Triple
T17386157
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Shannon Award |
E422691
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasRecipient |
P108
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Robert J. McEliece
Robert J. McEliece was an American information theorist and coding theorist renowned for his contributions to error-correcting codes and for proposing the McEliece cryptosystem.
|
E1267190
|
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: Robert J. McEliece | Statement: [Shannon Award, hasRecipient, Robert J. McEliece]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert J. McEliece Context triple: [Shannon Award, hasRecipient, Robert J. McEliece]
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A.
Robert E. Blahut
Robert E. Blahut is an American electrical engineer and information theorist known for his influential contributions to coding theory, including the Blahut–Arimoto algorithm, and for authoring foundational texts in the field.
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B.
Ralph Merkle
Ralph Merkle is an American computer scientist and cryptographer known as a pioneer of public-key cryptography and for contributions such as Merkle trees and Merkle–Damgård hashing.
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C.
Glen MacWilliams
Glen MacWilliams was a British-born cinematographer known for his work on numerous Hollywood films from the silent era through the mid-20th century.
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D.
Robert G. Gallager
Robert G. Gallager is an American electrical engineer and information theorist renowned for his foundational contributions to coding theory and data communications.
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E.
Elwyn R. Berlekamp
Elwyn R. Berlekamp was an American mathematician and engineer known for his influential work in coding theory, combinatorial game theory, and algorithms.
- 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: Robert J. McEliece Triple: [Shannon Award, hasRecipient, Robert J. McEliece]
Generated description
Robert J. McEliece was an American information theorist and coding theorist renowned for his contributions to error-correcting codes and for proposing the McEliece cryptosystem.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert J. McEliece Target entity description: Robert J. McEliece was an American information theorist and coding theorist renowned for his contributions to error-correcting codes and for proposing the McEliece cryptosystem.
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A.
Robert E. Blahut
Robert E. Blahut is an American electrical engineer and information theorist known for his influential contributions to coding theory, including the Blahut–Arimoto algorithm, and for authoring foundational texts in the field.
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B.
Ralph Merkle
Ralph Merkle is an American computer scientist and cryptographer known as a pioneer of public-key cryptography and for contributions such as Merkle trees and Merkle–Damgård hashing.
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C.
Glen MacWilliams
Glen MacWilliams was a British-born cinematographer known for his work on numerous Hollywood films from the silent era through the mid-20th century.
-
D.
Robert G. Gallager
Robert G. Gallager is an American electrical engineer and information theorist renowned for his foundational contributions to coding theory and data communications.
-
E.
Elwyn R. Berlekamp
Elwyn R. Berlekamp was an American mathematician and engineer known for his influential work in coding theory, combinatorial game theory, and algorithms.
- 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_69d889d710288190bf0f4762801fefae |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e43a89c5008190a277a68e5cfe67b7 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 2:14 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a01a7f182488190a47260c417ccca22 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 9:57 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a01a898ceb48190ba3d40c898b17158 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 9:59 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a01a9183410819083c8239e3ce38ea2 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 10:02 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:45 a.m.