Triple

T1178382

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	George Mason University	`E25079`	entity
Predicate	hasSchool	`P113`	FINISHED
Object	Volgenau School of Engineering The Volgenau School of Engineering is the engineering and computing school of George Mason University, offering programs in areas such as civil, mechanical, electrical, computer, and systems engineering, as well as computer science and information technology.	`E139262`	NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini

Instruction

Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).

Input

Phrase: Volgenau School of Engineering | Statement: [George Mason University, hasSchool, Volgenau School of Engineering]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Volgenau School of Engineering
Context triple: [George Mason University, hasSchool, Volgenau School of Engineering]

A. A. James Clark School of Engineering
The A. James Clark School of Engineering is the engineering college of the University of Maryland, known for its strong programs in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, and civil engineering as well as its focus on research and innovation.
B. Whiting School of Engineering
The Whiting School of Engineering is the engineering school of Johns Hopkins University, known for its strong programs in research-intensive engineering and applied sciences.
C. William States Lee College of Engineering
William States Lee College of Engineering is the engineering school of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, offering a range of undergraduate and graduate programs in engineering and engineering technology.
D. Lyle School of Engineering
Lyle School of Engineering is the engineering school of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, known for its programs in areas such as civil, mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering.
E. Shiley School of Engineering
Shiley School of Engineering is the University of Portland’s engineering college, offering undergraduate and graduate programs in fields such as civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1

Instruction

Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"

Input

Entity: Volgenau School of Engineering
Triple: [George Mason University, hasSchool, Volgenau School of Engineering]

Generated description

The Volgenau School of Engineering is the engineering and computing school of George Mason University, offering programs in areas such as civil, mechanical, electrical, computer, and systems engineering, as well as computer science and information technology.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Volgenau School of Engineering
Target entity description: The Volgenau School of Engineering is the engineering and computing school of George Mason University, offering programs in areas such as civil, mechanical, electrical, computer, and systems engineering, as well as computer science and information technology.

A. A. James Clark School of Engineering
The A. James Clark School of Engineering is the engineering college of the University of Maryland, known for its strong programs in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, and civil engineering as well as its focus on research and innovation.
B. Whiting School of Engineering
The Whiting School of Engineering is the engineering school of Johns Hopkins University, known for its strong programs in research-intensive engineering and applied sciences.
C. William States Lee College of Engineering
William States Lee College of Engineering is the engineering school of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, offering a range of undergraduate and graduate programs in engineering and engineering technology.
D. Lyle School of Engineering
Lyle School of Engineering is the engineering school of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, known for its programs in areas such as civil, mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering.
E. Shiley School of Engineering
Shiley School of Engineering is the University of Portland’s engineering college, offering undergraduate and graduate programs in fields such as civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering.
F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step	Stage	Batch ID	Status	When
creating	Elicitation	`batch_69a494267b4c819088c97a59182bf56a`	completed	March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69a4bd10ccc481908d5bcef648aab3c1`	completed	March 1, 2026, 10:26 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69ac8311ba6481908aaca4c1e9d8b78f`	completed	March 7, 2026, 7:57 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69ac83add3608190be198ba153721d5c`	completed	March 7, 2026, 7:59 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69ac846e724081909696c8c44f2f9500`	completed	March 7, 2026, 8:02 p.m.

Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:45 p.m.