Lai-Sang Young
E157410
Lai-Sang Young is a prominent mathematician known for her influential work in dynamical systems and ergodic theory.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lai-Sang Young canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1383059 — 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: Lai-Sang Young Context triple: [Emmy Noether Lecture, hasNotableLecturer, Lai-Sang Young]
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A.
Lim Jock Hoi
Lim Jock Hoi is a Bruneian diplomat who served as the 14th Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
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B.
Vivian Chan
Vivian Chan is a personal name shared by multiple individuals, including professionals in fields such as science, media, and business.
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C.
Norman Chan
Norman Chan is a Hong Kong banker and civil servant best known for serving as Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
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D.
Gerald Chan
Gerald Chan is a Hong Kong-born American billionaire investor and philanthropist known for major donations to Harvard University and leadership of the Morningside Group.
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E.
Wing Lei
Wing Lei is an upscale Chinese fine-dining restaurant at Wynn Las Vegas, renowned for its elegant décor and refined Cantonese cuisine.
- 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: Lai-Sang Young Target entity description: Lai-Sang Young is a prominent mathematician known for her influential work in dynamical systems and ergodic theory.
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A.
Lim Jock Hoi
Lim Jock Hoi is a Bruneian diplomat who served as the 14th Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
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B.
Vivian Chan
Vivian Chan is a personal name shared by multiple individuals, including professionals in fields such as science, media, and business.
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C.
Norman Chan
Norman Chan is a Hong Kong banker and civil servant best known for serving as Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
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D.
Gerald Chan
Gerald Chan is a Hong Kong-born American billionaire investor and philanthropist known for major donations to Harvard University and leadership of the Morningside Group.
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E.
Wing Lei
Wing Lei is an upscale Chinese fine-dining restaurant at Wynn Las Vegas, renowned for its elegant décor and refined Cantonese cuisine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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mathematician ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
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Guggenheim Fellowship ⓘ Satter Prize in Mathematics ⓘ
linked to:
Ruth Lyttle Satter Prize in Mathematics
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| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | China ⓘ |
| doctoralThesisTopic | dynamical systems ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of California, Berkeley
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University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ |
| employer |
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
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linked to:
New York University
New York University ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Chinese American ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
applied dynamical systems
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dynamical systems ⓘ ergodic theory ⓘ probability theory ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor |
Rufus Bowen
ⓘ
linked to:
Michael Shub
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| hasResearchInterest |
applications to climate dynamics
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applications to neuroscience ⓘ chaotic dynamical systems ⓘ random dynamical systems ⓘ statistical properties of dynamical systems ⓘ |
| hasRole |
doctoral advisor
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mentor of young mathematicians ⓘ research mathematician ⓘ |
| knownFor |
applications of dynamical systems to physical and biological models
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construction and analysis of SRB measures ⓘ theory of nonuniformly hyperbolic dynamical systems ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Chinese
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English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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American Mathematical Society ⓘ Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics ⓘ
linked to:
SIAM
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| notableStudent |
Hong-Kun Zhang
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Mark F. Demers ⓘ Sebastian M. Reich ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Young tower construction in nonuniformly hyperbolic dynamics
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results on SRB measures ⓘ work on decay of correlations in dynamical systems ⓘ |
| occupation | university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Henry and Lucy Moses Professor of Science ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Lai-Sang Young Description of subject: Lai-Sang Young is a prominent mathematician known for her influential work in dynamical systems and ergodic theory.
Referenced by (3)
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