Triple
T501660
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | IEEE Control Systems Award |
E10414
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableRecipient |
P108
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Michael Athans
Michael Athans was a prominent control theorist and MIT professor known for his pioneering contributions to modern control theory and systems engineering.
|
E179289
|
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: Michael Athans | Statement: [IEEE Control Systems Award, notableRecipient, Michael Athans]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Athans Context triple: [IEEE Control Systems Award, notableRecipient, Michael Athans]
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A.
Michael Rogers
Michael Rogers is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts, rather than referring to one singular widely recognized figure.
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B.
Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett is an American cinematographer known for his work on numerous feature films and television projects, including mainstream comedies and action movies.
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C.
Michael V. Drake
Michael V. Drake is an American academic leader and physician who has served as president of both The Ohio State University and the University of California system.
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D.
Chris Malachowsky
Chris Malachowsky is an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of NVIDIA, a leading technology company in graphics processing and AI computing.
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E.
Christopher Fettes
Christopher Fettes is a theatre educator and director best known as the co-founder of Drama Centre London, an influential British drama school.
- 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: Michael Athans Triple: [IEEE Control Systems Award, notableRecipient, Michael Athans]
Generated description
Michael Athans was a prominent control theorist and MIT professor known for his pioneering contributions to modern control theory and systems engineering.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Athans Target entity description: Michael Athans was a prominent control theorist and MIT professor known for his pioneering contributions to modern control theory and systems engineering.
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A.
Michael Rogers
Michael Rogers is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts, rather than referring to one singular widely recognized figure.
-
B.
Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett is an American cinematographer known for his work on numerous feature films and television projects, including mainstream comedies and action movies.
-
C.
Michael V. Drake
Michael V. Drake is an American academic leader and physician who has served as president of both The Ohio State University and the University of California system.
-
D.
Chris Malachowsky
Chris Malachowsky is an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of NVIDIA, a leading technology company in graphics processing and AI computing.
-
E.
Christopher Fettes
Christopher Fettes is a theatre educator and director best known as the co-founder of Drama Centre London, an influential British drama school.
- 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_69a2e848adf881908e5e04f7af030093 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2f131e2148190afd43402f505c73e |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:44 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad3feda6b88190839b760b1f89af03 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:22 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad40cb84d081908c6e1651989de716 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:26 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad41b1192c81909b89013d8296fd22 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:30 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.