College of Information and Computer Sciences

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academic unit college computer science school

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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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
College of Information and Computer Sciences canonical	2
College of Information and Computer Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst	2
College of Information and Computer Sciences, UMass Amherst	1

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]

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.
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.
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.
D. 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.
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
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.

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.
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.
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.
D. 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.
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 ⓘ college ⓘ computer science school ⓘ
abbreviation	CICS ⓘ
academicDiscipline	artificial intelligence ⓘ computer systems ⓘ cybersecurity ⓘ data science ⓘ human-computer interaction ⓘ information retrieval ⓘ machine learning ⓘ theoretical computer science ⓘ
affiliation	public university system of Massachusetts ⓘ
campus	University of Massachusetts Amherst ⓘ surface form: UMass Amherst campus
city	Amherst, Massachusetts ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
focusesOn	computer science ⓘ computing ⓘ information science ⓘ information technologies ⓘ
hasAccreditation	regional accreditation via University of Massachusetts Amherst ⓘ
hasFaculty	computer science faculty ⓘ
hasFocus	computing education ⓘ computing research ⓘ
hasResearchActivity	computer science research ⓘ interdisciplinary computing research ⓘ
hasStudentBody	graduate students ⓘ undergraduate students ⓘ
hasType	public college ⓘ
knownFor	education in computing ⓘ education in information technologies ⓘ research in computer science ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
offersDegree	Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science ⓘ Doctoral degree in Computer Science ⓘ Master’s degree in Computer Science ⓘ
offersProgram	PhD program in computer science ⓘ 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/ ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

University of Massachusetts Amherst → hasCollege → College of Information and Computer Sciences ⓘ

Andrew Barto → memberOf → College of Information and Computer Sciences ⓘ

this entity surface form: College of Information and Computer Sciences, UMass Amherst

CICS → fullName → College of Information and Computer Sciences ⓘ

Don Towsley → memberOf → College of Information and Computer Sciences ⓘ

this entity surface form: College of Information and Computer Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Leon J. Osterweil → affiliation → College of Information and Computer Sciences ⓘ