Triple

T2151844
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Rajeev Alur E47797 entity
Predicate coAuthor P398 FINISHED
Object Gerard J. Holzmann
Gerard J. Holzmann is a computer scientist best known for creating the SPIN model checker and for his influential work in formal verification and software reliability.
 E238792 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: Gerard J. Holzmann | Statement: [Rajeev Alur, coAuthor, Gerard J. Holzmann]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Gerard J. Holzmann
Context triple: [Rajeev Alur, coAuthor, Gerard J. Holzmann]
  • A. Edmund M. Clarke
    Edmund M. Clarke was an American computer scientist best known for co-inventing model checking, a breakthrough technique in formal verification that earned him the Turing Award.
  • B. David A. Harris
    David A. Harris is a U.S. government official who has served as the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, the head of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
  • C. Luca Cardelli
    Luca Cardelli is an Italian computer scientist known for his influential work in type theory, programming language design, and the development of the Modula-3 and Polyphonic C# languages.
  • D. Peter J. Denning
    Peter J. Denning is an American computer scientist renowned for his foundational work in operating systems, particularly virtual memory, and for his leadership in advancing the science and practice of computing.
  • E. Ralf D. Bode
    Ralf D. Bode was a German-born American cinematographer known for his work on films such as "Saturday Night Fever" and numerous television projects.
  • 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: Gerard J. Holzmann
Triple: [Rajeev Alur, coAuthor, Gerard J. Holzmann]
Generated description
Gerard J. Holzmann is a computer scientist best known for creating the SPIN model checker and for his influential work in formal verification and software reliability.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Gerard J. Holzmann
Target entity description: Gerard J. Holzmann is a computer scientist best known for creating the SPIN model checker and for his influential work in formal verification and software reliability.
  • A. Edmund M. Clarke
    Edmund M. Clarke was an American computer scientist best known for co-inventing model checking, a breakthrough technique in formal verification that earned him the Turing Award.
  • B. David A. Harris
    David A. Harris is a U.S. government official who has served as the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, the head of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
  • C. Luca Cardelli
    Luca Cardelli is an Italian computer scientist known for his influential work in type theory, programming language design, and the development of the Modula-3 and Polyphonic C# languages.
  • D. Peter J. Denning
    Peter J. Denning is an American computer scientist renowned for his foundational work in operating systems, particularly virtual memory, and for his leadership in advancing the science and practice of computing.
  • E. Ralf D. Bode
    Ralf D. Bode was a German-born American cinematographer known for his work on films such as "Saturday Night Fever" and numerous television projects.
  • 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_69a88a1d1fd8819088b34990d69a712f completed March 4, 2026, 7:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abbe48ad148190a7d6cc88fd38a660 completed March 7, 2026, 5:57 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae58dedd3c8190a876819616903392 completed March 9, 2026, 5:21 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae59cf88688190a1d963855a643cde completed March 9, 2026, 5:25 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae5a3079b08190ba25a44d4041f687 completed March 9, 2026, 5:27 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:44 p.m.