David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
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The David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science is the University of Waterloo’s primary computer science school, recognized for its strong research output and influential contributions to software, systems, and theoretical computer science.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science canonical | 3 |
| Cheriton School of Computer Science | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1245785 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science Context triple: [University of Waterloo, hasAcademicDivision, David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science]
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A.
School of Computer Science
The School of Computer Science at Wuhan University is an academic unit specializing in computer science education and research within the university.
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B.
School of Computer Science
The School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University is a world-renowned academic and research institution recognized for pioneering contributions to computer science, artificial intelligence, and robotics.
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C.
School of Computer Science
The School of Computer Science is an academic unit of Central China Normal University specializing in education and research in computer science and related technologies.
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D.
School of Computer Science
The School of Computer Science is McGill University’s primary academic unit for teaching and research in computer science, operating within its Faculty of Engineering.
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E.
School of Computer Science
The School of Computer Science at the University of St Andrews is an academic department specializing in teaching and research across areas such as algorithms, artificial intelligence, software engineering, and human-computer interaction.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science Target entity description: The David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science is the University of Waterloo’s primary computer science school, recognized for its strong research output and influential contributions to software, systems, and theoretical computer science.
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A.
School of Computer Science
The School of Computer Science at Wuhan University is an academic unit specializing in computer science education and research within the university.
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B.
School of Computer Science
The School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University is a world-renowned academic and research institution recognized for pioneering contributions to computer science, artificial intelligence, and robotics.
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C.
School of Computer Science
The School of Computer Science is McGill University’s primary academic unit for teaching and research in computer science, operating within its Faculty of Engineering.
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D.
School of Computer Science
The School of Computer Science is an academic unit of Central China Normal University specializing in education and research in computer science and related technologies.
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E.
School of Computer Science
The School of Computer Science at the University of St Andrews is an academic department specializing in teaching and research across areas such as algorithms, artificial intelligence, software engineering, and human-computer interaction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic unit
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computer science school ⓘ research institution ⓘ |
| academicAffiliation | U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities ⓘ |
| affiliation | public university ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Canadian technology industry
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Waterloo tech ecosystem ⓘ |
| campus |
University of Waterloo main campus
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linked to:
University of Waterloo
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| country | Canada ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | computer science ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
CS, University of Waterloo
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Cheriton School of Computer Science ⓘ
linked to:
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
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| hasDonor | David R. Cheriton ⓘ |
| hasFocus |
co-operative education integration
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industry collaboration ⓘ research-intensive education ⓘ |
| hasParentOrganization | University of Waterloo ⓘ |
| hasType | school within a faculty ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/ ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to systems research
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software systems research ⓘ strong research output ⓘ theoretical computer science research ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Waterloo, Ontario ⓘ |
| namedAfter | David R. Cheriton ⓘ |
| offersDegree |
Bachelor of Computer Science
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Bachelor of Mathematics in Computer Science ⓘ Master of Computer Science ⓘ Master of Mathematics in Computer Science ⓘ PhD in Computer Science ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
graduate computer science programs
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undergraduate computer science programs ⓘ |
| partOf |
Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo
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University of Waterloo ⓘ |
| region | Ontario ⓘ |
| researchArea |
algorithms
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artificial intelligence ⓘ computational theory ⓘ databases ⓘ human-computer interaction ⓘ programming languages ⓘ security and privacy ⓘ software engineering ⓘ systems and networking ⓘ theoretical computer science ⓘ |
| sector | higher education ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science Description of subject: The David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science is the University of Waterloo’s primary computer science school, recognized for its strong research output and influential contributions to software, systems, and theoretical computer science.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo
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affiliatedDepartment
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David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
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subject linked to:
Faculty of Mathematics
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
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hasAbbreviation
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Cheriton School of Computer Science
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linked to: David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo
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hasSchool
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David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
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