Triple

T3665771
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject ACM SIGMETRICS Achievement Award E77754 entity
Predicate notableRecipient P108 FINISHED
Object Don Towsley
Don Towsley is a prominent computer scientist known for his influential contributions to computer networking and performance evaluation.
E377213 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: Don Towsley | Statement: [ACM SIGMETRICS Achievement Award, notableRecipient, Don Towsley]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Don Towsley
Context triple: [ACM SIGMETRICS Achievement Award, notableRecipient, Don Towsley]
  • A. David J. Wetherall
    David J. Wetherall is a computer scientist and academic known for his influential work and textbooks in computer networking.
  • B. Andrew G. Myers
    Andrew G. Myers is an American organic chemist renowned for his contributions to complex molecule synthesis and medicinal chemistry.
  • C. 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.
  • D. Edward S. Lee
    Edward S. Lee was an early Pentecostal minister and participant in the Azusa Street Revival, recognized for his role in the formative years of the modern Pentecostal movement.
  • E. Steve Staios
    Steve Staios is a former NHL defenseman who transitioned into hockey management and now serves as an executive in the league.
  • 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: Don Towsley
Triple: [ACM SIGMETRICS Achievement Award, notableRecipient, Don Towsley]
Generated description
Don Towsley is a prominent computer scientist known for his influential contributions to computer networking and performance evaluation.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Don Towsley
Target entity description: Don Towsley is a prominent computer scientist known for his influential contributions to computer networking and performance evaluation.
  • A. David J. Wetherall
    David J. Wetherall is a computer scientist and academic known for his influential work and textbooks in computer networking.
  • B. Andrew G. Myers
    Andrew G. Myers is an American organic chemist renowned for his contributions to complex molecule synthesis and medicinal chemistry.
  • C. 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.
  • D. Edward S. Lee
    Edward S. Lee was an early Pentecostal minister and participant in the Azusa Street Revival, recognized for his role in the formative years of the modern Pentecostal movement.
  • E. Steve Staios
    Steve Staios is a former NHL defenseman who transitioned into hockey management and now serves as an executive in the league.
  • 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_69ad85dfc4dc8190a441864202ab2a7a completed March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adc40188988190b1b7ac9c8240a5ff completed March 8, 2026, 6:46 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b4884bd50c8190a334e9aadc734364 completed March 13, 2026, 9:57 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b4906d6190819086bd51f96d3ffdcc completed March 13, 2026, 10:32 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b4add30904819082ed6f6ee5918e57 completed March 14, 2026, 12:37 a.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:25 p.m.