Ken McMillan
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Ken McMillan is a prominent computer scientist known for his influential work in formal verification and model checking.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ken McMillan canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11016416 — 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: Ken McMillan Context triple: [CAV Award, notableRecipient, Ken McMillan]
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A.
Andy MacMillan
Andy MacMillan was a prominent Scottish architect known for his influential modernist church and public building designs in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Bob MacKinnon
Bob MacKinnon was an American basketball coach known for his work in the ABA and NBA, including leading the Spirits of St. Louis.
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C.
Bruce McDiarmid
Bruce McDiarmid was a prominent local figure and benefactor associated with the establishment of McDiarmid Park, the home stadium of Scottish football club St Johnstone FC.
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D.
Don McKinnon
Don McKinnon is a New Zealand politician and diplomat best known for serving as Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand and later as Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations.
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E.
Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall is an Australian architect best known as a founding director of the influential firm Ashton Raggatt McDougall (ARM), recognized for its bold and unconventional public architecture.
- 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: Ken McMillan Target entity description: Ken McMillan is a prominent computer scientist known for his influential work in formal verification and model checking.
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A.
Andy MacMillan
Andy MacMillan was a prominent Scottish architect known for his influential modernist church and public building designs in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Bob MacKinnon
Bob MacKinnon was an American basketball coach known for his work in the ABA and NBA, including leading the Spirits of St. Louis.
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C.
Bruce McDiarmid
Bruce McDiarmid was a prominent local figure and benefactor associated with the establishment of McDiarmid Park, the home stadium of Scottish football club St Johnstone FC.
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D.
Don McKinnon
Don McKinnon is a New Zealand politician and diplomat best known for serving as Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand and later as Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations.
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E.
Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall is an Australian architect best known as a founding director of the influential firm Ashton Raggatt McDougall (ARM), recognized for its bold and unconventional public architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computer scientist
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researcher ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in computer science ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
ACM Paris Kanellakis Theory and Practice Award
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linked to:
Paris Kanellakis Theory and Practice Award
ACM SIGPLAN Most Influential PLDI Paper Award ⓘ ACM SIGPLAN Most Influential POPL Paper Award ⓘ Computer Aided Verification Award ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| educatedAt |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
computer science
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formal verification ⓘ model checking ⓘ |
| hasEmployer |
Cadence Design Systems
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Carnegie Mellon University ⓘ
linked to:
CMU
Microsoft Research ⓘ |
| hasPublicationType |
conference papers
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journal articles ⓘ technical reports ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of industrial hardware verification tools
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research in automated formal verification ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Craig interpolation in model checking
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IC3 model checking algorithm ⓘ SAT-based model checking ⓘ contributions to model checking algorithms ⓘ formal verification of hardware and software systems ⓘ symbolic model checking ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
Craig interpolation
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IC3 algorithm ⓘ
linked to:
IC3 model checking algorithm
SAT-based model checking ⓘ symbolic model checking ⓘ |
| notableConference |
Computer Aided Design (ICCAD)
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Computer Aided Verification (CAV) ⓘ
linked to:
Computer Aided Verification conference
Principles of Programming Languages (POPL) ⓘ |
| notableWork |
IC3 (Incremental Construction of Inductive Clauses for Indubitable Correctness)
ⓘ
Symbolic Model Checking: An Approach to the State Explosion Problem ⓘ
linked to:
Symbolic Model Checking
research on SAT-based verification ⓘ work on Craig interpolation for model checking ⓘ |
| researchArea |
SAT and SMT solving
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decision procedures ⓘ hardware verification ⓘ software verification ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ken McMillan Description of subject: Ken McMillan is a prominent computer scientist known for his influential work in formal verification and model checking.
Referenced by (3)
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