College of Information and Computer Sciences
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The College of Information and Computer Sciences is the computer science-focused academic unit of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, known for its research and education in computing and information technologies.
All labels observed (3)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T572325 — 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: College of Information and Computer Sciences Context triple: [University of Massachusetts Amherst, hasCollege, College of Information and Computer Sciences]
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Department of Computer Science
The Department of Computer Science at Cairo University's Faculty of Science is an academic unit specializing in education and research in computing, software, and information technology.
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Department of Computer Science
The Department of Computer Science is an academic unit within Rice University's George R. Brown School of Engineering that focuses on education and research in computing and information technologies.
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School of Computer Science
The School of Computer Science at Wuhan University is an academic unit specializing in computer science education and research within the university.
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School of Computer Science
The School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University is a world-renowned academic and research institution recognized for pioneering contributions to computer science, artificial intelligence, and robotics.
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School of Computer Science
The School of Computer Science is an academic unit of Central China Normal University specializing in education and research in computer science and related technologies.
- 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: College of Information and Computer Sciences Target entity description: The College of Information and Computer Sciences is the computer science-focused academic unit of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, known for its research and education in computing and information technologies.
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A.
Department of Computer Science
The Department of Computer Science at Cairo University's Faculty of Science is an academic unit specializing in education and research in computing, software, and information technology.
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B.
Department of Computer Science
The Department of Computer Science is an academic unit within Rice University's George R. Brown School of Engineering that focuses on education and research in computing and information technologies.
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C.
School of Computer Science
The School of Computer Science at Wuhan University is an academic unit specializing in computer science education and research within the university.
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School of Computer Science
The School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University is a world-renowned academic and research institution recognized for pioneering contributions to computer science, artificial intelligence, and robotics.
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E.
School of Computer Science
The School of Computer Science is an academic unit of Central China Normal University specializing in education and research in computer science and related technologies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic unit
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college ⓘ computer science school ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CICS ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
artificial intelligence
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computer systems ⓘ cybersecurity ⓘ data science ⓘ human-computer interaction ⓘ information retrieval ⓘ machine learning ⓘ theoretical computer science ⓘ |
| affiliation | public university system of Massachusetts ⓘ |
| campus |
UMass Amherst campus
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linked to:
University of Massachusetts Amherst
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| city | Amherst, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| focusesOn |
computer science
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computing ⓘ information science ⓘ information technologies ⓘ |
| hasAccreditation | regional accreditation via University of Massachusetts Amherst ⓘ |
| hasFaculty | computer science faculty ⓘ |
| hasFocus |
computing education
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computing research ⓘ |
| hasResearchActivity |
computer science research
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interdisciplinary computing research ⓘ |
| hasStudentBody |
graduate students
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undergraduate students ⓘ |
| hasType | public college ⓘ |
| knownFor |
education in computing
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education in information technologies ⓘ research in computer science ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| offersDegree |
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science
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Doctoral degree in Computer Science ⓘ Master’s degree in Computer Science ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
PhD program in computer science
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graduate computer science program ⓘ undergraduate computer science program ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | University of Massachusetts Amherst ⓘ |
| partOf | University of Massachusetts Amherst ⓘ |
| sector | higher education ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| website | https://www.cics.umass.edu/ ⓘ |
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: College of Information and Computer Sciences Description of subject: The College of Information and Computer Sciences is the computer science-focused academic unit of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, known for its research and education in computing and information technologies.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: College of Information and Computer Sciences
Don Towsley
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memberOf
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College of Information and Computer Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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linked to: College of Information and Computer Sciences
Leon J. Osterweil
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affiliation
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College of Information and Computer Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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linked to: College of Information and Computer Sciences
linked to: College of Information and Computer Sciences