Triple

T4641185

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science	`E101658`	entity
Predicate	hasDepartment	`P35`	FINISHED
Object	Department of Mechanical Engineering The Department of Mechanical Engineering is an academic unit within Columbia University's Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science that focuses on the study and research of mechanics, materials, thermofluids, and related engineering systems.	`E457771`	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: Department of Mechanical Engineering | Statement: [Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, hasDepartment, Department of Mechanical Engineering]

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

Target entity: Department of Mechanical Engineering
Context triple: [Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, hasDepartment, Department of Mechanical Engineering]

A. Department of Mechanical Engineering
The Department of Mechanical Engineering is an academic unit at the College of Engineering Pune that focuses on education and research in mechanical systems, design, manufacturing, and related engineering fields.
B. Department of Mechanical Engineering
The Department of Mechanical Engineering is an academic unit at Konya Technical University focused on education and research in mechanical systems, design, and related engineering fields.
C. Department of Mechanical Engineering
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at McGill University is an academic unit that offers education and conducts research in areas such as mechanics, materials, thermofluids, and design within the Faculty of Engineering.
D. Department of Mechanical Engineering
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT is a leading academic and research department focused on advancing mechanical sciences, engineering design, and innovation across areas such as robotics, energy, manufacturing, and ocean engineering.
E. Department of Mechanical Engineering
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Tokyo is a leading academic and research unit specializing in the science and engineering of mechanical systems, materials, and technologies.
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: Department of Mechanical Engineering
Triple: [Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, hasDepartment, Department of Mechanical Engineering]

Generated description

The Department of Mechanical Engineering is an academic unit within Columbia University's Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science that focuses on the study and research of mechanics, materials, thermofluids, and related engineering systems.

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

Target entity: Department of Mechanical Engineering
Target entity description: The Department of Mechanical Engineering is an academic unit within Columbia University's Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science that focuses on the study and research of mechanics, materials, thermofluids, and related engineering systems.

A. Department of Mechanical Engineering
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at McGill University is an academic unit that offers education and conducts research in areas such as mechanics, materials, thermofluids, and design within the Faculty of Engineering.
B. Department of Mechanical Engineering
The Department of Mechanical Engineering is an academic unit at Eindhoven University of Technology focused on education and research in mechanical systems, materials, and related engineering disciplines.
C. Department of Mechanical Engineering
The Department of Mechanical Engineering is an academic unit of Jadavpur University specializing in education and research in mechanical engineering and related fields.
D. Department of Mechanical Engineering
The Department of Mechanical Engineering is an academic unit within the A. James Clark School of Engineering that focuses on education and research in the design, analysis, and manufacturing of mechanical systems and technologies.
E. Department of Mechanical Engineering
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Tokyo is a leading academic and research unit specializing in the science and engineering of mechanical systems, materials, and technologies.
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_69bd43d3bc7c81908f81fcf380476b0f`	completed	March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69bd5a91b7748190b0b080af76e7b39f`	completed	March 20, 2026, 2:32 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69bdfad2fa588190aa2206ad987c5d70`	completed	March 21, 2026, 1:56 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69bdfbc12acc8190b8116a6003abb3e3`	completed	March 21, 2026, 2 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69bdfc44536c8190a71e52b0690a7570`	completed	March 21, 2026, 2:02 a.m.

Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:14 p.m.