Triple
T4966542
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Zdeněk P. Bažant |
E111539
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
McCormick Institute Professor at Northwestern University
McCormick Institute Professor at Northwestern University is a distinguished endowed faculty position in Northwestern’s McCormick School of Engineering, held by leading scholars such as structural engineer Zdeněk P. Bažant.
|
E483191
|
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: McCormick Institute Professor at Northwestern University | Statement: [Zdeněk P. Bažant, positionHeld, McCormick Institute Professor at Northwestern University]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McCormick Institute Professor at Northwestern University Context triple: [Zdeněk P. Bažant, positionHeld, McCormick Institute Professor at Northwestern University]
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A.
George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University
The George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University is a distinguished endowed faculty chair in the Department of Chemistry, named in honor of biotechnology pioneer George B. Rathmann.
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B.
Morton D. Hull Distinguished Service Professor
The Morton D. Hull Distinguished Service Professor is a prestigious endowed professorship at the University of Chicago, historically associated with eminent scholars such as astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.
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C.
Chancellor of the University of Illinois Chicago
The Chancellor of the University of Illinois Chicago is the chief executive officer responsible for leading the campus’s academic, administrative, and strategic operations within the University of Illinois system.
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D.
Institute Professor at MIT
Institute Professor at MIT is the highest faculty rank at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, reserved for a small number of exceptionally distinguished scholars recognized for outstanding contributions to their fields.
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E.
Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University
The Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the natural sciences held by distinguished faculty such as Nobel laureate Dudley R. Herschbach.
- 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: McCormick Institute Professor at Northwestern University Triple: [Zdeněk P. Bažant, positionHeld, McCormick Institute Professor at Northwestern University]
Generated description
McCormick Institute Professor at Northwestern University is a distinguished endowed faculty position in Northwestern’s McCormick School of Engineering, held by leading scholars such as structural engineer Zdeněk P. Bažant.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McCormick Institute Professor at Northwestern University Target entity description: McCormick Institute Professor at Northwestern University is a distinguished endowed faculty position in Northwestern’s McCormick School of Engineering, held by leading scholars such as structural engineer Zdeněk P. Bažant.
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A.
George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University
The George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University is a distinguished endowed faculty chair in the Department of Chemistry, named in honor of biotechnology pioneer George B. Rathmann.
-
B.
Morton D. Hull Distinguished Service Professor
The Morton D. Hull Distinguished Service Professor is a prestigious endowed professorship at the University of Chicago, historically associated with eminent scholars such as astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.
-
C.
Chancellor of the University of Illinois Chicago
The Chancellor of the University of Illinois Chicago is the chief executive officer responsible for leading the campus’s academic, administrative, and strategic operations within the University of Illinois system.
-
D.
Institute Professor at MIT
Institute Professor at MIT is the highest faculty rank at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, reserved for a small number of exceptionally distinguished scholars recognized for outstanding contributions to their fields.
-
E.
Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University
The Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the natural sciences held by distinguished faculty such as Nobel laureate Dudley R. Herschbach.
- 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_69bd4419393c819086319a6fe4bf8542 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd71f7ae388190b752770bf577906f |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:12 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be81f13988819097dcd5a65cb1f502 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 11:33 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be83b10e048190889289ac2ca9f07f |
completed | March 21, 2026, 11:40 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be843e2e50819099b2b73498c7c16e |
completed | March 21, 2026, 11:42 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:32 p.m.