Triple

T18479552
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Vladimir Markovic E451521 entity
Predicate positionHeld P8 FINISHED
Object John D. MacArthur Professor of Mathematics at Caltech
The John D. MacArthur Professor of Mathematics at Caltech is a prestigious endowed chair in the California Institute of Technology’s mathematics department, held by leading researchers recognized for outstanding contributions to the field.
 E1325987 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: John D. MacArthur Professor of Mathematics at Caltech | Statement: [Vladimir Markovic, positionHeld, John D. MacArthur Professor of Mathematics at Caltech]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: John D. MacArthur Professor of Mathematics at Caltech
Context triple: [Vladimir Markovic, positionHeld, John D. MacArthur Professor of Mathematics at Caltech]
  • A. Eugene Higgins Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University
    The Eugene Higgins Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s mathematics department, held by leading researchers such as Charles Fefferman.
  • B. Linde Professor of Physics, Caltech
    The Linde Professor of Physics at Caltech is a prestigious endowed faculty chair in the physics department at the California Institute of Technology, held by leading researchers in the field.
  • C. George Vasmer Leverett Professor of Mathematics at Harvard University
    The George Vasmer Leverett Professor of Mathematics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in Harvard's mathematics department, held by distinguished scholars such as number theorist Benedict Gross.
  • D. Thomas G. Myers Professor of Electrical Engineering at Caltech
    The Thomas G. Myers Professor of Electrical Engineering at Caltech is a distinguished endowed professorship in Caltech’s Electrical Engineering department, held by leading researchers such as Ali Hajimiri.
  • E. Benjamin M. Rosen Professor of Physics at California Institute of Technology
    The Benjamin M. Rosen Professor of Physics at the California Institute of Technology is a prestigious endowed faculty chair in physics at Caltech.
  • 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: John D. MacArthur Professor of Mathematics at Caltech
Triple: [Vladimir Markovic, positionHeld, John D. MacArthur Professor of Mathematics at Caltech]
Generated description
The John D. MacArthur Professor of Mathematics at Caltech is a prestigious endowed chair in the California Institute of Technology’s mathematics department, held by leading researchers recognized for outstanding contributions to the field.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: John D. MacArthur Professor of Mathematics at Caltech
Target entity description: The John D. MacArthur Professor of Mathematics at Caltech is a prestigious endowed chair in the California Institute of Technology’s mathematics department, held by leading researchers recognized for outstanding contributions to the field.
  • A. Eugene Higgins Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University
    The Eugene Higgins Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s mathematics department, held by leading researchers such as Charles Fefferman.
  • B. Linde Professor of Physics, Caltech
    The Linde Professor of Physics at Caltech is a prestigious endowed faculty chair in the physics department at the California Institute of Technology, held by leading researchers in the field.
  • C. George Vasmer Leverett Professor of Mathematics at Harvard University
    The George Vasmer Leverett Professor of Mathematics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in Harvard's mathematics department, held by distinguished scholars such as number theorist Benedict Gross.
  • D. Thomas G. Myers Professor of Electrical Engineering at Caltech
    The Thomas G. Myers Professor of Electrical Engineering at Caltech is a distinguished endowed professorship in Caltech’s Electrical Engineering department, held by leading researchers such as Ali Hajimiri.
  • E. Benjamin M. Rosen Professor of Physics at California Institute of Technology
    The Benjamin M. Rosen Professor of Physics at the California Institute of Technology is a prestigious endowed faculty chair in physics at Caltech.
  • 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_69d8d38465a0819099b9b42d2a662ac1 completed April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e53065e8388190bb216dae89f8cf75 completed April 19, 2026, 7:43 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a043f2f64848190808075254008e6e1 completed May 13, 2026, 9:06 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a043fb7db388190bb50cfade4f025f9 completed May 13, 2026, 9:09 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a044063c6048190b65620af8ceed897 completed May 13, 2026, 9:12 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:35 a.m.