Reid
Michael Reid is a personal name shared by multiple individuals across various professions, including sports, academia, and the arts.
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D.
Jeremy Shamos
Jeremy Shamos is an American stage and screen actor known for his work on Broadway and in film and television.
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E.
John Knill
John Knill is a distinguished geologist recognized for his significant contributions to the field, as evidenced by honors such as the William Smith Medal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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mathematician ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
MIT Edgerton Faculty Achievement Award
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MacArthur Fellowship ⓘ NSF CAREER Award ⓘ Sloan Research Fellowship ⓘ
linked to:
Sloan Research Fellowships
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| collaboratesWith | Martin Demaine ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
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United States of America ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Ian Munro ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Waterloo ⓘ |
| employer | Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| familyName | Demaine ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
algorithms
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combinatorics ⓘ computational geometry ⓘ computational origami ⓘ computer science ⓘ data structures ⓘ discrete mathematics ⓘ game theory ⓘ graph algorithms ⓘ puzzle design ⓘ recreational mathematics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Erik ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Martin Demaine ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://erikdemaine.org/ ⓘ |
| knownFor |
collaborative mathematical art with Martin Demaine
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pioneering work in algorithms ⓘ pioneering work in computational geometry ⓘ pioneering work in computational origami ⓘ popularization of the mathematics of origami ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory ⓘ |
| notableStudent | many graduate students in algorithms and computational geometry at MIT ⓘ |
| notableWork |
artistic curved-crease origami sculptures
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co-authored book "Folding and Unfolding" ⓘ co-authored book "Games, Puzzles, and Computation" ⓘ co-authored book "Geometric Folding Algorithms" ⓘ research on folding and unfolding algorithms ⓘ research on self-folding and programmable matter ⓘ work on algorithmic game theory of puzzles and games ⓘ work on algorithmic origami design ⓘ work on data structures for dynamic graphs ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
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professor ⓘ researcher ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Computer Science at MIT ⓘ |
| teaches |
algorithms courses at MIT
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computational geometry courses at MIT ⓘ |
| workLocation | Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Erik Demaine Description of subject: Erik Demaine is a Canadian-American computer scientist and MIT professor renowned for his pioneering work in computational geometry, algorithms, and the mathematics of origami.
Referenced by (2)
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