Triple

T6714788
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Faculty of Engineering, McMaster University E153239 entity
Predicate hasDepartment P35 FINISHED
Object Department of Computing and Software, McMaster University
The Department of Computing and Software at McMaster University is an academic unit specializing in computer science, software engineering, and related disciplines within the university’s engineering faculty.
E613254 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 Computing and Software, McMaster University | Statement: [Faculty of Engineering, McMaster University, hasDepartment, Department of Computing and Software, McMaster University]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Computing and Software, McMaster University
Context triple: [Faculty of Engineering, McMaster University, hasDepartment, Department of Computing and Software, McMaster University]
  • A. Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta
    The Department of Computing Science at the University of Alberta is a leading academic unit known for its research and teaching in computer science, including areas such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and software systems.
  • B. Department of Computer Science (Western University)
    The Department of Computer Science at Western University is an academic unit offering undergraduate and graduate programs and conducting research in areas such as software engineering, artificial intelligence, data science, and theoretical computer science.
  • C. Department of Computer Science (University of British Columbia)
    The Department of Computer Science at the University of British Columbia is a leading Canadian academic unit known for its research and teaching in areas such as artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, systems, and theoretical computer science.
  • D. University of Toronto Department of Computer Science
    The University of Toronto Department of Computer Science is a leading global center for research and education in computer science, known for its pioneering contributions to areas such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, and theoretical computer science.
  • E. School of Computer Science
    The School of Computer Science at Northwestern Polytechnical University is an academic unit specializing in computer science education and research within the university’s engineering and technology-focused framework.
  • 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 Computing and Software, McMaster University
Triple: [Faculty of Engineering, McMaster University, hasDepartment, Department of Computing and Software, McMaster University]
Generated description
The Department of Computing and Software at McMaster University is an academic unit specializing in computer science, software engineering, and related disciplines within the university’s engineering faculty.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Computing and Software, McMaster University
Target entity description: The Department of Computing and Software at McMaster University is an academic unit specializing in computer science, software engineering, and related disciplines within the university’s engineering faculty.
  • A. Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta
    The Department of Computing Science at the University of Alberta is a leading academic unit known for its research and teaching in computer science, including areas such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and software systems.
  • B. Department of Computer Science (Western University)
    The Department of Computer Science at Western University is an academic unit offering undergraduate and graduate programs and conducting research in areas such as software engineering, artificial intelligence, data science, and theoretical computer science.
  • C. Department of Computer Science (University of British Columbia)
    The Department of Computer Science at the University of British Columbia is a leading Canadian academic unit known for its research and teaching in areas such as artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, systems, and theoretical computer science.
  • D. University of Toronto Department of Computer Science
    The University of Toronto Department of Computer Science is a leading global center for research and education in computer science, known for its pioneering contributions to areas such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, and theoretical computer science.
  • E. School of Computer Science
    The School of Computer Science at Northwestern Polytechnical University is an academic unit specializing in computer science education and research within the university’s engineering and technology-focused framework.
  • 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_69c68809b4608190a2509ddb5ab87f05 completed March 27, 2026, 1:37 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6d122d6cc81909bde0c94fb95f016 completed March 27, 2026, 6:49 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c70096e05c8190abfa90996db37eeb completed March 27, 2026, 10:11 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c701fa048c819091585d2bd4afe06a completed March 27, 2026, 10:17 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c7028710788190b054c7cfd28a6812 completed March 27, 2026, 10:19 p.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:07 p.m.